**AUTHOR'S NOTE: 12-22-2003

I realize this is neither the most brilliant nor is it the most artistic piece of writing anyone's ever seen. The vast majority of the stories I am posting here on fanfiction.net are many, many years old. I wrote a TON of Newsies (among others) fanfiction during my high school years. While my writing is still not anything to brag about it is slightly more polished now than it used to be. Obviously any "Pirates of the Caribbean" based stories will be extremely recent-but they are currently so recent that I haven't even written them yet. *taps head* They're up here.

When you read this story (particularly, the 25 kajillion chapters of CTB) please keep in mind that I am aware it's totally craptastic. It's a gem though and makes me chuckle. I hope to make someone else chuckle too! Hehe. If you absolutely cannot handle reading something with a style so under-par but still want to know the story (I know the feeling) pop me an e-mail and I'll give you a briefing. Haha.

Of course, constructive criticism is completely welcome and wanted but chances are, I may have already refined the issue at hand. Then again I may not have. Let me know!

That said, read on and enjoy as I have always enjoyed a bad story.but please do not expect a great work of art. ;)

-Manslayah

P.S. I don't own a damn thing except for Allie and Lanie. They are not really based on real people. Don't sue me; you won't get a thing.

*Rated PG-13 for language and implied sexuality*