Cards forgot all pretense of the "Brooklyn attitude" and grabbed Spot. "Spot, dat guy ovah dere tried ta sell me a watch..." She whispered, hiding behind him looking up at the huge signs that changed every other second. "And does ain't righ..." She pointed

"Walk fastah," Tiger whispered, "and don' make eye contact."

"God ya two are such babies" Spot said rolling his eyes.

A man walked up to Spot and asked, "Do you have the time?" Spot promptly whimpered a 'no' and tightened his grip on Card's hand.

"Oh yeah I'se da baby." Cards rolled her eyes. they walked across teh street when a car nearly hit them. "Spot Cars ain't normally dat fast is dey?" Cards whimpered

Spot shook his head. They kept walking before Tiger picked something up off the street. "What's dis?" She asked.

"Tigha, I wouln' touch nuten!" Blink muttered knocking it out of her hand.

"I'se just curious," She muttered.

"Ya migh get sick."

"I tink we'se lost..." Cards muttered

"An' I tought Harlem was bad," Tiger said as she surveyed the cold, dirty streets.

"Dis seems ta still be Manhattan." Spot said. "Me an Cards ain't from here so you two should know dis place."

"Dis ain't da Manhattan I know, " Blink said. Finally, they arrived at what looked like Central Park.

"Well at least Central Parks da same, or near enough..." Spot said seeing a bunch of people already on benches... "Dat goil's not wear'n much..." he muttered pointing to a girl wearing skin tight cloths.

"Spot!" Cards yelled trying to bring his attention back

Spot shook his head and turned back to his friends. "Lets go find some benches."

"Yeah," Blink said, watching the people gathered around.

After a while of searching, they came to the conclusion that every bench was taken. Luckily they found a tree to settle under for the night. Cards snuggled up next to Spot and Blink held Tiger closely. Both couples fell asleep and woke up early the next morning as a cop was whistling past them

"You kids okay?" He asked. "You aren't supposed to sleep out here!"

Tiger jumped at the unfamiliar voice. "But we'se had no where else ta sleep, " Blink explained.

"Why not stay at home!" The cop asked

"What home?" Spot asked.

"Then why aren't you in a foster home or an orphanage?"

"Mistah, der ain't a option of us goin' dere..." Cards muttered.

Tiger gasped. She had heard about those horrible places. "Too old." She said hurriedly.

"Are you kids run aways?" He asked suspiciously.

"No." Spot said, almost too quickly.

"Listen we ain't got no money so we just gunna go to the DC and get some..." Blink said.

"So your dealers?" The cop asked.

"Dealers?" Tiger said, looking confused, "Well, Cards deals a pretty mean game a pokah..."

"Drug dealers..." the man said "Come on, you're coming with me... I gotta have you tested,.." He ordered them "UP!"

They scramble to their feet and followed the man to his police car. as they got in and it tok off Cards grabbed Spot. "Dis is wicked fast." She muttered. Spot only nodded because for once in the Brooklyn leader's life, he was scared shitless.

"Tigah ya okay?"

Tiger didn't budge from where she had planted her face in Blink's shirt. Blink pet her hair quietly while holding onto the strap tightly The car sped along the streets toward the station. As it stopped the police officer let the four terrified kids out.

He led them up the steps and into the station, where he informed another officer why they were here. "More dealers?" The other policeman said in response to what the first had told him.

"Must be, look at their clothes," he commented.

"I don't deal!" Cards yelled. "I don't really!"

"Ya gots a warrant?" Blink asked remembering something from a headline

"We don't need one," The officer said.

"Why not?" Cards asked

"Because we're not going to search your belongings, on account of you don't have any." He responded.

"But ya gunna search our person ain't ya?" Spot asked, most newsies had a basic idea of the law from court trials they'd read about

"Nope," the policeman said, shaking his head, "We're just going to do a drug test."

"Kay..." Cards said quietly.

"What's a drug test?" Tiger asked, since she had only been to the doctor once in her life.

"Whats it involve?" Spot asked, getting back into the mentality of the brooklyn leader

"You kids have never had a drug test? Not even in school?" The officer recieved blank stares.

"I ain't been in school since me dad died." Blink laughed

"I never went ta school," Tiger whispered sadly.

"Why the heck haven't you, its the law you have to!"

Tiger just stared. What was she supposed to tell him? Hi, I'm from 1900 and I need to work to stay alive and can't fit school into my busy schedule?

Cards pressed the question again "What do ya gotta do ta have a drug test?"

"Just relieve yourself into this here cup," Mr. Policeman said. The four kids looked at him blankly

"Scuse me?" Blink said.

"Dat's preety stupid Mistah." Cards said laughing. All the others agreed with her and the officer sighed.

"If you don't then I'm going to have to arrest you."

"Your goin' ta arrest me if I don't piss in a cup?" Tiger asked flatly.

"Yes."

"Ya' can't do dat," Blink said.

"Guys, lets just piss in the cup and get outta here." cards muttered

"Fine," They said in unison.

"Dere bathrooms or we gotta do it here" Spot asked. The cop pointed towards the bathrooms

Tiger smacked her forehead and hoped that she didn't have too much beer last night.

Cards was in and out of the bathrooms quickly, after playing with the light switch which she found vastly entertaining Tiger would have been out quickly, except that she also got caught up in the entertainment of the light switch and soap dispenser. Spot had Spent ten minutes flushing the toilets and running his hands under the automatic faucets Blink was still playing with the automatic hand-dryers when Spot dragged him out into the lobby. they all handed the cups to the man and processed to leave

"Oh no you don't," The officer said, "You staying until the results are in."

"How long is that?" Blink asked somewhat wanting ot go back and play with the dryers again

"24 hours."

"Ohh.." Blink didn't think he could keep himself that entertained...

"So you're sayen' dat we can't leave until our piss comes back and tells ya wedda or not we is dealers?"

"Basically," the officer said.

"Dat's stupid." Spot announced. "Why can't we just go an' come back?"

The men looked at Spot like he was crazy, which he is. "Because you guys won't come back," One of them stated simply.

"Point taken." Cards said.

"Any way what are your names." A cop asked taking down information

"Tigah," Tiger said.

"Kid Blink."

"Spot Conlon."

"Cards."

"Your real names." The cop said glaring especially at Tiger. "Are you lot whores?"

"Not really." Cards muttered.

"Do I 'ave ta answer dat?" Tiger said and smirked. Blink didn't look pleased.

"Tigah ain't ya just made up wid him?" Cards whispered.

"Maybe they should get tested." One of the cops said. "I mena they don't look like hookers but they might be."

"Just tell me you're REAL name"

Tiger scratched her head. "I don' tink I even remembah any mores.." she said.

"Listen girl, I will put you in a home fast as can be I don't have time to waste on you! Tell your name Right now!"

"But I'se don' remembah!" Tiger whimpered and hid behind Kid Blink.

"Jus make sumten' up." Blink said to her quietly.

"Why don' dey havta tell ya dere names?" Tiger asked quickly, and pointed to Cards and Spot.

"Katherine Kerr." Cards said quietly as the man turned on them.

"Michael Conlon." Spot said hurriedly after Cards

"Jacob Capinsky," Blink muttered.

Tiger breathed a sigh of relief, she needed that small amount of time to remember what she used to be called. "Lorelei Devlin," she whispered.

Author's Notes:

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