Chapter 3

We started walking in the direction the Evil one had gone talking amongst ourselves, not watching where we were going

"Hey watch where you going" someone yelled as they dodged out of our way…we had run down the leader of Manhattan himself jack Kelly

"Oops sorry" I said

Jack ignored my apology and stared at us

"Is there something wrong?" Clink asked looking around probably for race.

"Who are you?" Jack asked "and where'd you get dem clothes?" he asked

"Isn't that Boots line?" Copper asked

"No" Apple argued it was Mush"

"You think everything was Mush" Amber said

"Hey" Apple protested

"Hey" I said nudging Copper "Be quiet we don't wanna freak him out"

"Too late" Jack said, "who are you?" he demanded

"Weeeeeeell cowboy" I started

"How do you know my name?" he asked

"Well if you'd let me finish" I snapped he looked surprised but shut up never the less

"Ok lookie here, see were from the year 2000" I said "Hard to believe but true, we got these clothes from what is commonly called a mall, and now we need your help" I said calmly even though I was dying to throw myself on him and beg him to take me to Brooklyn. I mean I did have some dignity (lol some)

Sweet face on the other hand wasn't so calm and stepped forward screamed once and started to swoon.

"That's sweet face" I informed him "She's a big fan of yours" I added (dun dun DUN pointing out the obvious again)

Jack smirked "So you'se are really from da future?" he asked then looked thoughtful "girls really dress half naked in the future?"

I looked down at my shorts and T-shirt, I was hardly half naked and went to tell him so when Candy interrupted me

"This is how everyone dresses now…we can even vote" she threw in proudly.

I smirked, "Anyway, our friend Patch is here too" I said "Only she's been kidnapped by a source eviler then the two Delancy's put together…we need to save her. So lets go round up, mush, blink, race and the rest of the gang and head out" I said starting off in the direction we had been heading.

"First off Swifty" he said taking me by my shoulders and turning me around "the guys are dat way, second of all care ta tell me your names, and third explain how you know us…were we really dat popular?"

"Oh right" I said introducing the girls, "that's Clink or chicken" I said pointing at Clink and grinning, "Copper, aka cooper the list mascot, Candy, Amber, my sister Solid, JM or Song, Apple, Owl, Flame, Filly, Jewel, and Sweet face is the one still slumped against the wall, And I am not Swifty" I said "The names July"

"Her real name is Spit the Spam queen" Clink threw in.

I glared at Clink "funny, Chicken" I said

Jack looked at us oddly

"Actually her real name is Spot" Owl said

"Why'd ya change it?" Jack asked.

"Cause Spot Conlon would go buck nutty if someone stole his name, and I'm figuring were going to need Brooklyn so I thought I'd avoid confrontation" I said.

"Need?" Apple asked "more like want"

I grinned brightly "Same difference"

"But you still haven't told me how you know us" Jack said.

Flame walked over and extended a hand to sweet face helping her up.

"They made a movie about you" Filly said

"A what?" Jack asked

We sighed and Owl patted him on the back, starting the process of explanation to him, as we walked out off of the street and in the main part of Manhattan.



While Filly, Owl, Flame, and Solid tried to explain the making of a movie and Sweet face drooled (since we were all experts after seeing the making of newsies lol) Me, and the rest of the gang, started planning our attack, but as always got off on some other subject.

JM and I were babbling about nothing in particular, I was wondering what had taken her so long to talk in the first place, since she talks about as much as I do and 2 times faster much to the terror of Clink, who can barely deal with my speed. Copper and Clink were talking about our evil plan

"Spot" Clink said randomly "No more letting your cousin into the chat rooms ok?"

I laughed I guess one could only see a computerized butt so many times.

Mean while the others weren't getting very far with their explanation, "It's like going to see the floozie…ummmm I mean Medda only on a screen" Owl said.

Jack nodded "but how?" he asked

"How the heck should we know were not technology buffs" Filly said,

Flame nodded in agreement "All that matters is that it works" she added.

Solid looked around "Where's Mush?" she asked.


Apple perked up from her quiet state "Yeah where?" she asked.

"Dudes this isn't about guys.." I said

"At least not till Spot comes" Candy said.

I shrugged as Jack pulled open the door to LH.

"Oh my kajeebies" I said looking around

"Come on I'll get you goils signed in" he said

As we approached the desk, a bucket full of black jellybeans came raining down from the ceiling. (sorry I hate black jelly beans I just had to throw that in there lol)

"What the?" Filly asked examining the jellybeans "ewwwwwww"

"You got that right butter cup" I said, kicking the JB's out of the way and approaching the counter.



Meanwhile:

"Let me go!!!" Patch yelled as evil ran towards the bat cave cough *erm* evil cave. He stopped shortly and looked around carefully before moving some boxes and garbage cans to reveal a door.

Jonathan the Evil boy (who I will now refer to as Evil one) carried Patch inside and threw her in a room with someone else.

"Pokey!! He has you too!" Patch yelled

"Hail Jon boy" Pokey said bowing, Patch stood watching in horror, as her friend "hailed" evil one.

"What is going on?!" Patch asked grabbing Pokey by the shoulders and shaking her "Stop that!"

Evil one grinned evilly "it won't be long now" he said rubbing his hands together, a devilish look on his face.

"Goodnight ladies, sleep tight, don't let the sewer rats eat you" he said shutting the door.

Patch looked into Pokeys eyes which were clouded over, "what has gotten into you?" she stood waiting, scared of the answer.


Back at the LH:

"We are in the Bunk room!" Clink said happily

"Thanks for pointing that out captain obvious" I said, like I was one to talk.

Apple and my sister, started discussing which bunk was Mush's as the rest of us were trying to find empty bunks conveniently next to the guy we liked

"I'll take one side, you take the other" Apple compromised

"Sounds good to me" Solid said.

Why she got along with Apple about these things and not me, is beyond me, but hey, at least they were happy.

JM went to go ask where the guys were but Jack was getting good at understanding us and answered before she could spit the question out

"They'll be here soon" he said "till then sit, relax, make yourselves at home."

The thirteen of us looked at each other, grinning evilly then jumped off our beds and started going through the stuff in the bathrooms and hanging from the beds

"Look what I found!" Sweet Face yelled holding up Jacks razor. She looked at him and seeing that he was watching, Clink look through Jake's clothes trying on his vest, she quickly stuck it in her pocket.

Filly, Flame, Owl and I stopped and looked at her "What?! It's not like he needs it" she said.

We shrugged it off and watched Clink parade around in Jake's vest.

"I think you need this to complete the ensemble." Jake said from the door holding out his hat.

Clink blushed slightly, but grinned and took it, placing it on her head "Thanks, the names Clink" she said holding out her hand.

Jake shook it "So who are your friends?"

"Well, Copper is the one by Jack's bed talking to him. Sweet face is in the washroom, with Owl by the sink, Filly looking in the stall. Flame is the one looking out the window. And Song and Spam AKA July are the two talking like chipmunks again, probably about Spot with Candy trying to get a word in edge wise.

"In here, jewel is by Bumlets bed, Amber is right next to me, July's sister Solid and her new comrade Apple are drooling over Mush."

Jack stood up from where he was sitting "They're from the future" he cut in.

Jake looked skeptical. "Really?" he asked, "How'd you get here?" it was a question Jack had either forgotten to ask or just didn't care.

"Through evil" I yelled

"Evil?" I didn't have time to explain though because the room started to flood with newsies, and I had to hold Solid back so she didn't attack Mush, Clink took Apple "Woah there girls" I said as the boys stared at them in wonderment.

Apple and Solid burst into little girlie giggles as Mush walked past

"Breathe" Clink muttered.

The others all seemed to be holding their own pretty well. I slowly released Solid's arm

"Are we good?" I asked she nodded,

Clink let go of Apple.

I took a deep breath, good now as long as he didn't smile or move or breath we'd be fine.

But as we all know a person must breath to survive and breath he did, sending them spastic again.

Mush couldn't contain himself, the prospect of one pretty girl amazed him, but two? It blew him away ((*wooooosh* lol))

The three sat down on his bed grinning at each other like idiots well the introductions started all over again.

Finally after things settled down a little I spoke up…again "So will you help us?" The newsies looked at each other "Course" Jack said happily.

The room burst into cheers "We'll start looking tomorrow" Jack added in before we got pushed out the door towards Tibby's.



Back in the Evil Cave:

"Evil one is my master" Pokey said in reply to Patch's last question "I will obey him and everything he says is right."

Patch made a disgusted face

"NO, that's the opposite of how it is!" she said trying to convince her.

"You've been brainwashed…it was all those trips to the Walmart without me" she cried "I knew you two didn't leave without me by accident" she said "he was using that time alone with you to brainwash you"

"That is ridiculous," Pokey said in a monotone zombie voice

"No it isn't it's true!" Patch yelled, "you've got to snap out of it."

Pokey just stared blankly at the wall; patch sighed and sat down waiting for her friends to come rescue her.

After a loverly meal at Tibby's complete with jokes from Race, stories from everyone and Clink's introductory lesson on Junk food from the future-beginning with Pixi stix of course, we all headed back to the lodging house, waving goodnight to Kloppman and heading upstairs.

The boys all started to get ready to go to bed, taking off hats and accessories and anything else they could with 13 girls watching their every move, which by the way wasn't much.

"I thought you guys played poker at night" Flame said with a frown

Davey who was spending the night, looked at them intelligently "No way could we stay up all night gambling and wake up at five in the morning to sell papes, that's illogical"

"Illogical?" JM asked, "Your reasoning is totally flawed"

I nodded "I think the list is gonna be disappointed to hear about this, newsies are supposed to stay up all night at parties and gamble away all there money…"

"Hey!" Boots cut in "we may be poor but we ain't stupid"

And so they went to bed, much to the disappointment of everyone, especially Solid and Apple who were still all over Mush like white on rice.

I rolled my eyes at my sister and lay down on my bed in between Copper and Dutchy.

"Night." I mumbled before falling dead asleep.


Evil Cave
"Help!!!!!" Patch yelled holding onto the doorknob, yelling till she fell into an exhausted sleep.