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*disclaimer: I don't own any of the newsies or newsies references I make in this story.
The Boys of the Banner
Setting: six months after the victorious strike a Jack is talking to Medda about the future.
"Medda ya know I love my boys but I just need a new dimension to this whole newsie thing. I must say I'm just slightly bored. Got any suggestions?" said Jack.
"Jack when you were just a little tot you were such a ham! I told your mother that someday your boy will be a star. And honey you still got it in you! My suggestion is you put that young hott body on the stage before you get saggy. Once you figure out what you're doing I'll give you the stage once a week if you want. So how bout it baby, wanna be a star!" said Medda.
"Wow Medda what and offer! I'm still gonna need a couple a days to think the offer over. After a bit of meditation and reflection I'm sure I will come to final decision," said Jack as he walked out of Medda's lobby. As soon as he got out of the doors he began screaming like a little girl.
"I'm going to be famous. I'M GOING TO BE FAMOUS!" he loved shouting those words despite the fact that it gained him a few stares from the socialites walking by. As he was walking back to Manhattan he ran into his girlfriend, Sarah Jacobs. She began running towards Jack (a little awkwardly if you ask me) she threw her arms around Jack in the middle of the street.
"Jack!" she shrieked as she gave him a kiss smack on the lips.
"Ummm hey sweets, we need to talk," Jack said seriously.
"Awwwww baby you know I'm not good at that stuff"
"Yea I noticed, believe me. So you see Sarah I'm going to cut right to the chase. If I'm going to become famous I'm going to have to make some sacrifices. I think I may have to just drop the cling-ons on the way to the top. So Sorry tutz but you have to go," Jack quickly turned and left it at that. He was so relieved that was over. He had been trying to find a good excuse to end that relationship for weeks.
Back at the lodging house
When Jack arrived he found his newsies and a few friends from Brooklyn immersed in a poker game. After everyone was done and even more broke then they were before (except for Racetrack) Jack gathered a few newsies outside to talk to them about his plan to get fame and fortune quickly.
"The five of you have been carefully selected for you jobs. I chose you for your quick instincts and your incredible talents. One of you I chose because of your incredible gift with money. You will all be involved in the biggest mark any newsie will ever leave, yes bigger then the imprint the strike left. Now if you don't want to be involved in this project I understand because it will be a tremendous amount of work but you must know your work will have huge rewards. So here's my idea, I want to start a BOY BAND! Mush, David, Spot, Bumlets and Racetrack, the manager, we will become a huge success as the BOYS OF THE BANNER!" said Jack triumphantly.
"Freakin' genius!" said Spot.
"I can see our name in lights right now!" said Bumlets
"I've been waiting for this chance my entire life!" said Mush
"Thank you Jack, so much," said David as he embraced Jack through tears.
"So what percent of the money do I get?" said Race, ruining the moment entirely.
"So you guys all in?" said Jack.
"Hell yea!" came the response.
As all five boys stood in the middle of the road, men carrying a lit-up frame walked by them. It seemed as if their stardom was their……………..DESTINY
Well I hope you guys liked this first chapter; I know it wasn't that funny but just you wait! Once again as I said I really would like to include other authors in this story. You wanna know what is funny Aaron Lohr starred in The Monkees TV movie, and now he is going to be in a newsie boy band!