Coneflower View aka 1st person perspective
After everyone *finally* made it back to the lodging house, we all gather around to watch Kloppman do his elf dance he learned in the old country, "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts, de da le de, there are standing in a row…" *smacks head* Wait! That's only in my head. Sorry about that.
*changes modes* Okay, back to the story. So everyone got back to the lodging house like real late. I had been staring at the most beautiful sight - which would be Mush - when a load of water guns sorta fell on top of me. I squeaked out 'help' from under them and Mush dug me out of the pile.
"All right, who ordered water guns from the real world?" I asked, looking around the room. I heard giggling in the washroom and recognized it to be Owl, Gypsy, and Pearl. "And you guys think this is funny?"
They all nodded. "Yeah" Owl replied.
"How'd ya'll know the secret code?" I asked.
Gypsy whispered. "Pinkguin told us."
"Why? We couldn't order anything?" Pearl spoke up.
I smiled. "Naw, you can order anything you want! Let's have a water gun fight!"
Somehow night turned into day in a moment and we were all outside having a water gun fight. Suddenly Mystic and Skittery come strolling out the house. I spotted them and flew up to them.
"EMILY!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed almost running into them.
"Uh Coney, that was my ear" Mystic said, holding her ear.
Skittery scrunched his face at the sight on the street. "What are you doing?"
"We're having a water fight" Mush replied, walking up behind us. I nodded enthusiastically. Mush shot me with his water gun and we went back to playing.
"Heya guys!" Jack shouted from the alley. "Looky heah!"
Everyone went to the alley where there stood one of those cheesy electrical horses that you have to put a quarter into to ride.
"What is that?" Blink asked, confused and dazed and smiling for no reason with Damsel on his shoulders.
"You ride one of those" Indie informed them. Jack hopped on it. It started moving after someone put a quarter in it.
"Ride 'em cowboy!" Jack shouted as the electrical horse moved back and forth.
Everyone started to scoot away at the image, b/c it was scary! But Indie jumped on the back of the horse with Jack and it galloped away into the sunset.
I stood there wondering how that was possible, but Mush walked by with his skimpy muscle shirt soaking wet, so, I could care less about the horse thingy whatever.
"Hey baby" I said in my seductive voice. Mush ran up to me and started talking in French. "I didn't know you could speak French."
He scratched his head. "Me neither."
"Oh well" I shrugged then threw my arms around him. "Kiss me you fool!"
Mush dipped me in Time Square just like that picture from the 1940's with the sailor guy, and we kissed…FINALLY!!!!!!!!! Fireworks could be heard in the distant and everyone stopped in awe as the song "Up Where We Belong" started to play. *snorts* Yeah right! Like that's our song! *laughs hysterically* Mush pulled me up. I was in shock, but it only lasted like a split second until I latched onto him. After about a ten minutes of making out in the middle of the street and everyone had fallen over from exhaustion, something stopped our happy time.
I pushed away. "Mushie baby, I love you."
"I love you too, Cone." We both sighed.
"What about me?!" we all heard a voice come from the shadows. We all looked around to see who said that.
"Jason Marsden!" I exclaimed, bug eyed.
"Yes, it's me Nina." Jason walked up to me.
"But, you're not in Newsies! You can't even sing! You had to have Aaron Lohr here…" I pointed to Mush. "…to sing your part in A Goofy Movie!"
"Who's Aaron Lohr?" Mush asked, confused.
I leaned close to his ear. "No one. I'll explain later." He took that explanation with a confused nod.
"I wanted to marry you, Nina" Jason told us. Everyone gasped. Jason grabbed my hand. I pulled my hand away from him.
"What about me, babe?!"
All eyes fell upon Dean Portman. Everyone gasped again. I stood there with three guys who wanted - me!
"Cone, ya gonna have ta choose which onna us ya want" Mush said.
I looked at all three of their faces. Their beautiful faces! ((technically Mush and Portman have the same face- who cares!)) How was I to choose!!!!!! "Oh the humanity!!!!!!" I screamed, but then my eyes connected with Mush's eyes again and I knew who I wanted.
Portman didn't really care b/c he had a short attention span, and went to go hit on some girls. Jason Marsden just stood there pouting, but was interrupted by Denton who appeared out of no where.
"I know what will make you feel better. How about a big hug from Denton?" Denton flung his arms out.
"I don't think so, dork" Jason said, clenching his teeth.
"Aww…c'mon! One little hug." Denton was inching closer.
"Get your stiff butt away from me!" Jason smacked Denton in the face with his fist knocking him out. A small party appeared on the street as Wisecracks - who somehow got into the newsieverse ((we're still trying to find out how she slipped in…it's a huge conspiracy)) - and sang
"Ding dong, Denton is gone".
Just then, Clink and Shaker ran up to me and Mush. "AHHHHHHHH! He's gone! He's gone!" She was talking so fast we couldn't understand her.
"Wait! Wait!" I said, trying to get her to calm down. "Who's gone?!"
Clink tried to say it, but was too much in hysterics. I turned to Shaker. "Jake got kidnapped."
My mouth fell to the ground. "WHAT?! AHHHHHHHHHH!" I started going into hysterics too. "By who?!?!?!?!"
Shaker couldn't answer, b/c a huge tank came rolling down the street crushing wagons and carriages. The tank stopped a few feet in front of us and guess who popped out? Pulitzer and CoRny evilly laughing.
"Cone! What are we going to do?!" I heard from around the crowd of newsies and listees. I was like too surprised to think especially when I saw Pulitzer in one of those 'hitler' hats ((HOY!)) and CoRny was hanging all over them.
"Y'know" I sputtered. "I think they joined forces which isn't good!"
"Muha ha ha ha ha…" Pulitzer laughed. "I can now destroy all the newsies!"
"Wait, darling, remember…" CoRny elbowed him. Pulitzer thought real hard for a while.
"Oh yeah, forgot, do your…ah, whatever." He started to go back into the tank when he shot back up. "But hurry up! I wanna have my fun."
"Oh shut up!" CoRny kicked him down then evilly laughed again. "Coneflower!"
I stared at my evil twin. "What?"
"I have Jake and I'm going to kill him if you don't give yourself up and become my slave" CoRny explained, picking in her ear.
"Look everyone!" Filly shouted, eating her cookies Race bought her. "It's Jake."
Everyone looked passed the tank to see Jake strolling along the side of the street. Clink screamed, attacked him, and wouldn't let him go.
CoRny sighed in frustration. "Joe dear, did you lock your office when we left?" she shouted into the tank.
"No, why?" he asked, popping up.
"Because of that!" She pointed to the large group gather around Jake trying their best - but not succeeding - to pry Clink off of him.
"Opps…"
"You idiot!" CoRny smacked him up side the head.
"Can I have my fun now?" Pulitzer asked, meekly.
"Yeah, sure, go ahead…imbecile." CoRny went to sulk down in the tank.
"Hey newsies" Pulitzer said in a sing-sang voice. "I'm coming to destroy you now."
"Oh my, a tank!" Lily said, all the sudden noticing the tank. We had no idea how she didn't see it before. "Cool!"
"Not cool!" Dice screeched as the tank started to roll toward them.
"Now what do we do?" Davey cried all girly and stuff. Copper held him.
"It'll be okay. Right Cone?" Copper growled.
I shrugged. "I have no clue."
The tank was being loaded and aimed toward the newsies and listees.
"I got an idea!" Mystic yelled, sarcastically. "Why don't we…run!"
Everyone took off down the street screaming and running and jumping and leaping and flipping and *smack* I know, too many action verbs. The tank started down the street after us…
"I got it!" I said, with my light bulb popping on again. "Quick! Someone eat spinach and turn into Popeye!"
"I'll do that." Mush sucked down a can of spinach, but he didn't really need to b/c his muscles were already so big *hehe*…he was just humoring me b/c I made a bet with West to see which one of our favorite newsies we could get to eat a vegetable. But he was just so good looking with his muscles and all, I latched onto him again so that didn't work.
"Look!" Damsel shouted, pointing into the sky.
"It's a bird!" Blink said.
"It's a plane!" Pearl cried.
"It's…" Gypsy stalled. "Pie Eater?"
"He's come to save us all!" Piper said in a southern accent, then turned to Snoddy. "Did you know he could fly?"
Snoddy shook his head. "Naw, I guess I didn't. Why, ya like guys who can fly?"
Piper laid her head on his shoulder. "Meow, baby, meow."
Pie Eater landed on top the tank and plugged the missile launcher thingy. It fired, but blew up the tank instead. Pulitzer and CoRny went flying in the air, and Pie caught them to bring them to their punishment.
"I'll catch you yet, Cone!" I heard CoRny shout as they disappeared. "I'll get you!!!!!"
Pulitzer grinned at her. "I love when your mad, dear. Kiss me!"
CoRny made a disturbed face. "Ewww…I wouldn't go that far, darling."
CoRny and Pulitzer's punishment was to sit and watch Jonathan get his revenge on them - a fashion show with all of his friends as models. The newsies and listees rejoiced in happiness. I kissed Mush again. Actually all the listees kissed their favorite newsie except Owl, Gypsy, and Pearl who played a game of patty cake with Pie Eater ((after he got back)). Clink ran off again with Shaker and Jake to the zoo so they could live with the dingos. Cocoa and Rags decided they would move as far away from these crazy people as possible. Jack and Indie rode up on the electrical horse after a long ride to Santa Fe and back.
I pulled away from Mush. "This is truly a happy ending, isn't it?"
"It sure is" he smiled and held me in a tight grip where I sighed and watched all my friends and the newsies be happy…the way it was suppose to be.
That's when we all joined in song in the middle of the street. "Somehow we'll make it, a rainbow connection, the lovers, the dreamers, and us…la da da de…" …And we lives happily ever after!
The End
*Pinkguin peeks over my shoulder then whispers in my ear* I know we all didn't live happily ever after, but that's how I want to remember all of us together. *tears up, Pinkguin hugs me* Thanks, Pinkguin. I know things aren't that bad, but our era was over a while back. I wish it could of never ended, but things change. I wrote this so people will remember the happy times. *Pinkguin nods in understanding* Thanks for never leaving me. I love you. *hugs Pinkguin again then looks at the finish product that is "Rainbow Connection"* I love all you guys too, thanks for making me happy.
After everyone *finally* made it back to the lodging house, we all gather around to watch Kloppman do his elf dance he learned in the old country, "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts, de da le de, there are standing in a row…" *smacks head* Wait! That's only in my head. Sorry about that.
*changes modes* Okay, back to the story. So everyone got back to the lodging house like real late. I had been staring at the most beautiful sight - which would be Mush - when a load of water guns sorta fell on top of me. I squeaked out 'help' from under them and Mush dug me out of the pile.
"All right, who ordered water guns from the real world?" I asked, looking around the room. I heard giggling in the washroom and recognized it to be Owl, Gypsy, and Pearl. "And you guys think this is funny?"
They all nodded. "Yeah" Owl replied.
"How'd ya'll know the secret code?" I asked.
Gypsy whispered. "Pinkguin told us."
"Why? We couldn't order anything?" Pearl spoke up.
I smiled. "Naw, you can order anything you want! Let's have a water gun fight!"
Somehow night turned into day in a moment and we were all outside having a water gun fight. Suddenly Mystic and Skittery come strolling out the house. I spotted them and flew up to them.
"EMILY!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed almost running into them.
"Uh Coney, that was my ear" Mystic said, holding her ear.
Skittery scrunched his face at the sight on the street. "What are you doing?"
"We're having a water fight" Mush replied, walking up behind us. I nodded enthusiastically. Mush shot me with his water gun and we went back to playing.
"Heya guys!" Jack shouted from the alley. "Looky heah!"
Everyone went to the alley where there stood one of those cheesy electrical horses that you have to put a quarter into to ride.
"What is that?" Blink asked, confused and dazed and smiling for no reason with Damsel on his shoulders.
"You ride one of those" Indie informed them. Jack hopped on it. It started moving after someone put a quarter in it.
"Ride 'em cowboy!" Jack shouted as the electrical horse moved back and forth.
Everyone started to scoot away at the image, b/c it was scary! But Indie jumped on the back of the horse with Jack and it galloped away into the sunset.
I stood there wondering how that was possible, but Mush walked by with his skimpy muscle shirt soaking wet, so, I could care less about the horse thingy whatever.
"Hey baby" I said in my seductive voice. Mush ran up to me and started talking in French. "I didn't know you could speak French."
He scratched his head. "Me neither."
"Oh well" I shrugged then threw my arms around him. "Kiss me you fool!"
Mush dipped me in Time Square just like that picture from the 1940's with the sailor guy, and we kissed…FINALLY!!!!!!!!! Fireworks could be heard in the distant and everyone stopped in awe as the song "Up Where We Belong" started to play. *snorts* Yeah right! Like that's our song! *laughs hysterically* Mush pulled me up. I was in shock, but it only lasted like a split second until I latched onto him. After about a ten minutes of making out in the middle of the street and everyone had fallen over from exhaustion, something stopped our happy time.
I pushed away. "Mushie baby, I love you."
"I love you too, Cone." We both sighed.
"What about me?!" we all heard a voice come from the shadows. We all looked around to see who said that.
"Jason Marsden!" I exclaimed, bug eyed.
"Yes, it's me Nina." Jason walked up to me.
"But, you're not in Newsies! You can't even sing! You had to have Aaron Lohr here…" I pointed to Mush. "…to sing your part in A Goofy Movie!"
"Who's Aaron Lohr?" Mush asked, confused.
I leaned close to his ear. "No one. I'll explain later." He took that explanation with a confused nod.
"I wanted to marry you, Nina" Jason told us. Everyone gasped. Jason grabbed my hand. I pulled my hand away from him.
"What about me, babe?!"
All eyes fell upon Dean Portman. Everyone gasped again. I stood there with three guys who wanted - me!
"Cone, ya gonna have ta choose which onna us ya want" Mush said.
I looked at all three of their faces. Their beautiful faces! ((technically Mush and Portman have the same face- who cares!)) How was I to choose!!!!!! "Oh the humanity!!!!!!" I screamed, but then my eyes connected with Mush's eyes again and I knew who I wanted.
Portman didn't really care b/c he had a short attention span, and went to go hit on some girls. Jason Marsden just stood there pouting, but was interrupted by Denton who appeared out of no where.
"I know what will make you feel better. How about a big hug from Denton?" Denton flung his arms out.
"I don't think so, dork" Jason said, clenching his teeth.
"Aww…c'mon! One little hug." Denton was inching closer.
"Get your stiff butt away from me!" Jason smacked Denton in the face with his fist knocking him out. A small party appeared on the street as Wisecracks - who somehow got into the newsieverse ((we're still trying to find out how she slipped in…it's a huge conspiracy)) - and sang
"Ding dong, Denton is gone".
Just then, Clink and Shaker ran up to me and Mush. "AHHHHHHHH! He's gone! He's gone!" She was talking so fast we couldn't understand her.
"Wait! Wait!" I said, trying to get her to calm down. "Who's gone?!"
Clink tried to say it, but was too much in hysterics. I turned to Shaker. "Jake got kidnapped."
My mouth fell to the ground. "WHAT?! AHHHHHHHHHH!" I started going into hysterics too. "By who?!?!?!?!"
Shaker couldn't answer, b/c a huge tank came rolling down the street crushing wagons and carriages. The tank stopped a few feet in front of us and guess who popped out? Pulitzer and CoRny evilly laughing.
"Cone! What are we going to do?!" I heard from around the crowd of newsies and listees. I was like too surprised to think especially when I saw Pulitzer in one of those 'hitler' hats ((HOY!)) and CoRny was hanging all over them.
"Y'know" I sputtered. "I think they joined forces which isn't good!"
"Muha ha ha ha ha…" Pulitzer laughed. "I can now destroy all the newsies!"
"Wait, darling, remember…" CoRny elbowed him. Pulitzer thought real hard for a while.
"Oh yeah, forgot, do your…ah, whatever." He started to go back into the tank when he shot back up. "But hurry up! I wanna have my fun."
"Oh shut up!" CoRny kicked him down then evilly laughed again. "Coneflower!"
I stared at my evil twin. "What?"
"I have Jake and I'm going to kill him if you don't give yourself up and become my slave" CoRny explained, picking in her ear.
"Look everyone!" Filly shouted, eating her cookies Race bought her. "It's Jake."
Everyone looked passed the tank to see Jake strolling along the side of the street. Clink screamed, attacked him, and wouldn't let him go.
CoRny sighed in frustration. "Joe dear, did you lock your office when we left?" she shouted into the tank.
"No, why?" he asked, popping up.
"Because of that!" She pointed to the large group gather around Jake trying their best - but not succeeding - to pry Clink off of him.
"Opps…"
"You idiot!" CoRny smacked him up side the head.
"Can I have my fun now?" Pulitzer asked, meekly.
"Yeah, sure, go ahead…imbecile." CoRny went to sulk down in the tank.
"Hey newsies" Pulitzer said in a sing-sang voice. "I'm coming to destroy you now."
"Oh my, a tank!" Lily said, all the sudden noticing the tank. We had no idea how she didn't see it before. "Cool!"
"Not cool!" Dice screeched as the tank started to roll toward them.
"Now what do we do?" Davey cried all girly and stuff. Copper held him.
"It'll be okay. Right Cone?" Copper growled.
I shrugged. "I have no clue."
The tank was being loaded and aimed toward the newsies and listees.
"I got an idea!" Mystic yelled, sarcastically. "Why don't we…run!"
Everyone took off down the street screaming and running and jumping and leaping and flipping and *smack* I know, too many action verbs. The tank started down the street after us…
"I got it!" I said, with my light bulb popping on again. "Quick! Someone eat spinach and turn into Popeye!"
"I'll do that." Mush sucked down a can of spinach, but he didn't really need to b/c his muscles were already so big *hehe*…he was just humoring me b/c I made a bet with West to see which one of our favorite newsies we could get to eat a vegetable. But he was just so good looking with his muscles and all, I latched onto him again so that didn't work.
"Look!" Damsel shouted, pointing into the sky.
"It's a bird!" Blink said.
"It's a plane!" Pearl cried.
"It's…" Gypsy stalled. "Pie Eater?"
"He's come to save us all!" Piper said in a southern accent, then turned to Snoddy. "Did you know he could fly?"
Snoddy shook his head. "Naw, I guess I didn't. Why, ya like guys who can fly?"
Piper laid her head on his shoulder. "Meow, baby, meow."
Pie Eater landed on top the tank and plugged the missile launcher thingy. It fired, but blew up the tank instead. Pulitzer and CoRny went flying in the air, and Pie caught them to bring them to their punishment.
"I'll catch you yet, Cone!" I heard CoRny shout as they disappeared. "I'll get you!!!!!"
Pulitzer grinned at her. "I love when your mad, dear. Kiss me!"
CoRny made a disturbed face. "Ewww…I wouldn't go that far, darling."
CoRny and Pulitzer's punishment was to sit and watch Jonathan get his revenge on them - a fashion show with all of his friends as models. The newsies and listees rejoiced in happiness. I kissed Mush again. Actually all the listees kissed their favorite newsie except Owl, Gypsy, and Pearl who played a game of patty cake with Pie Eater ((after he got back)). Clink ran off again with Shaker and Jake to the zoo so they could live with the dingos. Cocoa and Rags decided they would move as far away from these crazy people as possible. Jack and Indie rode up on the electrical horse after a long ride to Santa Fe and back.
I pulled away from Mush. "This is truly a happy ending, isn't it?"
"It sure is" he smiled and held me in a tight grip where I sighed and watched all my friends and the newsies be happy…the way it was suppose to be.
That's when we all joined in song in the middle of the street. "Somehow we'll make it, a rainbow connection, the lovers, the dreamers, and us…la da da de…" …And we lives happily ever after!
The End
*Pinkguin peeks over my shoulder then whispers in my ear* I know we all didn't live happily ever after, but that's how I want to remember all of us together. *tears up, Pinkguin hugs me* Thanks, Pinkguin. I know things aren't that bad, but our era was over a while back. I wish it could of never ended, but things change. I wrote this so people will remember the happy times. *Pinkguin nods in understanding* Thanks for never leaving me. I love you. *hugs Pinkguin again then looks at the finish product that is "Rainbow Connection"* I love all you guys too, thanks for making me happy.
