Jack stopped just outside the Brooklyn lodging house and looked at the
group of Manhattan newsies skidding to a halt beside him. "Who is guarding
our flag?" he asked.
He had to put his hands over his ear to block out the noise of everyone saying that they thought that someone else had stayed.
Stress whistled loudly and everyone fell silent. "Blink, Race.go back and guard the flag." The two boys took off running.
Rolling his eyes, Jack rushed through the door, followed by several others. David sat in the middle of the main room tied to a chair.
"This isn't funny anymore, Jack," he said.
Stress ignored him and began searching the pockets on his vest.
"What are you doing?" he demanded. "What is that?" he asked when she pulled a blue piece of cloth out of the inside pocket.
"The flag!" she yelled, jumping to her feet.
"Let's go," Jack said, snatching the flag from her and dashing out the door. Once again the entire group was close on his heels.
"JACK!" David yelled. "Come on guys! This really isn't funny!"
~*~
"This is too easy," Spot said as they walked into the Manhattan lodging house.
"I told you," Rae retorted, reaching for the flag.
Spot reached for it at the exact same time and the flag ripped in two. "Now look what you did Rae!"
"What I did?" she sputtered. "I was trying to get it! I didn't need your help!"
Blank whistled loudly and they stopped arguing. "I'd love to stay and listen to you two sort this out, but we need to hurry."
Glancing at each other, Rae and Spot dashed out the door and ran toward the Bridge, each holding a piece of the flag.
THE END!
AN: I know.I know.I didn't say who won..but that's because I never could decide who won..so I decided to leave it up to the reader's imagination.
He had to put his hands over his ear to block out the noise of everyone saying that they thought that someone else had stayed.
Stress whistled loudly and everyone fell silent. "Blink, Race.go back and guard the flag." The two boys took off running.
Rolling his eyes, Jack rushed through the door, followed by several others. David sat in the middle of the main room tied to a chair.
"This isn't funny anymore, Jack," he said.
Stress ignored him and began searching the pockets on his vest.
"What are you doing?" he demanded. "What is that?" he asked when she pulled a blue piece of cloth out of the inside pocket.
"The flag!" she yelled, jumping to her feet.
"Let's go," Jack said, snatching the flag from her and dashing out the door. Once again the entire group was close on his heels.
"JACK!" David yelled. "Come on guys! This really isn't funny!"
~*~
"This is too easy," Spot said as they walked into the Manhattan lodging house.
"I told you," Rae retorted, reaching for the flag.
Spot reached for it at the exact same time and the flag ripped in two. "Now look what you did Rae!"
"What I did?" she sputtered. "I was trying to get it! I didn't need your help!"
Blank whistled loudly and they stopped arguing. "I'd love to stay and listen to you two sort this out, but we need to hurry."
Glancing at each other, Rae and Spot dashed out the door and ran toward the Bridge, each holding a piece of the flag.
THE END!
AN: I know.I know.I didn't say who won..but that's because I never could decide who won..so I decided to leave it up to the reader's imagination.