Writer note: This story is just...weird. I have no clue where I'm going with it. Oh well.
Part3
"Here we are." Crutchy stopped short of a run down looking building. He pointed up at a sign. "This is where I live: the Newsboys Lodging House."
Sunny stared up, cocking her head. "What's a newsboy?"
"Uh…a boy who sells newspapers."
Sunny nodded. "We don't have those where I'm from. We have guys who sell drugs."
Crutchy was starting to wonder what the heck was so fascinating about these "drugs" this strange girl talked about all the time. "Anyways, let's go in" he said, in a hurry. He wanted to prove his point to the fellahs before the mysterious girl sudden disappeared in thin air like she appeared.
They strolled in the building with Crutchy's hopes held high that the other newsboys would be in the lobby. Sure enough, they were! The gimp smiled a satisfied smile. "Heya fellahs!" The other newsies turned to him. "I got someone for you to meet." All the newsies looked over at him.
Crutchy gestured for Sunny to stand by him. "This is Sunny, the girl I saw appear out of no where."
There was long pause before a peel of laugh sounded around the lobby. "Good one, Crutchy!" and "You get us every time" was heard through the room from various newsies.
Crutchy's face dropped and he looked dismayed more than ever. "You don't see her???"
Sunny looked down at herself. "I see me."
"Crutchy, are you feeling all right?" Jack asked, concerned and kind of scared.
"No, I am NOT!" The gimp whirled pointing aimlessly at Sunny. "You can stand there and tell me you don't see a girl right here next to me?!?!?!"
The newsies looked around innocently, as if to try and avoid that comment. Just then, Mush walked through the lodging house door. "Heya fellahs!" He stopped short when he saw a brightly dressed girl staring at him. "Hello, miss."
Sunny smiled, her hands behind her back. "Hi, Mr. Newsie Person."
"Mush, you see a girl there?" Jack asked, surprised.
Mush looked at him weird. "Yeah, you don't?"
"No." Jack shook his head, blankly.
By now, Crutchy was getting excited. If someone could see Sunny then his point would be proven! Race strolled up from across the room. "Mush, there's no girl there! Stop taking Crutchy's side and admit it!"
"But, but..." he stumbled, raising his shoulder. "There is a girl there with blonde hair and this crazy looking dress on."
Race snorted, "You make me sick", then turned on his heel to walk off.
Mush held back tearing. His friends were turning against him; that wasn't a good thing in the Newsieverse! "I didn't do it! I'm scared! AHHH!!!" He tore off out the lodging house, screaming in terror.
"See, Crutchy, look what you've done" Jack said, wearing his 'disappointed' face. "Now Mush is probably gonna get hit by a carriage 'er something. You never do anything right."
"I never do anything right???" Crutchy flamed, in a rare rage. "You're talking about me when you were the one who did the betrayal thing during the strike!"
"You're the one who told Snyder where I was!" Jack threw back.
Crutchy gaped at him. "That wasn't my fault! You know what happens when I'm put under pressure! I'm out of here." He hobbled out the door, only to notice he was alone. "Sunny, come on!"
Sunny looked up from finger painting - with ink - on Swifty's face. With a sly smirk, she wiped the excess ink on Jack's vest and ran out to join Crutchy. Jack turned around, shaking his head. His eye caught on Swifty's face. "Swifty, why is there ink all over your face?" he asked, confused.
"Huh?" Swifty cocked his head. "What do you mean?" He touched his face, rubbing off some ink. "Hey!"
"He's not the only one, Jack" Race informed, pointing to his friend's vest.
"What the???" He started wiping his vest, but all it did was smear the ink more. "Too many strange things are going on around heah!"
Suddenly, a burst of wind was felt, leaving a tall figure standing in the doorway. "Never fear, Denton is here!"
"It's Denton!" Mush shouted from behind him then ran off screaming again.
"I am here to be your Ace Mystery Detective!" The newsies groaned. Denton was trying to fulfill his dream of being a super hero. He was pretty good at it, but the red spandex pants kind of freaked them out when he wore them. "What can I do for you?"
"Well, it's like this" Jack started. "Crutchy claims this girl appeared out of nowhere and it's just causing everything to be weird." He shivered at the thought of things falling out of place.
"I'll get to the bottom of this for you." Denton smiled one of those cheesy super hero smiles then ran off since he could fly, of course.
Part3
"Here we are." Crutchy stopped short of a run down looking building. He pointed up at a sign. "This is where I live: the Newsboys Lodging House."
Sunny stared up, cocking her head. "What's a newsboy?"
"Uh…a boy who sells newspapers."
Sunny nodded. "We don't have those where I'm from. We have guys who sell drugs."
Crutchy was starting to wonder what the heck was so fascinating about these "drugs" this strange girl talked about all the time. "Anyways, let's go in" he said, in a hurry. He wanted to prove his point to the fellahs before the mysterious girl sudden disappeared in thin air like she appeared.
They strolled in the building with Crutchy's hopes held high that the other newsboys would be in the lobby. Sure enough, they were! The gimp smiled a satisfied smile. "Heya fellahs!" The other newsies turned to him. "I got someone for you to meet." All the newsies looked over at him.
Crutchy gestured for Sunny to stand by him. "This is Sunny, the girl I saw appear out of no where."
There was long pause before a peel of laugh sounded around the lobby. "Good one, Crutchy!" and "You get us every time" was heard through the room from various newsies.
Crutchy's face dropped and he looked dismayed more than ever. "You don't see her???"
Sunny looked down at herself. "I see me."
"Crutchy, are you feeling all right?" Jack asked, concerned and kind of scared.
"No, I am NOT!" The gimp whirled pointing aimlessly at Sunny. "You can stand there and tell me you don't see a girl right here next to me?!?!?!"
The newsies looked around innocently, as if to try and avoid that comment. Just then, Mush walked through the lodging house door. "Heya fellahs!" He stopped short when he saw a brightly dressed girl staring at him. "Hello, miss."
Sunny smiled, her hands behind her back. "Hi, Mr. Newsie Person."
"Mush, you see a girl there?" Jack asked, surprised.
Mush looked at him weird. "Yeah, you don't?"
"No." Jack shook his head, blankly.
By now, Crutchy was getting excited. If someone could see Sunny then his point would be proven! Race strolled up from across the room. "Mush, there's no girl there! Stop taking Crutchy's side and admit it!"
"But, but..." he stumbled, raising his shoulder. "There is a girl there with blonde hair and this crazy looking dress on."
Race snorted, "You make me sick", then turned on his heel to walk off.
Mush held back tearing. His friends were turning against him; that wasn't a good thing in the Newsieverse! "I didn't do it! I'm scared! AHHH!!!" He tore off out the lodging house, screaming in terror.
"See, Crutchy, look what you've done" Jack said, wearing his 'disappointed' face. "Now Mush is probably gonna get hit by a carriage 'er something. You never do anything right."
"I never do anything right???" Crutchy flamed, in a rare rage. "You're talking about me when you were the one who did the betrayal thing during the strike!"
"You're the one who told Snyder where I was!" Jack threw back.
Crutchy gaped at him. "That wasn't my fault! You know what happens when I'm put under pressure! I'm out of here." He hobbled out the door, only to notice he was alone. "Sunny, come on!"
Sunny looked up from finger painting - with ink - on Swifty's face. With a sly smirk, she wiped the excess ink on Jack's vest and ran out to join Crutchy. Jack turned around, shaking his head. His eye caught on Swifty's face. "Swifty, why is there ink all over your face?" he asked, confused.
"Huh?" Swifty cocked his head. "What do you mean?" He touched his face, rubbing off some ink. "Hey!"
"He's not the only one, Jack" Race informed, pointing to his friend's vest.
"What the???" He started wiping his vest, but all it did was smear the ink more. "Too many strange things are going on around heah!"
Suddenly, a burst of wind was felt, leaving a tall figure standing in the doorway. "Never fear, Denton is here!"
"It's Denton!" Mush shouted from behind him then ran off screaming again.
"I am here to be your Ace Mystery Detective!" The newsies groaned. Denton was trying to fulfill his dream of being a super hero. He was pretty good at it, but the red spandex pants kind of freaked them out when he wore them. "What can I do for you?"
"Well, it's like this" Jack started. "Crutchy claims this girl appeared out of nowhere and it's just causing everything to be weird." He shivered at the thought of things falling out of place.
"I'll get to the bottom of this for you." Denton smiled one of those cheesy super hero smiles then ran off since he could fly, of course.