David stood on the grass looking around in amazement……..This was nothing like the New York he left… after taking in the view for a few moments he relized that none of the other newsies where there any longer. Now it was just him and three girls.
"Hiya!" one said as she waved at him kinda shyly…
David smiled politly at the girl. "Hello. Im…"
"David! Yes we know!" Said another one
"We know all about you!" Said the third girl
David took that moment to back up a few steps…..what did they mean they knew all about him? What if they where in a cult or Gang and they where going to kill him?! No wait that's silly they wouldn't kill him….would they? David continued to slowly back up.
"Wait! Your probably wondering our names huh?" another girl said.
David Nodded uncertainly he might as well find out the names of his stalkers if that's what you could call them.
"Well I'm Kaa." Said the first one.
The second one spoke up "I'm Wisecracks"
" I'm STRESS!" The third one proclaimed loud and proud.
"I am Aki." the other one said
David stopped backing away. "Alright um do ya mind if I asked ya how you knew about me when I just got here and don't even know you?"
Kaa looked at David and shrugged "We all are very interested in the strike, we …researched a lot!"
David nodded this made sense he was in the future and the strike was pretty big, so it would make sense that they could research it here and now. So they probably arnt cult or gang member bent on killing people. David stepped forward and held out his hand Towards Wisecracks" Its nice to meet ya then."
Wisecracks Shook David's hand and casually asked "so what do ya think of cowboy?"
David shrugged. "He's my best friend why?"
Wisecracks smiled big "Cause I think you two would ;;;;;mmmmmppphhh!!!!"
Both Stress and Kaa clamped their hand over Wisecracks mouth before she could say what they were sure she was going to.
"hehe you'll have to excuse her." Aki said to David.
"Yeah she has a tendency to……go off into ….embarrassing conversations with people. Wisecracks? Are ya gunna be good?" Stress asked
Wisecrack nods her head and both girls take their hands away from her mouth.
"So David what do ya wanna do?" Kaa asked
David Shrugged and looked around. "Everything is so different……..What do you girls want to do?"
'You' thought Stress as she smiles to herself.
Kaa giggled. "That aint a good question to be asking us there David."
Wisecracks smiles and jumped up and down. "Oh! Oh! I know what we can do!!!!!"
Aki, Kaa and Stress gave Wisecracks a look that said 'this better be appropriate.'
"What?" David asked his curiosity now piqued.
"We could go find jacks group and then you and he could mmmmmmppppphhhh" again Stress and Kaa covered Wisecracks mouth.
"WISECRACKS! I thought I told you! You are to be appropriate!!!" Aki said scoldingly
While all the girls where scolding poor wisecracks for being herself two police men came up to David and began to drag him away.
After they felt that wisecracks would behave herself they turned around to see David being handcuffed. All at once the alarms in their heads went off and they took off for the police car.
Aki was the first to the car. "Officer, Officer wait!"
The police officer stopped just before depositing David in the police car.
"yes."
"Officer why are you arresting him?" Aki asked just as the other girls have caught up.
"He fit's the description of a young man who punched Carson Daily just a couple of minutes ago." The officer stated.
Stress Looked at David who was mumbling 'I don't want to go to the refuge I don't want to go to the refuge.' Over and over and over again.
"But pi---I mean officer sir he was with us a couple of minutes ago." Kaa said
"I'm sorry miss but he fit's a description." The officer said as he reached for a now pale and shaking David
"Are you accusing us of lying sir!" Wisecracks cried indignantly. "Ill have you know my Father works for the FBI!!!!! You would accuse me! A child that was raised in a house of morals and justice such as myself would not Lie to an officer of the law! Now if you don't belive me you can take him in, but Ill have my father and your superiors reigning fire down on your ass when you find out that we were right!"
The officer Looked at wisecracks for a moment and observed the serious and determined look on her face and then turned and instructed the other officer to let David go. After a few moments of apologies they drove away. All of them just stood there and stared at wisecracks in sheer shock.
"Does your father really work for the FBI?" Stress asked as she patted a still shaking David on the back.
Wisecracks just shrugged " mmmmmm nope I was just telling them that."
Kaa stepped forward "How the hell did you know it would work!"
Wisecracks again shrugged "I didn't, I was hoping that it'd work and it did."
David looked at her "Thank you! I didn't want to go to the refuge!
Stress just shook her head. "Oh you wouldn't have gone to the refuge….we don't have those anymore, you would have gone to jail!"
"Yeah and there aint no Denton to bail yer ass out of that one." Wisecracks grinned
"What?!" David cried.
"So! David!" Aki started hoping to change the subject "what do you want to do?"
"Yeah!" Kaa said "what do ya want to do!"
David paused as if to think about it "I really don't know the city that well anymore……Ill just let you ladies decide!"
"Great! Cause I have the perfect Idea!" Aki said with a grin. "C'mon"
--------------------------Back at the battery factory----------------------------
*THUMP * THUMP * THUMP * THUMP*
Blush and muffins both turned around at the same time.
"Uh……Muffins do you see that?" Blush asked pointing her flashlight in the directions of the thumping.
"Oh you mean the really really big shadow coming our way?" Muffins squeaked.
"Uh huh." Blush nodded
"W---wait a minute I can see it ….it …looks like the--the---"Muffins stammered
"Energizer Bunny?!" they said together as the small pink sunglasses wearing rabbit came into view banging away on the ever annoying drum.
"Wait what the hell is the Energizer Bunny doing in the Duracell factory?" Blush asked confused.
"Yeah didn't he like get stepped on my a giant foot or something I didn't even know that the Energizer Bunny still existed." Muffins commented scratching her head.
Suddenly the bunnys eyes glowed read and he spoke in a deep monotone voice. "I am here to Kill you! Mwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Die!"
"Oh shit Muffins run!" Blush said taking off.
"I don't wanna be killed by a psycho pink rabbit!" Muffins said following Blush who had taken the lead.
Then energizer bunny merely followed eyes aglow.
------------------Back in New York.----------------------------------------------
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" David asked uncertainly as the man handed him a small lazer pointer gun.
"Yeah lazer tag is perfectly safe." Wisecracks said
The man left the room. Soon after the lights dimmed and a voice over the intercom came on and said " Beginig of the game. Go!"
Having had the rules of the game explained to him David quickly ducked behind one the the many walls in the room and looked around paranoia rate on high. He was startled when someone tapped his shoulder.
"Hi David!" From the voice David could tell it was Wisecracks.
"Um hello……" David replied uncertainly….wasn't she going to tag him? She was right there….maybe he should tag her. Before David could think anymore on it wisecracks spoke again..
"So You and Jack should hook up!"
"Hook up?"
"Yeah go out with each other, be his boyfriend, c'mon you two are so perfect for each other!"
"What?!" David choked….was he hearing this right…she is so not implying that jack is gay.?!
"I said you two would be perfect for each other! I mean---" Bleep Bleep Bleep
Wisecracks looked down to the pack at her waist peeping indicating that she was now out of the game because she had been hit three times.
David looked up and saw who he thought was Kaa and took off running before he could be hit.
After awhile he stopped and hid behind another wall. From there he observed Stress Looking around for one of the players. David smirked and raised his laser tag gun and fired at stress three time eliminating her before she knew what hit her.
The way David figured it if Wisecracks was gone. And Stress was gone that only left him with Aki and Kaa. David smirked as he heard footsteps approach he quickly ducked in a small crevices and waited until Kaa came into view. He shot at her belt pack and the pack sent out beeps indicating she had already been hit three time and that she was done. David wondered…she had obviously been hit twice before because it only took one shot to send her belt off…..that only left he and Aki…………David crept behind walls for the next couple of minutes trying to find Aki…..He was about to get frustrated when he saw a red dot from the corner of his eye. David Ducked behind another wall as Aki came out of the darkness in full warrior princess mode After a five minute laser fight the lights turned on and David came out Victorious!
"I like this game can we do it again." David asked grinning.
The girls just looked at each other and then looked at David and then tackled him.