Author's Comments: This fanfic came to me after watching Props (3x20) and as much as I loved the episode, I am disappointed with the lack of Tina-appreciation. Blaine hogs the spotlight way too much for someone who was introduced in Season 2 and had just gotten on New Directions. It's ridiculous the amount of solos he gets. Hell, even Rory got more solos in one season than Tina had in three. Tina gets shafted so much! So as a sort of "revenge" to the Glee head honchos, I'm writing this because of all the characters left, Tina is the only true underdog left. So, this fic is bringing in some of the characters who were either underappreciated, underused, or unloved, this is my way of showing them they matter too. Some of these characters, you probably don't even remember. I'm going to try and be as heavily loyal to the show as I can, but I warn you some crackships will be among you.

Summary: Tina's moment in the spotlight started and ended with Sectionals, and as soon as Rachel was allowed back into New Directions, she was pushed aside and forgotten instantly. She tried letting it go, insisting that it was because Rachel was a senior and she'd have her shot next year. But when Blaine is given two solos when he is not only a junior but has also only been in New Directions for several months when Tina and Artie have been on for over two years, that becomes the last straw. Now, fed up with all the attention Rachel and Blaine are getting, Tina decides to go off and rally together some of the most random group of characters from other show choirs and cliques to create her own glee club, Freestyle Unity. With the help of an equally underappreciated Artie, an understanding David Martinez, and a crazy Roz Washington, will Tina's group go from bottom of the barrel to top dogs?

Story Notes: This is set around Hold On to Sixteen (3x08). Rachel and Finn are already engaged and everybody knows. Joe Hart transfers to McKinley a lot earlier and joins New Directions because of his crush on Quinn. The New Directions and The Warblers won't have their 'Michael Face-Off' and Blaine won't get slushied. Jeff from The Warblers is a junior like Tina and Artie. David Martinez and Roz Washington will be introduced earlier. Giselle is a senior at Carmel High, and Wade/Unique is already the lead singer of Vocal Adrenaline after dressing in drag for VA's sectionals, which was well-received. Hank Saunders is a senior at another high school. Pendleton from The Purple Piano Project (3x01) is a part of The Unitards with Harmony, and is a sophomore. Aphasia is still at Jane Addams and is a senior, but was held back a year. Hopefully that covers everything.

Disclaimer: I don't own Glee. If I did, there would be lots and lots of uncensored boy sex, lots of Brittana lovin' instead of Finchel scenes, and Tina would get all the solos. So if that ever happens, you know it's my doing.

Main Characters: Tina Cohen-Chang, Jeff, Joe Hart, Rachel Berry, Artie Abrams, Blaine Anderson, Sugar Motta, Sam Evans, Kurt Hummel

Featured Pairings: Tike (Tina/Mike), Finchel (Finn/Rachel), Klaine (Kurt/Blaine), Brittana (Brittany/Santana)

Chapter One
Mistreated, Misplaced, Misunderstood, Miss "No Way, It's All Good"
("Perfect" by P!nk)

Tina with New Directions
A-B-C is easy, it's like counting up to three
Sing a simple melody, do re mi, A-B-C
That's how easy love can be!

The audience went wild. Tina had put on her best smile as the crowd roared with jeers and applause. They're cheering for me, she thought to herself. So this is what it feels like.

Complete bliss. She doesn't want this to end.

glee

Even over the weekend, Tina Cohen-Chang couldn't stop smiling. She probably smiled more times that weekend then she ever had in her entire life. And on top of that, New Directions had won their Sectionals, beating out The Troubletones and The Unitards. Tina did feel bad for Mercedes, Santana, and Brittany, who wanted so badly to win, but she was too much into her Sectionals high that she didn't give it much thought. Now, she finally knew how Rachel Berry felt. All the applause and the crowd screaming her name: "Tina! Tina! Tina!"

Well, they didn't exactly scream her name, or at all. In fact, most of them were probably under the impression that her name was Nina Conan-Chong, thanks to a severely bad typo in the program. And afterwards, one of the guys on the football team did congratulate her on her epic solo, but as it turned out, he had accidentally mistook her for her boyfriend Mike Chang, which she took as incredibly racist. However, she really did look like him with her hair pulled up. Sam Evans had once pointed out last year that they could be brother and sister, which she thought was really gross.

Anyway...

She walked into glee club with Mike on her arm, her proud grin still prominent as Mike chatted away about a new dance move he wanted to show Mr. Schuester as the said Spanish teacher was being bored to death by Rachel's constant chattering about a set list for Regionals.

Rachel's one-week suspension had been lifted and she was back at school, and back demanding more solos and making kissy-faces at her fiancé, Finn Hudson. Tina didn't mind. She was used to it. Rachel's return meant that Tina would probably be back singing 'oohs' and 'ahs' in the background with Mercedes belting out a random high note right next to her.

Oh that's right. Mercedes wasn't in New Directions anymore. Tina frowned to herself as she gave it some thought about for the first time since Friday after Sectionals. She really wished Santana, Brittany, and Mercedes would come back to glee club; the real glee club.

By the time Tina took a seat next to Mike behind Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson, who were busy chatting away about some re-run they had seen of Tabatha Takes Over, whatever that was, Mr. Schue had finally managed to pacify Rachel and proceeded to talk about today's assignment.

"Okay, guys!" the Spanish teacher beamed excitedly, clapping his hands together, "I have some great news. But I'm going to let our very own Quinn Fabray take the stage to tell you it."

The perky former cheerleader rose up from her seat between Artie Abrams and Rory Flanagan, and stood before the glee club, her beautiful, shoulder length hair sway wistfully as she smiled her angelic smile. "So I was talking with Mr. Schue and Rachel over the weekend, and I know you guys were disappointed losing Santana, Brittany, and Mercedes," the blonde sent a knowing look to Tina, "Tina," she said with a smirk as Tina smiled back. Quinn looked back at the glee club, "So, I convinced them to allow them back into New Directions."

Immediately, the entire choir room erupted into applause.

"But," Quinn started, calming the room full of teens, "under the condition that the Troubletones get to perform at least one song at Regionals."

Tina frowned slightly at this. Damn, she thought. Solos are going to be even harder to try-out for now. But she shrugged it off.

"And," Mr. Schue cut in, "tonight in the auditorium, we're going to perform We Are Young by the band Fun to double as a victory song and as our welcome back for our old friends."

More excited clapping ensued. Everybody was excited as the song had recently become a very popular hit. Needless to say, it was one of Tina's personal favorites as she and Mike would find themselves singing it to each other on the radio in his car. However, her happiness didn't last long when Mr. Schue opened his mouth.

"And I want Rachel and Finn to sing the lead vocals! And since it was Quinn's idea, I want you to sing as well. And Sam too, since you're back in our group once again."

The two blondes hugged each other good-naturedly as Rachel clapped to herself in excitement, her beaming "Rachel Berry" smile prominent. And Finn... Well, Finn was being Finn. As the New Directions members piled out of the choir room in direction to the auditorium to practice, Tina stayed behind, telling Mike that she'll catch up to him in a second. She went over to Mr. Schue, who was standing by the piano and stuffing music sheets into his briefcase. Shuffling her feet nervously, she plucked up the courage to speak.

"Um, Mr. Schue," she said softly.

The Spanish teacher turned to her with a surprised look on his face. "Yes, Tina?"

"Um, I was just wondering," Tina continued timidly, "if maybe I could get a solo in We Are Young? I mean, I know you told Finchel, Quinn, and Sam that they'd sing, but I, um, I really love that song and, uh, I just wanted to know if I could, uh, s-sing in it?"

Damn, maybe she really did have a stutter.

When Mr. Schue frowned at the girl in pity, she already knew the answer. "Oh, I'm so sorry Tina. I didn't mean to overlook you. I didn't know you wanted it that bad."

Where were you the last three years? Tina thought bitterly as she looked at Mr. Schue with a down-trodden look like she was kicked puppy. "No way, it's all good."

"Maybe next time."

And with that Mr. Schue packed up his things and followed the group to the auditorium, leaving Tina feeling upset and angry. Oh, how she hated how much Mr. Schuester favored Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson over everyone else. It's so obvious. That was why Mercedes and Santana quit the glee club in the first place. And Brittany just really went along for the ride. But whatever. Tina'll just have to wait her turn, I guess. One day, she'll have her moment in the spotlight again. One day.

"You coming, Tina?" Mr. Schue poked his curly head through the choir room door. Coach Sylvester was right. His head does look like a briar patch.

"Coming." she said solemnly and she scurried off to join the others.

glee

After rehearsals, everyone went back to class and Tina was sitting in Mrs. Hagberg's world history class, bored out of her mind, as she watched the slowly-aging woman struggle to remember if Napoleon was a French dictator or an ice cream. Luckily, she had history with Artie and Sam, so she could at least enjoy their company.

"And, uh, Napoleon was killed at the Battle of Watergate, uh no, Waterloo! And, um, all the French people did, uh, stuff," Mrs. Hagberg said she wrote on the chalkboard with a wrinkly hand.

Rolling her eyes, she turned to Sam and passed him a note as he was currently trying to take notes as best as he could. He took it the note and read it to himself, taking a long time to understand the words.

Doesn't she make you want to pull out your hair?

not reallie. im fynding it verry educashinol.

Tina raised an eyebrow at the poor spelling, but then remembered that Sam had dyslexia and immediately felt bad for second-guessing Sam's intelligence for one second. She started writing again and soon the two were exchanging notes throughout class.

I'm just bored out of my mind and she is terrible.

who bad can she be?

Last week, she tried to convince us that Germany had taken over the world and Nazis were running amok in Sweden.

haha i gess ur write. r u ok by teh way? u seemd sad at rehursals.

It's nothing. I just wish Rachel Berry would stop hogging all the solos. I wanted to sing We Are Young.

sorrie. i didnt no.

It's not your fault, and I'm happy for you. I promise. :)

"Miss Conan-Chong, is there something you'd like to share with the class?" Mrs. Hagberg called out as she squint her beady eyes towards the two teens.

"Um, it's Cohen-Chang," Tina corrected tentatively.

"I could've sworn it said Conan-Chong on the program last Friday night," the history teacher said before muttering under her breath, "Damn, Alzheimer's." She looked back at Sam and Tina. "Just pay attention, please. Now class, let's talk about Poland and how it was taken over by the Nazis and how they're running amok..."

As the teacher went off on some pointless spiel that Tina was certain could be interpreted as anti-Semitic, she felt a large, warm hand envelope her own and saw that Sam was trying to comfort her, which she returned with a smile.

glee

After school, the New Directions met up in the auditorium to prepare for the re-induction of the ever-charming Santana Lopez, the sassy diva Mercedes Jones, and the sweet, innocent Brittany S. Pierce. Tina also heard a rumor that spoiled girl Sugar Motta would be joining them. Hopefully as a backup dancer because that girl's voice is the sound equivalent of getting your teeth pulled. She sat on the bottom step of stage stairs with the cloud backdrop that the group had used last year after Sectionals was standing prominent.

Rachel Berry started up the song with her youthful exuberance.

Rachel
Give me a second, I...
I need to get my story straight
My friends are in the bathroom
Getting higher than the Empire State
My lover, he's waiting for me
Just across the bar
My seat's been taken by some sunglasses
Asking 'bout a scar and

Finn
I know I gave it to you months ago
I know you're tryin' to forget
But between the drinks and subtle things
The holes in my apologies
You know, I'm trying hard to take it back

Sam
So if by the time the bar closes

Sam and Quinn
And you feel like falling down
I'll carry you home

Everybody soon got up from their spots and started dancing as they all engaged in the chorus.

Finn with New Directions
Tonight
We are young

Rachel and Finn with New Directions
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter than the sun

Suddenly, Tina heard a very distinctive harmony that the one and only Mercedes Jones can belt out. She turned to see her friends and Sugar standing shyly by the backstage door. With bright smiles on their faces, they contributed to the song.

Mercedes
Whoa!

Santana and Mercedes with Brittany and Sugar
Tonight
We are young
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter
Than the sun

Quinn with New Directions
Carry me home tonight
Just carry me home tonight
Carry me home tonight
Just carry me home tonight

Quinn elegantly made her way towards the four girls, grabbing Mercedes and pulling her into a sort of tango pose in an effort to get her to join the group. Artie and Kurt went to retrieve Sugar, who happily sat in Artie's lap, which made Tina a little jealous but not really. Brittany jumped into Rory's arms and he carried her all the way towards Tina and Mike, who greeted her with a big Asian hug.

Santana
The angels never arrived but I can hear the choir
So will someone come and carry me home

Rachel
Tonight
We are young

Rachel walked over to Santana and took her hand, pulling her towards the crowd where Finn welcomed her with a gentle hug.

Rachel and Finn
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter
Than the sun

Mercedes
We are young

Santana with New Directions
Tonight
We are young

Santana and Mercedes with New Directions
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter
Than the sun

Rachel and Finn
So if by the time the bar closes
And you feel like falling down
I'll carry you home tonight

As the song ended, Mr. Schue walked out in his casual clothing and brought the club in for a group hug, all of them cheering happily with screams of laughter and joy. They were a family again.

Author's Comments: Well, what did you think? Is it worth continuing? I love feedback. Also, please don't get offended by me portraying Sam's dyslexia the way I did.

Featured Songs:
"ABC" by The Jackson 5. Sung by Tina with New Directions.
"We Are Young" by fun. featuring Janelle Monaé. Sung by New Directions.