Notes: Yeah, I updated again! I am so proud of myself! I was stuck for a while on what to do next, so I watched LOTR again! It's a short chapter, but it doesn't matter. I updated! Uh, I already said that, didn't I?

Anyway, just to let everyone know, I probably won't be updating much once July starts. I'm going to be at a theatre camp called 'Camp Casa'. From the 5th to 25th, I believe, I'll be rehearsing for a production of 'Annie'. It's every weekday from 9 to 5:30, so I'll probably be too exhausted somedays to update. It's dancing, singing, rehearsing, and practicing. The cool thing is that Broadway actors are gonna be there to help us out and star in it. It's gonna be performed at Bass Hall at the end of July and I'll be in at least 2 to 4 performances.

I really hate that I won't know what part I'll have until auditions are over. That's on the first day of the camp...and I just found out that there's both singing and dancing auditions. I didn't know about the dancing before, but they're gonna give us a routine to do. My mom thinks I'll be an orphan, since I look younger than I am...but who knows. I'll keep everyone posted as soon as I possibly can. I'm singing 'I Enjoy Being a Girl' for my piece, which is kinda ironic I guess because sometimes I really dislike being a girl.

Oh yeah, everyone come visit my message board. It's about Elijah Wood. I don't think I have to explain why. I want people to come and look at it. Even my best friend hasn't come to check it out and she' s a huge Elijah fan! It's called Lij Land. I'll put the URL in my profile. You must be a member of ezboard in order to post however.

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Race groaned as he took another step. They had only been walking for about 30 minutes, but at the rate that Jack was forcing them to go, it seemed like hours. The sun beat down on everyone from above, causing most of the guys to remove their hats and use them as fans...horrible working fans, but fans all the same.

"How much longer," he practically whined, but his usual sarcasm was behind the words. Poker elbowed him quickly, giving him a look that clearly said to shut up.

Skittery rolled his eyes from behind Race, knowing his friend a little too well. Race turned around as if he actually heard Skittery's eye rolling behind him and glared at his friend.

"Could you two cut it out," Blink asked, stopping so that the others caught up, "This is serious here."

"Blink, don't worry about it," Mush told him, "They're probably just under pressure. If acting like idiots helps, then let them be idiots." His friends all turned to stare at him. They had never heard Mush sound so sarcastic before, much less call someone a name. They all watched as he walked away, hurrying to catch up with Jack.

"What was that," Hound Dog asked, breaking the heavy silence.

"I've never seen him like that before," Poker said, "He's usually so nice."

"You should understand," Blink told them, "He's under more pressure than any of you."

"We know that," Skittery said, "but we don't know how to destroy it...we don't even know if anyone is after us."

"Of course someone is after us," Hound Dog told him, "Why else would we be traveling all around New York City?"

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Pulitzer looked up from his desk at the two people in front of him...the Delancey brothers. They were his most trusted employees, if you could call them that. He gazed at them from behind his thick glasses, so they could see the urgency of the situation.

"I don't care what you do," he told the brothers, "Just get that penny back. The future of the newspaper world depends on you getting it back."

Oscar glanced over at Morris, a sly smile forming on his face, "Don't worry Mr. Pulitzer, I have an idea. They're probably headed towards Brooklyn. What do you say we give them a surprise Morris?"

"No," Pulitzer told them quickly, "Leave that to someone else. You know who I'm talking about." The brothers exchanged a evil grin.

"We know exactly what you mean," Morris replied, "And we'll take care of it in no time. We won't fail."

"You better not," Pulitzer glared at them. They knew what he could do if they didn't accomplish the mission, "I'm depending on you." Oscar and Morris left without a word after that.

When the door closed behind them however, Oscar quickly hit his brother over the head. Morris grimaced and then turned a glare onto his brother, "What was that for?"

"Never mention the word 'fail' to Mr. Pulitzer," Oscar said, "How many times do I have to remind you?"

They knew about Pulitzer's first defeat. It had been during the strike the last year (just pretend that it still happened). In the fierce battle against the newsies, Pulitzer had lost embarrassingly. The newsie, who then was known as Uncle was in charge of the entire thing. Pulitzer had no doubt that it was Uncle who had it. He was just the type of guy to take action like that. Headlines had been horrible since the beginning of the strike. He had searched for weeks to find his precious treasure, but had never found it.

Now, the newsies thought that Pulitzer was powerless and an easy defeat. He had lost the respect that he used to hold over them. They were no longer scared of him. They thought that he wasn't a threat anymore. Well, they were about to find out that they were wrong all along.

Shout-Outs:

Wisecracker88 – Yeah, every story like this needs some comic relief. That's why I love Newsies and LOTR so much. Merry and Pippin rock! And of course all the newsies like Race that add some humor.

Splashey – I know exactly what you mean. A lot of people take me the wrong way. It's because I'm way too sarcastic. For some reason though, my mom finds that fact funny.

Written Sparks – There will be some actions soon enough. Hopefully, I'll be introducing more characters soon.

NadaZimri – Ok, Race is Pippin and Skitts is Merry. It's because Merry is more serious in the movie and Skittery is more like that. And Race is Pippin because of his lack of seriousness. He's basically the comic relief, like Pippin is in the movie. I saw it today! Yeah, Elijah Wood is so hott! Uh...sorry, I got carried away there! Hope you liked the chapter LOTR is one of few movies that actually make me cry! Especially ROTK!

Lil Irish QT – Yeah, LOTR and Newsies are a lot of people's fave movies. I am so happy! It's so sad that it's over now! : ( I'm glad you thought that the character's were matched well.

Hope Diamonde – I'm gradually going to work everybody in. I don't know long it'll be with my schedule though.

Lulu belle(in response to all 3 reviews) – Ch. 7 - Yeah, my comp used to not let me review. Unfortunately, it doesn't take threats and name-calling seriously...or else it'd be working better now.

Ch. 8 – Yeah! I thought Jack was the perfect choice for Aragorn. It works so well. Ch. 9 – Lucky, you graduated. I kinda wish I was because I'll miss my boyfriend next year. I'll be all alone in theatre class. I need more friends, but I'd rather stick with the ones that I have now. They're awesome! ; )