"Up she goes, up she goes...." Lightning sang as she walked toward the Brooklyn Lodging House. "How about, down she goes, down she goes?" Came a voice behind her and pushed her off the docks into the water. She came up to the surface and saw Soda.

"SODA?! You're supposed ta' be gone! You;se got soaked...I coulda swore..." She was ranting on. "Well think again babe." Spot said appearing next to Soda. "Spot, honey, baby, please help..." Lightning was saying in her slutty voice.

Spot rolled his eyes and laughed. You'se is such a frickin' moron! Why the hell would I help you'se?" Spot asked folding his arms. "Because, you'se is mine! You'se is my boyfriend!" Lighting said getting angry. "Well, sorry to break it to ya angel, but I'se never was and never will be your man." Spot said spitting at her.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1 month later~~~~~~~~~

"Mush, I'se had a wonderful time tanight." Soda said giving him a kiss. Mush smiled and kissed her back. "You'se betta be getting back, it's gettin' dark, I'll see ya back at Manhattan on Wednesday ok?" Soda told him giving him one last kiss.

" Spot.....sir, are ya still jealous of Mush?" Snickerdoodle asked Spot. They were watching from across the room. "What do ya think ya blockhead?" Spot said climbing up the Fire escape on to the roof. He was alone until Dusk came running up to him.

"Spot, I'se got news from Harlem." Dusk said saluting to him. "What is it Dusk?" He asked throwing rocks down into the water from the roof. "Harlem is demaning one of your Newsies or a war." Dusk said with a bit of restraint in her voice. She didn't like to be present when Spot's rage broke out.

"Which one?" Spot asked tone rising. He completely stopped throwing rocks and bolted up. "Soda... sir.." She said with nervousness. "Hell no! You know what? We'se is gonna go to war!" Spot yelled.

~~~~~~~~HARLEM~~~~~~~~

"Why'se do ya want Basham sir?" Chedder asked. Chedder was a Harlem Newsies about 15. "Because she belongs to me, not Conlon." Josh said rising. Me and your assistant leader want her andthat's that." Josh said.

"Do you really think they'll hand her over without a fight?" The other leader said walking into the room. "Well, Lighting my dear, I knmow that they wont and that was precisely why I set it up dis way." Joah said giving her a kiss. "My plan, is to overthrow Brooklyn and have Conlon beg for mercy. Then we'se can take Basham and Conlon and Harlem will be the most feared in all of the Newsie woild.

"Youm do think up the best plans doll." Lightning said in her slinky corny voice.

~~~~~~Brooklyn~~~~~~~

"Spot, we'se betta go meet the demands for Harlem." Dusk said. "Foist of all, we'se is goin' there to put an end of this shit. Then I'se is gonna beat that damn bastard, Josh that two faced son of a bitch!" Spot thundered running out the door.

~~~~~HARLEM~~~~~~~~~

"Why, hello Spot, wasn't quite expecting..." Josh began but Spot cut him off. "Soda's ours, so you can forget it lover boy. " Spot yelled. Then Lighting came forward. "Well, we'se will fight then now wont we Conlon?" She spat.

"Lighting you'se is a bitch and a slut and you'se is goin' down! War starts tomorrow 9AM you sorry ass mother fuckers!" Spot yelled and walked out.

"What a troubled young man...." Josh chuckled.

~~~~~~~~~MANHATTAN~~~~~~~~

"Soda, we'se is keeping you'se here for safety. We'se at war tomorrow. Spot doesn't want ya in the middle of it so we'se is just gonna keep ya here." Jack told her calmly.

"Well, thanks I'm just gonna sleep then, I'm pretty tired." Soda said and immediatly fell asleep.

~~~~~Out side the Manhattan lodging house.~~~~~~~

"Why'se do we have to take her tonight?" Lighting asked Josh. "It'll give them more reason to fight, and we'll have her sooner!" Josh whispered.

They got to the window of the bunk room and slid through the wondow quietly. They started to inspect the beds to find Soda. They came to the very last one and found Soda. Josh grabbed her by the waist and lightning covered her mouth and started to put a bandana around her mouth so she couldn't yell. "Another thing I'se want to do, is we'se got to bribe her into helping us.

"Spot's gonna have a BIG suprise tomorrow!" Lightning snarled with laughter.

------NEXT DAY----------

"Soda's missing!" The lodging house was buzzing. "Who's missing?!" Spot yelled from the door way. "Spot!" They all yelled. "Soda's missing!" They were all yelling.

"Follow me!" Spot yelled leading the way outside. Once they got there they ran down a block then saw a big crowd of Harlem Newsies and Soda. "Soda!" They all yelled. Soda solemnly put her head down. Then she came back up with a angry look. "Brooklyn and Manhattan's going down!" She yelled but then immediatly hid her face.

Mush took a step forward. "What the hell did you do to her?" He said going right up to Josh. "Me? Nothing. It occured to Soda here, that she got abandoned and has no reason to forgive." Josh said with a grin. "Soda, don't listen to that! You know I love you!" Spot yelled. Soda started to let tears fall.

"I TOLD YA THE GIRL WAS SHIT! " Lighting yelled. Then She took her by the hair and threw her down and started soaking her. "You ruined all I had to live for!" Lighting was yelling.