Underdogs Chapter 11: Mashed-Up, a glee fanfic

A/N: One of the final showdowns between Vocal Inspirations and New Directions. Mash-up Competition! With a twist! This chapter also introduces the Warblers and a member of yet another show choir. Anyway, here's the eleventh chapter. Read, review and enjoy! And also, take a look at the HSM/Glee crossover story "Don't Stop Believin': Breaking Free". I'm "collab writing/betaing" for/with the talented and amazing author Scarby-Gyrl, so you guys should check it out (and the poll on her profile for something else)! You all should also read "It All Starts Somewhere" by ambermarie94. It's another Glee fanfic and it's absolutely perfect, one of my favorites!

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Chapter 11: Mashed-Up

"Are you sure you're okay?" Harmony asked as she followed her friend down the hallway. "You seemed stressed from yesterday."

"Thanks but I'm fine. I was just a little hungry." Sunshine lied. She didn't feel like talking about it. It was still rather confusing for her. Not to mention stressful.

"But you had lunch yesterday?"

"Can you keep a secret?"

"As always."

"While I was performing yesterday, I had-" Sunshine began to discuss until Hank approached the girls.

"Hey are you okay? You've been ignoring my texts and I haven't seen you since you left home early."

"Yeah, I'm okay." Sunshine reassured as the three were walking down the hallway. "My mom took me to the doctor so I don't have any kind of disorder or anything."

"That's good to know." Hank replied with a half-smirk.

"Yeah." Sunshine simply said as she added a smile too.

"Guys, you still haven't decided on a duet to sing!" Harmony realized, breaking the awkward silence. "After Glee rehearsal, we should practice some songs in the auditorium."

"Okay." Hank agreed to. "See ya then." Hank continued as he walked to his locker as the trio departed. The girls were headed to Sunshine's locker.

"What was that?" Sunshine asked.

"Well, I call it helping a friend." Harmony admitted with a shrug of her shoulders. "Now what did you want to tell me?"

"You can't tell anyone."

"Not even my mom?"

"Not even your mother." Sunshine reassured with a giggle. "While I was on stage, I constantly pictured all of the guys were either Sam or Hank. I even imagined Hank in a wheel-chair."

"What's going on with Sam?"

"I kissed him."

"What?"

"I kissed Sam Evans, and apparently someone told Quinn. She confronted me about it before I got to the auditorium and-"

"So do you like Sam?"

"I-I'm not sure. And then there's-"

"Hank." they both said simultaneously.

"I think this duet session between you two could help this situation."

"You think so?"

"I know so!"

Meanwhile, as Hank gets ready for first period, Karina approaches him.

"Ready for Spanish class amigo?"

"Sí?" Hank responded, not being sure where the conversation was going.

"Well, here's some Spanish for ya. Yo quiero Hank Saunders." she said flirtatiously which made the boy blush.

"Karina, you're a pretty girl and all but I'm into someone else."

"Sunshine?"

"Yeah."

"So you're into girls that kiss other girls' boyfriends? That's a completely normal fetish for a teenage guy."

"What?"

"Sunshine's lips were connected with Trouty's after they finished rehearsing that little love number. You didn't know?" Karina informed, causing Hank's smile to turn into a frown. "You know what, I realized you're not my type. You're way too naive. But good luck with Sunshine though. I'm pretty sure she'll stay faithful. Or not." she continued, trying her best to cause any tension between the members of Vocal Inspirations. And it seemed to be working pretty well too.

Surprisingly, after Sunshine's downfall on stage, all members from both clubs decided to meet in the choir room. Mr. Schuester was still unemployed and though there wasn't any current rivalry between the two show choirs there still was an awkward tension. Not even one to joke about, just an awkward one. And once Sunshine fainted on stage, that awkward tension just spread like a cancer. The choir room was scary quiet.

"Hey, are you okay?" Sunshine whispered to Hank.

"I'm fine." he replied in a tone that made it evident that he wanted to stay distant.

"Are we still on to rehearsing our duet together?"

"Yeah, I guess."

"Hello Glee Clubbers!" said a very familiar voice that had the kids alarmed. Coach Sylvester was in the choir room, with a smile on her face. "So, what are we doing this week?"

"Wh-where's Ms. Holliday?" Tina asked, gaining her fake stutter back.

"Sadly, she came down with the flu."

"Or you got rid of her." Kurt strongly accused.

"That's one theory." Sylvester stated.

"What are you doing here?" Rachel asked.

"Subbing for the substitute, what else would I be doing here?"

"Ruining our lives." Eli suggested.

"Destroying the Glee Clubs." Draiden also suggested.

"Looking for treasure." Brittany blurted.

"I'm surprised none of you have taken the initiative to slaughter the other team like a hungry lion when it spots a pregnant gazelle."

"What's the point? We'll probably have no choice but to come together as one if we want to stay in Glee Club." Kurt stated.

"It's just very awkward." Sam added.

"Very." Hank agreed.

Coach Sylvester then looks around the room for something, not caring about the mess that she's making.

"What are you looking for?" Finn asked as she was shuffling through the books and throwing them on the ground.

"Schuester's agenda, he has to have it somewhere." she said, having her back turned against the kids.

"How can you sub for us if you're still the principal?"

"Ignoring your comment." Sylvester said, responding back to Cat's question. "Bingo! New Directions' Agenda."

"I don't think you need to be looking in there." Finn continued as the cheer coach turned the pages violently, causing some to rip out.

"Here we go. A boys vs girls mash-up competition!" Sylvester pointed out.

"Mash-up competition?" Jackson asked New Directions.

"Last year, the boys went against the girls to see who could come up with the best mash-up." Rachel explained.

"Who won?"

"Everyone lost because we were on drugs. I honestly don't remember the song we performed. I think Lord Tubbington was there though."

"So that's why they sent us to the crack house." Harmony explained to Sunshine as they eyed Rachel cautiously.

"No, it's not like that I sw-"

"We can talk about your insane drug addictions later Rachel." Sylvester interrupted. "Right now, we need to work on the mash-up competition." she continued as she tossed the book on the floor by the piano.

"You have some nerve." Ms. Holliday said as she walked in the classroom, looking perfectly fine. "Hola clase!"

"For a woman that's sick, you're smokin'." Puck complimented, checking out the temporary show choir director.

"I thought she was sick?" Megan asked Coach Sylvester.

"She tied me up and locked me in the janitor's closet."

"You have no proof."

"Who else wears tracksuits at this school?"

"The track team."

"But theirs aren't hot pink."

"You win, this round." said the cheer coach as she finally leaves the choir room.

"Sorry about that guys, I was a little tangled."

"Bum dum tss." Draiden joked, mimicking a sound of a drum set whenever a joke is made which stirred a few a couple of laughs in the room.

"So, mash-up competition?" Ms. Holliday asked as she picked up the agenda from the floor and fixed some of the books. "It's boys vs girls?"

"Yeah, that's how it was last year." Santana informed.

"That could work, or we can change it up."

"Vocal Inspirations vs New Directions?" Harmony asked excitingly, hoping she say yes.

"Close but not exactly." Ms. Holliday replied, still pondering. "Okay, I need the following students to please stand right here in a single file line facing everyone." Ms. Holliday began to demand as she pointed at the front of the classroom. "Rachel, Harmony, Hank and Finn, you will be the team captains for each individual team."

So the four adolescents faced the choir room as they stood in a single file, with a respective amount of space between each other.

"Rachel, pick a girl for your team-"

"Mercedes!"

"That's not in New Directions." Ms. Holliday finished, causing everyone to looked shocked.

"Oh no." Harmony mouthed to Sunshine.

"Um, if that's the case then, I pick Cat." Rachel hesitantly said as she pointed at the girl. Cat rose and stood with Rachel as Harmony was pondering on her first member.

"Harmony, you're next. A girl not in Vocal Inspirations."

"Tina." she picked. Tina did the same as she rose from her seat and stood with Harmony.

"Hank, a guy not in Vocal Inspirations."

"Sam." he said, without even thinking it over for a second which had Sunshine a bit worried. Sam, like Cat and Tina, stood near Hank as his name was called.

"And Finn."

"Uh, Jackson I guess."

"Alright now everyone pick a person that is on your Glee Club."

"Mercedes."

"Sunshine."

"Joe."

"Puck."

The reaping of the students in the Glee Club was finally over after long and tough decisions. Group 1 consisted of Rachel as their captain with Cat, Mercedes, Megan, Brooke, and Santana. Group 2, which Harmony was leading, had Sunshine, Tina, Brittany, Quinn (Harmony didn't want to risk it with Santana and apologized to Sunshine after her decision), Sugar and Karina. Karina and Draiden had the option to pick groups since they were the last two left and since there were going to be two groups of six and two groups of seven.

Group 3, with Hank as their team captain, had Sam, Joe, Artie, Rory and Kurt; Finn obviously had Puck, Mike, Andre, Draiden, Eli and Jackson.

After the teams were finalized, they each picked a different classroom to work in with the exception of Rachel's group going to the auditorium and Harmony's group going to the dance studio.

"Whoa, Brittany! What was that for?" Karina asked as she turned around from Brittany slapping her butt.

"Oh sorry, I thought you were Santana. You look like her from the back." Brittany apologized.

"Alright ladies, let's get down to business." Harmony said, taking charge as she took out her notebook from her bag. "Any suggestions anyone?"

"To be honest, I assumed you were going to do everything for us." Quinn admitted.

"What good is the group if one person's doing all the work?" Sunshine asked.

"Was I talking to you?"

"Whoa, my bitch radar just broke. Weird." Karina blurted, obviously directed at Quinn.

"That's not the only thing that's going to break around here."

"You mean your water?"

"Okay!" Harmony interrupted, before Quinn and Karina continued. "Quinn, Karina, if we want to win we have to all be on good terms here."

"She just needs to stop being jealous of me."

"Jealous of what? The fact that you're a teen mom or the fact that your boyfriend can't keep his lips closed?" Karina continued, shocking Sugar, Brittany and Tina because they hadn't heard the news.

"I think we've he-" Sunshine began before she was interrupted once again.

"Well at least I won't die alone or work the stripper poles when I'm older." Quinn continued, completely ignoring Sunshine in the process.

"Of course you won't die alone because your stretch marks will keep you company. And who's to say that you won't get pregnant again?"

"You know it's sad that you can only make pregnancy jokes about me."

"Oh yeah? Guess what else is sad?" Karina asked as she got in Quinn's face.

"Karina, please." Harmony begged.

"Your relationship with your dad." Karina said seconds before Quinn and Karina began brawling in the dance studio. It was hard tearing the two apart but eventually, Harmony and Tina held Quinn and Brittany, Sugar and Sunshine were holding on to Karina.

"This is going great!" Harmony said sarcastically as everyone tried their best to keep the two separated.

"Totally." Tina replied in the same tone.

Hank's group was the only group to stay in the choir, since it'd be in the best interest for Artie.

"We are screwed." Artie stated.

"Not completely, we can still win this thing as long as we have faith." Joe encouraged.

"Yeah if Rachel, Finn, Sunshine and Harmony were to drop dead the day before." Kurt blurted, shooting everyone back down.

"I'm with Joe on this one. I think we could win this thing." Sam agreed.

"I was thinking we should find two classic rock songs to mash-up, everyone loves classic rock." Hank suggested.

"Classic rock is amazing but everyone else is probably going to go with more modern music. Like Top 40's."

"Or in Rachel and Harmony's case, show tunes and Broadway." Kurt added.

"I can jig!" Rory suggested excitingly.

"That could work if I weren't in a wheel-chair." Artie commented, having Rory pat him on the back.

"But if we're different from everyone else, wouldn't that give us a bigger chance?" Hank asked Sam.{

"Do artists become successful for being different? Weird, yeah, but not different."

"And while we're at it, we can jump off the bridge with the other groups since they're doing it too, right?"

"That's different."

"How?"

"We're not going to get anything done by arguing guys." Kurt interrupted, before the conversation got heated.

"Yeah, if we want to win this thing, we have to work together as a team." Artie added, with Joe and Rory agreeing as well with the nodding of their heads.

"Diana Ross anyone?"

"No." protested all of the guys.

"Ladies, I would like to welcome you all once again to the first meeting for the second annual boys vs girls mash-off." Rachel welcomed on the stage as her group was getting situated in the seats.

"What songs did you guys do last year?" Brooke asked.

"'Halo' by Beyoncé and 'Walking On Sunshine' by Katrina and The Waves." Rachel answered proudly. "We would have won, had it not been for the drug usage on both teams."

"I had never smiled so hard in my life." Santana added.

"We don't know what we're up against this year, but I have a feeling that the boys are going with the rock route like how they did last year with 'It's My Life/Confessions'."

"So what are you suggesting?" Mercedes asked.

"That we, ladies, put on a rock number. Something with a little edge."

"Something, that I have a solo in, right? Last year, you and Wheezy completely forgot about me, Britt, Q and Asian."

"Of course Santana, I wouldn't forget about you."

"Good, I won't have to go all Lima Heights on you. Again."

"Again?" Cat asked, being curious.

"Rachel's very..."

"Annoying." Mercedes finished, causing everyone in the room to laugh.

"I know I can be a bit abrasive and controlling but it's for the best of the team."

"Which is why you send anyone who's better than you to the drug houses." Megan reminded.

"It was a mistake, I realize that now. Can we focus on the mash-up competition?"

"Sure. I mean, I don't think there's a drug house for the other groups to fit in but I'm pretty sure you can come up with something." Santana joked, once again causing all of the girls to laugh.

"If you're going to continue to make a fool of me-"

"Hun, you do that all on you're own." Mercedes interrupted.

"I'm out of here!" Rachel stormed out, like how she use to last year.

"I'll go get her!" Brooke volunteered as she went to go follow the Jewish girl.

"So Finn, you're the captain, what do you suggest?" Jackson asked as their group finally found a room to sit in.

"Beats me. I just know we're going to win this thing. With Mike's and Andre's dance moves, and our kick-ass vocals, we've already won by default." Finn admitted, with Mike and Andre high-fiving each other in the process.

"A bit cocky, like always, but okay." Eli commented.

"What's that suppose to mean?"

"Cocky?" Draiden asked. Why wouldn't he ask? Finn's head wasn't on as tight as the average person.

"No I know what it means but it sounds like you have a problem with me."

"Well you've kind of always annoyed me since my sophomore year, but I don't have a problem."

"And why's that?"

"Well you think you're better than everybody else especially since Coach Tanaka gave you the spot for starting Quarterback in your freshman year, which was the beginning of our football team's disaster."

"Says the guy that decides to quit his sophomore year!"

"Yeah, after we became the first school to lose against a school of the deaf."

"That is embarrassing, just saying." Draiden added.

"Instead of arguing, can we just work on the mash-up? We can't let these girls beat us!" Puck interrupted.

"Yeah, you're right." Finn agreed. "If we want to win, we have to put differences aside. Truce?" he offered to Eli with a hand-shake.

"Sure." Eli accepted as he shook Finn's hand.

After a good twenty minutes wasted on absolutely nothing, all of the groups were dismissed. As Draiden, Andre and Jackson walk down the hallway, they encounter a running Harmony who's hand is gripped on tight to Joe's.

"Guys!" Harmony yelled.

"Oh no." Draiden murmured as they got closer.

"Where's the fire?" Andre asked.

"Beats me. She just ran into the choir room and pulled me down the hallway." Joe replied with uncertainty.

"I have a job for you four."

"What would that be?"

"Well, as the girls and I were rehearsing our mash-up number-"

"You already have a mash-up?" Jackson asked.

"Not exactly." Harmony explained. "Anyway, the girls were talking about the fact that we might have to become one show choir with New Directions and that the Show Choir Board might have to change who we're going against."

"Okay?" Jackson continued with the questions.

"Then that's when I realized, we know absolutely nothing about the Dalton Academy Warblers!"

"So you want us to go in and spy on them?" Draiden asked.

"Exactly!"

"Why can't you do it?" Jackson questioned.

"I don't have a car and I'm not a boy. I'll stick out like a sore thumb. Plus I'm helping Sunshine and Hank with their duet."

"But this is an all boy, preppy and mainly white, private school. No offense." Andre began. "Chances are, they have uniforms and we'll stick out like sore thumbs too."

"Not if you're visiting a friend."

"Isn't spying wrong?" Joe asked Harmony.

"We're only checking out the competition; it's not like we're stealing their set-list or anything, which we still need to come up with." Harmony explained. "So will you guys do it?" she asked in a hopeful tone.

"I guess you have a point. I'm in." Jackson agreed to.

"It's an all guy school so, yeah." Draiden joked, causing Harmony and the boys to laugh.

"If Jackson's going then I guess I will too." Andre succumbed to in somewhat of a reluctant tone.

"When you put it that way, then yeah I'm in too." Joe finally agreed to.

"Thanks you guys!" Harmony thanked as she hugged each individual. "Now when you get there, be sure-"

"Wait, where it Dalton Academy anyway?"

"Glad you asked." Harmony began as she took out the map from her bag. It's a good thing she brought those with her. "Right here in Westerville, it's about an hour drive. The directions are on there. I printed this from Google Maps." she said as she handed over the sheet of paper to Jackson.

"We'll need gas money." Andre stated. Harmony dug in her purse for her wallet.

"How much?"

"Probably $25." Andre guessed, which Harmony didn't mind as she handed over the money. "We'll pay you back."

"No need. It's not a problem." Harmony reassured. "When you get there, find the choir room and try to record their rehearsal. Text me the details!" Harmony yelled down the hallway as she ran to the auditorium.

"Why are we doing this? Coach Sylvester wouldn't hire Mr. Schue in a million years." Hank asked as he, Sunshine and eventually Harmony entered the auditorium.

"Just in case if she does, we want to be prepared." Harmony answered as she passed out sheet music to the two. Harmony then sat at the piano stool with the different songs in front of her.

"You've been giving me the cold shoulder all day, what's wrong?" Sunshine confronted as the two walked to the stage together.

"Is it true?"

"Is what true?"

"You kissing Sam. Is it true?"

"Yeah, we kissed."

"Oh." Hank said, realizing that Sunshine had no reason to lie to him for.

"If it makes you feel any better, it didn't mean anything. He was told to kiss me so I could leave Vocal Inspirations."

"What?" Harmony asked, as she seemed a little furious. "That's why they asked us to sing with them?"

"Quinn said Rachel told everyone in New Directions to 'play nice' so we would leave Vocal Inspirations to join them at Sectionals in case Mr. Schue comes back." Sunshine verified.

"That's low, even for New Directions." Hank added, getting a little angry And by the look in Harmony's eyes, she seemed a little pissed off too. "But why didn't you tell me that you were singing with Sam?"

"I didn't want you to think that I was blowing you off for him. I had a feeling you'd be mad at me and Sam and I just didn't want that. Especially from you."

"Well, I guess that's good to know." Hank said with a smirk, once again causing the two to laugh.

"You two are just too cute." Harmony commented. "But, we need to practice one of these songs. So pick one already, I don't have all day." she continued, causing the duo to grin.

"'Alone' by Heart looks interesting. Let's try that one." Sunshine said, with the smirk still being evident now that she knew that Hank wasn't so mad at her anymore.

"Sure."

"Alrighty then." Harmony said before she began the piano. "From the top."

Sunshine cleared her voice before she began her part.

Sunshine:
I hear the ticking of the clock
I'm lying here the room's pitch dark
I wonder where you are tonight
No answer on the telephone

And the night goes by so very slow
Oh I hope that it won't end though
Alone...

Till now, I always got by on my own

Hank and Sunshine:
I never really cared until I met you
And now it chills me to the bone
How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone

Once again, Sunshine's imagination got the best of her. This time, it wasn't so confusing. There the two were, on stage with the red curtains closed. The audience, full. And the number, amazing so far. And she could also hear the rest of the band, though in reality only Harmony was there with the two playing the piano.

Sunshine was now wearing a cute white short dress with black buttons on the straps and a black belt on the waist. She was also wearing black leggings that stopped at her calves and pretty white heels. Hank was now wearing a white button-up with the first button not being buttoned-up, black slacks and flats to match.

She was imagining the two at Sectionals.

Hank:
You don't know how long I have wanted
To touch your lips and hold you tight

Hank and Sunshine then walked around each other in circles as they continued to sing to each other.

Hank and Sunshine:
You don't know how long I have waited
And I was going to tell you tonight

Sunshine then approached stage left as Hank approached stage right.

Sunshine:
But the secret is still my own

Hank:
And my love for you is still unknown

Hank and Sunshine:
Alone...

Sunshine:
Aahhh

Hank:
Aahhh

Sunshine:
Till now I always got by on my own

Hank and Sunshine:
I never really cared until I met you
And now it chills me to the bone

As the two were singing the chorus, the red curtains opened and behind them were the rest of Vocal Inspirations wearing the exact same outfits as Hank and Sunshine. They were backing up the couple.

How do I get you alone? (Vocal Inspirations: How do I get you alone?)
How do I get you alone? (Vocal Inspirations: How do I get you alone?)

Hank and Sunshine then got closer to each other as the song was coming to an end, and grabbed hands while their eyes were locked on to the others.

Hank and Sunshine with Vocal Inspirations:
Alone...alone...

"Great guys." Harmony commented, snapping Sunshine back into reality. She looked around, being almost confused. Her hand was still linked to Hank's but no one else was there.

"Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yeah, I'm great actually." Sunshine reassured with a smirk as the two were still holding hands, their eyes still locked on to each others. Hank then crouched down as Sunshine reached a little higher to kiss. Her first, and second, kisses in a two day-span. How lucky.

"Okay, you guys!" Harmony interrupted with a chuckle, as they forgot she was even there. It wasn't as long as the kiss with Sam, but it was just as satisfying if not better.

"Whoa, the school's huge!" Joe pointed out.

"I can't believe we're doing this." Draiden complained as the four boys got out of Andre's car and walked through the visitor parking lot.

"Like you said, it's an all boy school, so..." Jackson teased, causing Draiden to playfully push him. Jackson playfully pushed him back and soon it became a pushing war.

"Jackson be careful, Brooke's going to get jealous." Andre teased back.

"Me and Brooke are just friends."

"For now." Andre finished. "Soon you two will be making-out in the back of the dance studio at Jazzeria's."

"Whatever." Jackson denied while blushing, causing the boys to laugh as they entered the school building.

"Fancy." Andre complimented as they toured the school. While walking through what seemed as the longest hallway they ever faced, they noticed Kurt and another guy running through the same hallway. From the looks of it, the other guy was a Warbler. He had to be. Why else did he wear the blazer and the matching slacks and tie?

"Was that-"

"Yeah." Jackson answered. Not wanting to get too much attention, the boys walk down the somewhat flamboyant hallway quietly. As they continue to slowly stalk Kurt and the mysterious guy, they notice that they walk in what looks like an auditorium. Nearby the doors were two fold-able chairs and a fold-able table with a cash-register, left unattended. On the doors of the auditorium were tan colored flyers with the school logo watermark that read:

Dalton Academy Warblers
INVITATIONALS!

"Invitationals?" Joe asked. "Harmony never mentioned Invitationals."

"It's an event that show choirs hold to showcase their talent before Sectionals." explained a boy that was apparently behind the four. From what they boys observed, he looked like a junior. His dirty blonde hair was naturally curly, and his eyes were about the same color as Kurt's. He was skinny but had an athletic built to him, something the boys could infer as they notice his almost skin-tight jeans and a somewhat tight dark blue v-neck that only made his eyes pop. His skin was rather pale.

Overall, he was a fairly attractive individual, something Draiden didn't mind of course. He was almost mesmerized.

"Didn't your show choir director tell you?" the boy asked the group.

"What makes you think we're in a show choir?" Andre shot back.

"Why else would it matter that this Harmony girl never mentioned Invitationals?"

"Touche." Jackson agreed.

"We're still working out the kinks, it's our first year competing." Joe admitted as he nervously scratched his dreads.

"Interesting." the boy commented on. "I'm Jeremiah Oxford. Junior at Defiance High." he introduced as he first offered to shake hands with Draiden.

"Draiden Matthews." he introduced as he accepted the offer. "And these are my friends Andre Jones, Joe Hart and Jackson Stone." he pointed out as they all shook hands as well. "All of us are juniors except for Joe, he's still a young freshie."

"What brings you here?" Jackson asked.

"Like you guys, I'm also a part of a Glee Club named The Unitards." he explained once more, causing the four to laugh at the name. "I know the name's ridiculous but one of the co-directors refuses to change it. She says it's tradition, whatever. My ex-boyfriend, Blaine, also invited me." he admitted to, causing Andre to continuously nudge Draiden in the shoulder.

"Sorry to hear that." Draiden apologized, after pushing Andre so he could stop.

"What happened between you two?" Andre asked with a devilish grin, only causing Draiden to punch him in the arm. "What, I'm just curious."

"It just didn't work. He's too clingy and he sings to me all the time. I almost got fired at GAP because his impromptu performance with the Warblers, 'When I Get You Alone'."

"Ouch, that's such a shame." Andre said, winking at Draiden. "Anyway, we should probably see what these Warblers have to offer."

"Yeah." Jeremiah agreed. "It was nice meeting you guys."

"You too." Draiden answered as the boys slowly opened the doors to the auditorium. As Jeremiah sits elsewhere, the others find four seats in the back. It was pretty packed. It wasn't a surprise as to how big the auditorium was. The floor was patted with red carpet, while all the chairs in the auditorium were navy blue. There was a big and bright chandelier hanging in the middle of the auditorium, which was the only light on as the others were off.

"Go sit with Jeremiah." Andre whispered.

"Shut up." Draiden whispered back in a joking matter, causing the two to laugh.

"Don't we have to pay to get in?" Joe asked, now realizing that they snuck inside the auditorium.

"We'll pay on the way out." Jackson replied, realizing that Joe had a point.

"Now ladies and gentleman, give it up for the aca-mazing, all boy a capella rock-stars...the Dalton Academy Warblers!" the announcer yelled, already causing a standing ovation before the performance began. The blue curtains slowly opened as the applause and the lights were dying down. There stood the Warblers. There was at least 20+ boys in this group, all in different shapes, sizes and colors.

They stood in place and started harmonizing to the song "Little Lion Man" by Mumford & Sons.

"Damn, they're good. And they haven't sung a word yet." Andre commented on so far, with the other three nodding nervously in agreement.

The boy that ran inside with Kurt then took the lead.

Blaine:
Weep for yourself, my man,
You'll never be what is in your heart
Weep, little lion man,
You're not as brave as you were at the start

So rate yourself and rake yourself
Take all the courage you have left
Wasted on fixing all the problems that you made in your own head

But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really messed it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?

While the other guy was singing lead, another, much heavier, boy decides to sing a few lines. And from the notes that the others were making, it sounds like this song was going to be a mash-up.

Blaine (Trent):
Tremble for yourself, my man, (Her eyes, Her eyes)
You know that you have seen this all before (Not trying)
Tremble, little lion man,
You'll never settle any of your scores (Her hair, her hair)
Your grace is wasted in your face,
Your boldness stands alone among the wreck (Ah)
Now learn from your mother or else spend your days biting your own neck (Just the way you are)

If these guys could come up with some kick-ass choreography, Vocal Inspirations would be in serious trouble. It was pretty obvious now that the song the Warblers decided to mash-up was "Just The Way You Are" by Bruno Mars. Though the songs aren't very related, these guys somehow made it work.

Blaine:
But it was not your fault but mine (Trent with the Warblers: Just the way, just the way, just the way you are)
And it was your heart on the line (Trent with the Warblers: Just the way, just the way, just the way you are)
I really messed it up this time (Trent with the Warblers: Just the way, just the way, just the way you are)
Didn't I, my dear? (Trent with the Warblers: Just the way, just the way, just the way you are)

Trent:
Her eyes, her eyes, they're not shining
Her hair, her hair, without her trying
She so beautiful, and I tell her everyday

Trent with the Warblers:
Oh you know, you know, you know, I'd never ask you to change
If perfect's what your searching for then just stay the same

Trent:
So, don't even bother asking "Do I look okay?"
You know I'll say

The boy's ridiculously high note moved the audience as they cheered while he held it. Mainly girls. Afterwards, everyone began clapping to the beat.

When I see you face
There's not a thing that I would change
'Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are

And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
Girl you're amazing, just the way you are

Blaine and Trent:
'Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are

Joe, Andre, Draiden and Jackson have never heard an audience screech so loudly before, it was almost deafening.

It's a good thing, they aren't competing in the mash-up competition. Otherwise, they'd probably win unanimously

"So on a scale from one to ten?" Ms. Holliday asked the boys as they sat in the choir room. She didn't like that the boys went without her consent but she needed to know this information.

"Ten." Joe answered. "We have all the songs if you want to listen to them later."

"Eleven." Draiden replied.

"She asked about the Warblers, not about Jeremiah." Andre teased once again.

"Jeremiah? Who's Jeremiah?" Cat asked.

"A guy we met. He's from another show choir. The Unitards." Draiden explained.

"And he's also gay." Andre whispered to Cat.

"The Unitards?" Santana joked. "Just when I thought Glee Club couldn't get any gayer."

"They're a pretty good show choir too. The only time they lose at Regionals are when they compete against Vocal Adrenaline. And even then, they were a close second if they didn't tie for first." Harmony informed.

"Great, more groups we have to worry about." Finn complained.

"Anyway, I wanted to ask all of the groups how the mash-ups were going."

"Well, after a short altercation between some of our members, we've reunited and we're stronger than ever!" Harmony said, while Quinn rolled her eyes. They didn't exactly reunite but that was the plan.

"Just as long as a few of our members keep quiet, then I think we can come up with something." Quinn continued, directing her statement towards Karina as she briefly glanced at her.

"Well best of luck." Ms. Holliday wished. "Rachel, what about your group?"

"I regret to say that we've got nothing accomplished yesterday Ms. Holliday. A few ideas have been thrown around but some of my members aren't taking this seriously."

"No need to take anything seriously! It's all out of fun! For you all to bond with one another." Ms. Holliday explained. "Hank, how's your group?"

"Okay, I guess. A few disagreements here and there but we're okay. No punches have been thrown."

"Yet." Sam added.

"Muy bien! Espero que sí." Ms. Holliday praised. "Update Finn!" she continued to demand.

"We're going to win this thing, you know once we found out what we're doing."

"Sounds like you'll all be fine, from the looks of things." Ms. Holliday commented sarcastically. "Alright guys and gals, get to work!"

After a somewhat successful rehearsal this time around, Sunshine was on her way home with Harmony. It'd be Harmony's first day at Sunshine's for a change.

"Sunshine!" yelled a running Sam Evans as he witnessed the two in the hallway. "Can we talk?"

"I have nothing to say to you." she put simply as she linked arms with Harmony and continued to walk the hallway.

"Seriously, just five minutes of your time." Sam pleaded as he followed the duo.

"So you can apologize for leading me on?"

"Not exactly." Sam muttered. He then stepped in front of the two. "Just me and you. Three minutes. Alone."

"I don't thi-"

"Okay." Sunshine agreed to, letting her friend go. "Wait for me outside."

"You guys are just so sickening sometimes." Harmony added as she did what she was told.

"Look, I know I was told to 'play nice' and 'be kind' to you and Harmony but the flirting and the kiss had nothing to do with it. Whatever happened that night-"

"Wasn't suppose to and will never happen again."

"Was real. Why would Rachel, Quinn, or any other girl for that matter tell me to kiss you if I already had a girlfriend?"

"Why would Rachel send me to a drug-house?"

"Because she's crazy."

"Exactly."

"What I'm trying to say is, I think there might be something between us." Sam finally admitted.

"Well you're wrong." Sunshine denied immediately. Was this kid going crazy?

"Why doubt it? Before Rachel and Finn got together, he was dating Quinn."

"Before she cheated on him with Puck and got pregnant."

"Just think about it."

"There's nothing to think about." Sunshine said as she finally decided to walk away.

Before anyone knew it, the week was over with only 3 weeks until Sectionals. Mr. Schue was still fired but some of the students (mainly Rachel, Harmony, and Finn) were worried that they'd actually have to become one show choir.

Ms. Holliday was waiting in the choir room by herself, being a little worried as well. She thought that everyone had given up on her before they even gave this assignment a chance. Just as she thought of the worst, everyone walked in the choir room with their respective group project.

Rachel's group was dressed in leather jackets and tight leggings and head bands and dark make-up.

Harmony's group sort of looked similar, only it wasn't all black and there was as much leather or other rock-style clothing; they had more of a punk look to them. All they had was a black mini leather jacket, a black bra top with a zipper (which revealed the girls' stomachs, something Quinn was a little anxious about), sneakers of their choice and split leg skinny jeans in the color of their choice.

All of the boys wore suits. Finn's group wore a plain blue suit, each being a different shade of blue while Hank's group wore off-white zoot suits, ties and hats with a black shirt and black and white zoot dress shoes.

"Looking good guys." Ms. Holliday complimented with a gentle hand clap as they all finally sat down.

"We know we're smokin' Ms. H." Santana blurted.

"Like yourself." Puck added.

"So, now that we're all here. Let's begin." Ms. Holliday announced. Before she could say anything else, a person in a cow costume appeared. "Oh, and I can't forget about our celebrity judge." she continued as the cow walked, with the students applauding as it took a bow.

"He/she will be revealed after these mash-ups are performed. Group 1, you're up first."

Rachel, Mercedes, Santana, Cat, Megan and Brooke fixed the lightening, the microphone stands, and everything else needed and waited outside of the choir room doors before they begun. From the looks of things, this was going to be epic.

As the music started, Cat, Megan, Brooke, Santana and Mercedes all walked in the choir room as a smoke machine from Mr. Schue's office was turned on. Add the blue lighting and the rock-esque music and you'd think this was a concert.

Mercedes with Group One:
Start me up

Rachel and Mercedes with Group One:
Start me up

Rachel was the last of the six to exit out of Schuester's office as she begins singing her part with the other girls singing back-up into the microphone stands, dancing pretty seductively.

Rachel (Group One):
Oh Tommy used to work on the docks (Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
Union's been on strike (Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
He's down on his luck (Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
It's tough (Aaahhh, aahhh)
Oh so tough

Rachel then joins the girls on the small platform as Cat takes the lead with Megan.

Cat:
Oh we gotta

Cat and Megan with Group One:
Hold on

Cat and Megan (Group One):
Ready or not (Ready or not)

Megan (with Cat):
You live for the fight when that's (all that you got)

Mercedes and Cat with Group One:
Start me up

Rachel with Group One:
We're halfway there

Santana (with Group One):
(Woah!) Livin' on a prayer

It was Mercedes' and Brooke's turn for their parts in "Start Me Up" as the other girls were still singing back-up. So far everything was going well. This year's mash-up was definitely better than the last's, that's for damn sure. And if it wasn't obvious, everyone's clap to the beat did.

Mercedes (with Group One):
If you start me up (Uh!)
Kick on the starter give it all you got
You got it (chh), you got it (chh; you got it)

Brooke (with Group One):
I can't compete (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
With the riders in the other heat

Mercedes (with Group One):
Yeah yeah! (Oh we gotta)

Brooke and Mercedes (Group One):
(Hold on) I'll make a grown man cry (Oh we gotta)
I'll make a grown man (Got each other)

Brooke, Mercedes, and Santana with Group One:
Give it a shot

Mercedes and Cat with Group One:
Start me up

Rachel with Group One:
We're halfway there

Santana (with Group One):
(Woah!) Livin' on a prayer

Rachel:
Livin' on a prayer

After Megan and Brittany held the mic and the stand to Rachel's face, the short instrumental started. It wasn't long until Cat and Megan took the lead again. The girls crawled on the floor, seductively toward the boys.

Cat:
Oh we gotta

Cat and Megan:
Hold on, ready or not (Group One: Ready or not)

Megan (with Group One):
You live for the fight when that's (all that you got)

The girls then finally got up and started singing to each other in pairs. The pairings were Rachel & Cat, Mercedes & Megan and Santana & Brooke.

Rachel (Group One):
Oooooh, (Start me up) We're halfway there

Mercedes:
We're halfway there

Santana with Group One:
Woah! Livin' on a prayer (Mercedes: Livin' on a prayer)

Rachel with Group One:
Take my hand and we'll make it I swear

Mercedes:
We're almost there (Santana with Group One: Ohhh!)
We're livin' on a prayer

Rachel with Group One:
Living on a prayer

Mercedes:
You gotta

Mercedes and Rachel with Group One:
Start me up

The performance ended with the girls' backs turned to everyone else as they held the mics in the air. A hard mash-up to beat.

"Alright, alright." Ms. Holliday praised as everyone applauded. "Cow, what are your thoughts?" she asked the disguised guest. He/she got two thumbs up, once again getting everyone else to applaud and cheer.

"Grupo Dos es el próximo." Ms. Holliday announced, confusing most of the members of Group 2 until Karina got up and motioned the girls to get on stage with her using her hands. They changed the lighting back to normal and got rid of the microphone stands.

"Our song as well as a similar undertone to the previous girl group, about going through rough and difficult times, but this has more of a different approach to the situation. We hope you enjoy." Harmony enjoyed as the girls were in formation. They were kneeling on the group with the mic near their mouth. After Harmony joined them, she nodded to the band and they began.

Group Two:
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na

Tina then took center stage as the the others backed her up with vocals from "What The Hell" by Avril Lavigne behind her.

Tina (Group Two):
I guess I just lost my boyfriend
I don't know where he went,
So I'm gonna drink my money,
I'm not gonna pay his rent, (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Brittany, singing her part in the group solo, takes off her leather jacket and spins it around before she throws it at Artie, who only seems to smile at the fact. The other girls then follow, causing the guys to whistle and applaud.

Brittany (Group Two):
I got a brand new attitude and
I'm gonna wear it tonight,
I wanna get in trouble,
I wanna start a fight, (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Just like Group One, Quinn and the girls seductively crawl towards the audience. Sugar had even translated "Va fan!" (Swedish) into "Che diavolo! (Italian), which meant "What The Hell". The girls then shot back up as Harmony sung her bit and faced the crowd while doing a bit of choreography, which Karina, Sugar and Brittany came up with together.

Quinn with Group Two:
You're on your knees, beggin' please "stay with me" (Sugar: Che Diavolo!)
But honestly, I just need to be a little crazy (Harmony: Crazy!)

Group Two:
So, so what

Quinn:
I'm thinking "What the hell?"

Group Two:
I am a rockstar

Harmony:
And I don't really care about

Group Two:
And guess what?
I'm having more fun
And now that we're done

Group Two (Sunshine):
I'm gonna show you tonight (If you love me)
I'm alright (If you hate me)
I'm just fine (You can't save me)
And you're a tool so (Baby, baby)

Group Two:
All my life I've been good but now

Karina:
I got my rock moves,
And I don't want you tonight.

A short instrumental caused the girls to regroup, as Quinn took center stage. Though Sunshine's voice was a lot heavier and stronger than Quinn's, the two blended well in the mash-up just like the song.

Quinn with Group Two:
(La la la la la la la la)
You say that I'm messing with your head (Sunshine: You weren't there, you never were)
Boy, I like messing in your bed (Sunshine: You want it all, but that's not fair)

(La la la la la la la la)
Yeah, I am messing with your head (Sunshine: I gave you life, I gave my all)
When I'm messing with you in bed (Sunshine: You weren't there, you let me fall)

After Quinn and Sunshine finished holding their notes, Sugar sings what everyone thought was the end of the song.

Sugar:
La, la,
La la la la la,
La, la la la la la,

Everyone was surprised and shocked as the girls surprised them with a final chorus, singing it as strong as ever. They were up to par with Group One, if not better.

Group Two:
So, so what

Quinn:
I'm thinking "What the hell?"

Group Two:
I am a rockstar

Harmony:
And I don't really care about

Group Two:
And guess what?
I'm having more fun
And now that we're done

Group Two (Sunshine):
I'm gonna show you tonight (If you love me)
I'm alright (If you hate me)
I'm just fine (You can't save me)
And you're a tool so (Baby, baby)

Group Two:
All my life I've been good but now

Karina:
Whoa, "What the hell?"

After Karina sung the last line, the girls dropped the microphone on its side carefully, to get a loud applause in response.

According to the guest, it was a tie so far. Something Hank's group was a little nervous with as they were getting ready. They had discussed a few things seconds before they had got in their starting positions.

"After Joe and Kurt told us about the Warblers from Dalton Academy, we decided to take this mash-up into a different direction. Enjoy." Hank introduced, then added a wink as he looked over at Sunshine. The music had started and the guys started dancing.

While "Mambo No.5" from Lou Bega was what the band was playing, Kurt and Joe began singing the first part to "I Wanna Sex You Up" by Color Me Badd.

Kurt (Joe):
Ah tick tock you don't stop (stop to the)
Ah tick tock you don't stop (stop to the)

(Group Three) Sam:
(Oooh) Ladies and gentlemen
This is Mambo No. 5!

Artie:
I know you're not going to sing that song

Group Three:
(Oooh) a tick tock don't stop
(Oooh) a tick tock don't stop

Sam:
One, two, three, four, five
Everybody in the car, so come on let's ride
To the liquor store around the corner
The boys say they want some gin and juice
But I really don't wanna
Beer bust, like I had last week
I must stay deep, 'cause talk is cheap
I like Angela, Pamela, Sandra and Rita
And as I continue you know they're getting sweeter

Hank:
So what can I do? I really beg you, my Lord
To me flirting is just like a sport
Anything fly, it's all good let me dump it
Please set in the trumpet

This performance was a combination of cute, sexy and smooth all rolled in one. The vocals were great and though the best male dancers (Mike and Andre) were both on Group Four, the combination of mamba, swing and hip-hop dance moves worked perfectly for the number. Sam even had the nerve to point at Tina once he sung her name, which made Tina blush while her boyfriend eyed the blonde carefully. I mean after all, he did kiss Sunshine and the word got around thanks to Karina spilling it to Tina, Brittany and Sugar.

Sam (Group Three):
A little bit of Monica in my life (A tick tock don't stop) (Joe: Stop to the)
A little bit of Erica by my side (A tick tock don't stop) (Joe: Stop to the)
A little bit of Rita is all I need (A tick tock don't stop) (Joe: Stop to the)
A little bit of Tina is what I see (A tick tock don't stop) (Joe: Stop to the)

Hank (Group Three):
A little bit of Sandra in the sun (Oooh) (A tick tock don't stop) (Joe: Stop to the)
A little bit of Mary all night long (A tick tock don't stop) (Joe: Stop to the)
A little bit of Jessica here I am (Oooh) (A tick tock don't stop) (Joe: Stop to the)
A little bit of you makes me your man (Joe with Group Three: I wanna sex you up)

The trumpet stopped playing and the music got softer as Artie was singing a verse from "I Wanna Sex You Up". Meanwhile the guys were harmonizing the trumpet part as Artie sung.

Artie (Group Three harmonizing):
Let me take off all your clothes
Disconnect the phone so nobody knows, yeah

As Rory started singing, his eyes drifted toward Harmony which didn't go unnoticed by Sugar.

Rory (Group Three harmonizing):
Let me light a candle so that we can make it better
Makin' love until we drown

The boys ended the performance strong like the others as they pointed at the audience, getting a good response from the crowd; mainly the girls (though Draiden enjoyed it too).

"A three way tie." announced the blonde show choir director as she witnessed the disguised guest holding up yet again two thumbs. "This will be a hard decision. Group Four, you guys ready?"

"Hell yeah we are." Eli responded with confidence as the seven boys in blue suits got up to perform last. After fixing the lighting yet again, the final mash-up was ready to be performed.

"Like the guys, we were also influenced by the Warblers to do songs that were traditionally done by women." Draiden began.

"And, we were going to perform this mash-up as an apology to Coach Beiste." Finn added.

"Apology? For what?" Ms. Holliday asked the group.

"It's a long story." Mike stated as he looked down at the ground with guilt.

"You thought I was going to miss this." said the female football coach as she entered the choir room and sat in the chair that was apparently reserved according to the sticky-note on the back of the chair. "You wouldn't stop crying about it like a piglet when it's thirsty for his mother's milk."

"We hope this makes you smile, because you look pretty when you smile and it lights up the room." the Jewish boy complimented, which didn't sound cheesy for once. "Seriously."

The boys were then situated as nodded to band to begin playing.

Finn and Puck with Group Four:
Here we go!

Finn and Eli with Group Four:
Stop! In the name of love, before you break my heart
Think it over

Draiden (with Group Four):
I wear tight clothing, high heeled shoes
It doesn't mean that I'm a prostitute (no, no)

For songs traditionally done by women, these guys rocked it so far. The choreography mainly consisted of snaps, like they were a part of The Temptations or something. It wasn't as sexy or smooth as the other guys but cute none the less.

Puck (with Group Four):
I like rap music, wear hip hop clothes
That doesn't mean that I'm out sellin' dope (no no, no)

(Group Four harmonizing)

Finn and Eli with Group Four:
Before you can read me you gotta
Learn how to see me, I said
Stop! In the name of love, before you break my heart
Think it over

Puck with Finn and Group Four:
Free your mind and the rest will follow (Eli: Think it over)
Be color blind, don't be so shallow

As Jackson took his turn, he glanced at Quinn, Mercedes, Santana and finally Brooke throughout his solo and even bothered getting face to face with Brooke.

Jackson:
I've known of your, your secluded nights
I've even seen her maybe once or twice
But is her sweet expression
Worth more than my love and affection?

(Group Four harmonizing)

Eli and Andre with Group Four:
Before you can read me you gotta
Learn how to see me, I said

Finn and Eli with Group Four:
Stop! In the name of love, before you break my heart (Andre: Before you break my heart and stop!)
Think it over

Puck with Finn and Group Four:
Free your mind and the rest will follow
(Eli: Think it over) Be color blind, don't be so shallow (Andre: Don't break my, don't break my heart)

Group Four:
Stop! (Draiden: In the name of love)
Free your mind
Stop! (Eli: Oh free your mind)

(Group Four harmonizing)

Finn and Eli with Group Four:
Before you can read me you gotta
Learn how to see me, I said

This number really showed off Draiden's, Andre's and Eli's lungs as they belted at different parts throughout; something that surprised most of the audience watching the performance. During the last chorus, each of the guys go to sing to another girl. Finn to Rachel, Andre to Karina, Jackson to Brooke, Draiden to Cat, Puck to Coach Beiste, Eli to Sugar, and Mike to Tina, embarrassing the seven girls in the process.

Finn and Eli with Group Four:
Stop! (Andre: Stop!) In the name of love, before you break my heart (Free your mind)
Before you break my heart
Stop! In the name of love, (Draiden: Stop! Stop!) before you break my heart

Finn with Group Four:
Oh think it over

Puck with Group Four:
Free your mind

Andre with Group Four:
and the rest will stop!

"That was nice, I liked that." Coach Beiste commented after the applause (which came mostly from the girls) calmed down.

"Cow still thinks it's a tie with the rest." Ms. Holliday announced after again, another two thumbs. "This will be a hard one. Any last words Cow?"

"Well I'd just like to say-" the cow began in an altered voice before the head was removed, "-that you guys were awesome" Mr. Schue continued surprising everyone in the process.

"How long have you been back?" Rachel asked, being excited that her show choir director was back.

"Since yesterday but I wanted to surprise you." Mr. Schue answered. "Apparently, a parent reported Ms. Holliday for teaching them how to say curses at their parents in Spanish. And if Principal Sylvester did nothing about it, then she would be reported."

"The whole point of this was to get you guys to work together in case Mr. Schue didn't come back."

"So, with further-ado, if you guys still want to be two show choirs I need to kick out Vocal Inspirations. We need to rehearse." Mr. Schue joked causing everyone to laugh.

"Fine by me." Ms. Holiday agreed to. "Kids, let's roll!" she yelled as they marched proudly through the exit, waving at New Directions and Coach Beiste.

As William McKinley's second Glee club walks through the halls to walk to Jazzeria, Sugar lags behind in a sad mood.

"Hey Sugar, are you okay?" Cat asked as she ran out of the bathroom to catch up to her friend.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Sugar replied as she watched Rory and Harmony hold hands. What was Rory doing with Harmony? Whatever happened to the dates that Rory and Sugar went on? Whatever the case was, these three needed to have a serious talk ASAP...