I take no credit at all in the originality of a newsies/rent crossover. In fact, other than the actual fanwritting of this document, I own absolutely NOTHING. ZIP. NADA. ZERO. Disney owns Newsies, RENT is property of Jonathan Larson, and the Original Characters belong to their owners.
OH MY GOD. HE WROTE SOMETHING!
Yes, yes, it is in fact true. It's been over a year on hiatus...but it's finally here. Sooooooo, lets start chapter one.
A YEAR IN THE LIFE
CHAPTER ONE
Christmas Eve
Hello home-viewers. My name's Richard Rosenberg. My friends call me Specs for obvious reasons.
That over there, is my roommate Skittery. I don't remember his real name.
"What are you doing?"
"Nothing Mikey...just keep on doing your thing!"
...Okay, so his name's Mike; but he prefers his nickname...I swear.
This marks the first filming of my newest documentary. This time, completely without a script. Hopefully it's better than some of the other crap I've been filming lately.
Today is December twenty-fourth, Christmas Eve. The time is nine p.m. Skitts and I are currently living...well here. The same place we've been living for the past four years.
The building used to be a music publishing factory. The only evidence is a large pile of old posters advertising gigs for a group called the V-tones. Over the years, we've been using them as fuel to keep warm. Currently, there are only four left. Skitts has offered the use of his old sheet music, but I think I have a few original screenplays I'd be willing to part with. Other than the skylight that serves as our exhaust pipe, our little loft has only one window; out of which runs a thick extension cord that serves as our means of electricity. Outside the window, the vacant lot next door has become a small tent city, and serves as a home for the homeless.
We open with a shot of Skittery sitting in the corner, tuning his guitar. He hasn't played since he was released from rehab six months ago. He used to be pretty good with his fender...but as you can hear, he is a bit rusty from lack of practice.
"Fuck You."
Smile Skitts, It's almost Christmas.
END CHAPTER ONE
A/N: Chapter one is dedicated to a certain miss Oxymoronic Alliteration.
I also plugged a faaaantastic fic in this chapter. It's called the V-Tones and is by flashing lights. Read it now.
also, just for the record:
Please note that this IS a crossover fic and will not follow the EXACT path of the musical RENT. I am using it as a basis for the plot. A whole buncha things will be the same, but there will be a few differences here and there. I am open to comments and I would like to know what you think. And please, if you have the time, constructive criticism is much obliged.