Disclaimer: I don't own the newsies

This chapter is for bulldogchik05 cause I left ya outta the shout outs last time, do worry your not unloved, lol.

The truth:

Ralph's eyes fluttered open and he regained consciousness. He looked around and the previous events began to rush through his mind.

"Damn it" He cursed. Mac and Jo were no where in sight. "He must have taken them".

Standing up Ralph reached up and began to rub his very sore head. When he brought his hand back down he noticed that there was a red liquid on it. Realizing what it was Ralph rushed back into the lodging house.

"Hey Ralph, you alright?" Race called out noticing Ralph's flustered look.

"I'm fine but-"

"Where's Mac and Jo?" Jack said approaching Ralph.

"He took them, I tried to stop him but I couldn't" Ralph rambled.

"Wait slow down who took them?" Jack said eyeing the rambling boy in front of him.

"Lucas"

"Wait how do you know about him?" Blink said with suspicion in his voice.

"Um.Well."

"Spit it out!"

"You see." Ralph continued on to tell them what his real intentions where for joining the newsies. At the end of his story every single newsie had a look of shock plastered to their face.

"I knew he was trouble, jacky-boy" Spot yelled out.

"Please you have to believe me when I say that I'm not working for him anymore, I can take you guys you where his hide out is, and I'll help you get Mac and Jo back" Ralph pleaded with the angry looking newsies.

"He does have a point Jack" Race chimed in.

"Yea but what if it is all a trap?" Spot questioned while raising his eyebrows.

"Well it's the only thing that we got to go on", Jack said.

"Fine, when do we leave?"

"Now" Jack said not noticing that half of his newsies were drunk.

"Jack I don't think that is a good idea" Blink said motioning to the drunken newsies.

"We don't have a choice, everyone who is capable of fighting come with me" Jack yelled. 'Something tells me this is going to be a very long night' Jack mumbled to himself.

With that both Manhattan and Brooklyn newsies headed out into the night.

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A/N: ah, I know it's incredibly short but the next ones are going to be longer. Thanks to all my reviewers!