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Caught in the rain

1897

"Don't take the girl"

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"Hey, B.S. what is he gonna do with her?" Spot questioned after a short period of silence in the room.

"I don't know. He's a real shady guy,"

"Yeah, no kidding,"

"Hey, I told ya my story, that don't make us friends. He brought me up.I'm loyal,"

"Splendid," Books murmured. "Not only does he have Silver.but now he's got minions too."

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1897

"It's like an.army marching in back of me,"

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"Okay, so you with the green suspenders.round up some weapons.all da rest of ya, get ready for battle!" Switch had long since taken over the lodging house, an abandoned hotel, where the poker game was taking place.

"Wait a second General Lee, do you really think we need all dis stuff?" Blink intervened.

" Ah' course! Dis is a war!" Switch replied. They weren't going up against just any territory. The Bronx would be out numbered, but the other territories were inexperienced, unknowledgeable of the territory, and nowhere near as ruthless.

"Well.we're trusting you to get back Spot," Dutchy warned. Dice stood and flicked him on the nose before walking down the steps to organize 'troops'

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1897

'Should have stayed at home.'

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"Damn..It's really rainin' out there.but of course, you bummah's wouldn't know dat. Seein' as how you idiots went out searching for what's rightfully mine.and you screwed up. I would have had you killed.I still might," Phantom was parading about in front of his new prisoners. B.S. had left for a break. Soon, a new newsie entered the room, he was tall and thin, asian looking too.

"Ah, well, seeing as how your new guard has arrived, I'm going to go..uh..you know.visit Silver," and with that he left. The asian boy sat down and Jersey realized that there was something funny about him.

"My God." he whispered, pointing out the oddness to his companions. The boy had no ears. They looked as though they had been savagely cut off. He turned to the three prisoners and held up a hand, noting their fright.

"Oh! He signs!" Books began to recite what he was reading.

"The phantom did this to me.he cut out my tongue too. I was one of his newsies and heard of his plot to kill someone, he found me and made sure that I would never tell anyone what I had heard, or eavesdrop again. My names Alex.call me Mime," a crease made it's way onto Books' forehead.

The four continued exchanging stories about where they had come from and why they were here, neither party realizing how important the other would prove to be in the end.

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1897

Wanna break you.stupid girl.

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Phantom didn't really go up to harass Silver. He left her to 'stew in her own juices' for a while. She let out a strangled cry. She continued screaming for five minutes or five hours, she wasn't sure. Hell, it could have been five days as far as Silver was concerned. The door opened and the sound, like a cloud, folded upon itself and flew back into her mouth and down her windpipe, making her gag.

"He aint treatin' you too nice is he?" she recognized the voice, Murder.

"Moidah.as far as I can tell, I'm already dead so it don't matter," she rasped, glaring up at the monster who had brought her to her doom. He knelt down and looked into her eyes.

"You're scared of me," he stated plainly.

"I'm shackled to a fucking wall! Damn straight I'se scared a ya!" she yelled in his face, she would grow hoarse sooner or later.

"What happened to the fearless Emerald I hoid about?" it seemed that everyone in that damned place was playing on her mentality and her heart strings.

"She died four years ago wid the fearless Hawkins."

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1897

'so this is what I'm facin'

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The whole of the New York Newsies were getting ready to fight a war that wasn't supposed to be fought under a leader that wasn't made to lead. Dutchy and Blink were running rampant trying to get everything in order. Some of the boys they saw lining up in ranks were six and seven years old. And some of them would die.

Mime was telling Spot, jersey, and Books things they weren't supposed to hear. Mime was telling the entire story of how Phantom came to power in the Bronx, and hoe he had uncovered the plot to kill Titan.and pretty much everyone else. There was also a plot to gather all the leaders of all the territories together and kill them. Spot merely stared incredulously.

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1897

uninvited.

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"So, Silver.let me tell you something."

Yeah, I know. It's a short chappy and I suck.but believe me, the next few are gonna be a doozy! There will be interlopers! And outerlopers! And even worse.A LOST CHAPTER! Stay tuned to see what I mean!

"Don't take the girl" Don't take the girl -NA

"It's like a -censored- army marching in back of me" White America- Eminem

"Should have stayed at home." Wishing I was there- Natalie Imbruglia

"Wanna Break ya.stupid girl" Stupid Girl- Cold

"So this is what I'm facin" Hailies Song

"Uninvited" Uninvited, Alanis Morrisette

P.S You might re-read the story.and try to remember everyone's name.It'll get confusing. (Like in oceans 11 when they do the re-cap of what went on)