I don't own any Newsies they are owned by Disney no copyright intended. "David… that was brilliant" I told him as he sat on the other side of Spot who was beside me and looked at me like he was insulted, "You are still the best Spot" I smiled kissing his cheek and he smirked, Jack sat in front of me as Medda started to sing, 'High Times', "Jack" I whispered in his ear and he looked at me and I smiled and kissed him softly, "That was brilliant" I told him and he smiled holding onto my hand as Medda sang low and slow.

"You win some you lose some my dear…Oh high times, hard times sometimes the living is sweet and some times theres nothing to eat" Jack sang to me as I looked at him as he leaned into me and I laughed shaking my head, "But I always land on my feet" he sat up and patted my leg getting up and going up to Medda and taking her hand and waist to dance and she hugged him smiling and he helped her up onto stage singing widh her and I looked at David who shook his head smiling and I laughed.

I clapped and cheered as everyone cheered for Medda and I saw David talking to Spot but I couldn't hear what he said. David and Spot stood up quickly and Spot touched my shoulder moving past me and I looked at them as they grabbed Jack and David told him something then pointed at the door and I looked seeing Snyder at the door.

Jack ran down the steps and grabbed me and Les,

"Jack" I gasped.
"I'll be alright go get out of here now!" Jack and David told us both and I grabbed Les pulling him out of the theater and I gasped running down the street watching as they rounded up every Newsies that came out of the theater.

"No!" Les yelled as they carried Jack out of the theater widh the Newsies fighting the whole way and I had to hold Les back.
"Les come on…" I grabbed him, "We will get them out don't worry" I told him, "Come on" I sighed.

I took Les home and his mother and father were waiting and they looked at me,
"Danielle? What's wrong?" his mother asked frantically and I must have been crying she handed me her handkerchief.

"Thank you" I sighed.
"The bulls broke into the rally and caught Jack and everyone!" Les exclaimed.

"David?" his father asked.
"I don't know they were mainly after Jack" I sighed as the door opened and a tattered beaten David came in a huff.

"David!" His mother hugged him.
"Danielle… we have to go see Denton" David told him and I nodded, "I'll be back later Momma… we have to finish this…"
"I'm coming" Les stated.
"No… Les" I stopped him.

"This is getting to dangerous" David told him and he grabbed my hand and we ran down the street back to Medda's place and the Newsies who were left were filing out most of them from Brooklyn and Harlem and Queens.

"Denton!" I grabbed his arm, "What are we going to do?" I asked him, "Where's Spot and Race and Mush"
"They took them all that they could all the stood in the way of them getting Jack" Denton sighed.
"What are we going to do?" I asked him.

"We go to the courthouse in the morning and break them out" he stated, "Bright and early meet me there" he told us and we nodded.

"Medda" I grabbed her and she was a mess looking at her ruined theater and she was crying.
"We are so sorry Medda we never planned this" David shook his head.
"It's alright just take care of the boys you two get them out" she told us and we nodded.

"I'll see you in the morning" David sighed leaving and I nodded sitting down on the stage and staring around as some of Medda's help tried cleaning up. I joined in unable to sleep widh the thought of my friends and Jack in jail.

I went to bed and slept for a couple hours before sitting on the fire escape staring at the city as a gentle summer breeze blew by. I walked down the fire escape as soon as the sun was over the buildings and I ran down to the courthouse arriving just as David and Denton did but all the other Newsies were waiting trying to get in.

I grabbed David's hand and he pulled me behind him as we followed Denton into the courthouse and into the court room.

"I'll pay for them your honor" Denton entered first hearing something I obviously didn't, "I'll pay the fines all of them" he stated pulling us in.

"Hey you fellas alright?" David asked.

I walked over widh David to the guys and everyone was there smiling,

"You alright?" I asked them and they nodded, "Where's Jack?" I asked them.

"Look we gotta meet at the restaurant… everybody we gotta talk" Denton told them.

The gavel hit the wood and we looked at the judge and mayor,

"Pay the clerk move it along" he told Denton.

"Hey fellas!" Jack called and I turned seeing him and he had his hands behind his back chained up to his feet.

"Hey, Cowboy nice shiner" Racetrack joked and I hit his arm as they shuffled them out.

"Jack" I walked over widh Denton and I smiled touching his bruise gently.

"You alright?" he whispered.

"Haven't slept but yeah…" I nodded and he leaned in kissing my head.

"Hey, Denton I guess we made all the papes this time so how'd my picture look?" Jack asked.
"None of the papers covered the rally not even the Sun" He stated and we all looked at him.

"Case of Jack Kelly, consented to right to riot, assault and resisting arrest" the clerk announced as Jack walked forward and I sighed standing beside David nervously.

"Judge Monahan, I'll speak for this young man." Snyder stepped up.

"You two know each other. Ain't that nice" Jack scoffed.

"Just move it along, Warden Snyder" the Judge motioned.

"This boy's real name is Francis Sullivan." I looked at Jack and he clenched his jaw, "His mother's deceased. His father's a convict in the state penitentiary." I looked at Snyder and then Jack who was annoyed Jack shook his head looking at me apologetically.

"He's an escapee from the House of Refuge where his original sentence for three months was extended to six months for disruptive behavior." Snyder stated.

"Like demanding we eat the food you steal from us" Jack stated.

"Followed by an additional six months for attempted escape" Snyder stated.

"Attempted? Last time it wasn't an attempted escape. Remember Snyder? Remember me and Teddy Roosevelt? Remember Roosevelt and the carriage?" Jack looked at everyone and then at me.

"Therefore, I ask that he be returned to the House of Refuge" Snyder stated.

"What? For my own good, right? Move it along? For my own good and for what he kicks back to you!" Jack spat.

"Who are you?" I asked Jack and he looked at me.

"I ask that the court order his incarceration until the age of twenty-one, in the hope that we may yet guide him to a useful and productive life" Snyder asked.

"So ordered" Judge banged his gavel.

"No!" Les shouted.

"I'm sorry" Jack frowned looking at me and I looked at him.

"It's alright Jack…" I walked over as they walked him out and I sighed looking at David.

"I have to go to work briefly but I will be at the diner very soon" Denton told us as we left.

David grabbed my hand and I sighed walking widh him to the diner,

"I can't believe he lied" David shook his head.
"Don't hate Jack David… he hasn't lived as charmed a life as we have… lying was what he had to do to stay out of jail" I told him.

"Yeah and look where that got him" David opened the diner door for me.

"But he's in there because he is trying to right a wrong" I told him going into the crowded diner.

"Danielle… David!" everyone called very solemnly.

"Hey guys" I smiled walking over to Spot and the others.

"How's Jacky Boy?" Spot asked.

"Snyder got him put in the refugee until he turns 21" I told them.

"What?" everyone got out raged.
"Don't worry we aren't going to let that happen" I told them as the door opened and Denton came in.