The next morning the boys awoke to find Blink missing. "Maybe he slept on the roof, since Pockets was in his bed, and that was the last place he was." Dutchy suggested and went up to check.

"Maybe she killed him and left his body in the alley for us to find!" Suggested Snipeshooter, getting a laugh out of most of them. But when Dutchy came down with the report that there was no one on the roof, they started to get worried. So Race went to go wake Amy and see if she knew where he might have gone.

Amy awoke to a knock on her door, and felt Blink's arms still around her. She rolled over and whispered to him. "Wake up, Amy is leaving for Brooklyn!"

He awoke with a gasp, and she laughed. "That wasn't nice!"

"I love ya's too Crabby." The person at the door knocked again louder.

"Amy? You in there?" It was Race.

"Yeah, just a sec." She said getting up and opening the door. "What?"

"Blink is missing; we haven't seen him since last night and… oh." The oh was caused by the fact that Blink had just come up behind Amy to see what was going on.

"I noticed that Pockets was still in me bed, so Amy was nice enough to share hers for the night."

"So you two's finally made up, good!" Said Mush. All the guys had figured out what was going on by now. "I was worried he would let ya leave!"

"So this is all your fault huh?" Amy asked jokingly. Mush ignored her and asked, "So, is ya's sellin with us taday?" Blink looked at Amy questioningly.

"Nah, in winter, it's kinda hard for a big group ta sell tagether. But we'll see ya guys at Tibby's for lunch?"

"Sure thing."

At that they went to go get their papers.

Everyone else got to Tibby's before Blink and Amy, and they were talking. "Why is dey's takin so long?" Sarah asked. She had wanted to meet the only girl Manhattan newsie, who all her friends and her brothers thought so highly of.

"Amy's probably havin' a hard time sellin her papes with dat arm." Said mush. "Ya know, we should really do somethin about that. I know da Delanceys weren't der dis mornin, but dey'll be back soon. Dey really hoit her last time."

"I think I might have an idea." David said from the corner where he was sitting with Jack and Griffin.

"Let's here it mouth." Said Jack, using Spots name for David when he had ideas.

"Well, Oscar seems pretty eager to get to her. So I was thinking..."

"Ya's always thinking!"

"Shut up Race!"

"Well, I was thinking, what if we set up a trap for them. We get Amy to go down some alley and have them know about it, but first we alert the bulls, and when they start getting hostile, they go in and arrest them."

"I don't know, it sounds kinda risky."

"Blink will nevah agree!"

"Well, here dey comes so let's ask em!"

"Hey Blink; David here has an idea to end Amy's problems with da Delanceys!" So David quickly explained again.

"NO! It's too risky. Dey almost killed her last time!"

"Hey, don't I get any say? It's my life believe it or not!" Amy was quite annoyed that Blink thought he could just order her around like that. "I think it would probably work. Plus you guys would be der, and you can take care of da Delanceys."

"Amy, Please. Can't you just go to Brooklyn for a while or somethin? I don't want ya ta get hoit!" Blink whispered hotly.

"I know Blink, but I want to get this over with. They have been tormenting me enough."

"Fine!" said Blink, tired of all the fighting. "But if you get hoit, I will nevah forgive myself!"

"Yeah yeah, I know." And slightly louder "So David, When was ya thinking of putting ya's plan inta action?"

"Well, I was thinking as soon as the Delanceys get back to work. They should still be pretty hurt from the number we did on them before. Also, I was thinking we could give Amy a knife, and I know Specs knows some knife tricks.'

"I'd love ta teach ya."

"Sound good enough for you?" Amy asked turning back to Blink.

"On one condition. We pick an alley with some crates and stuff in it and some of us hide there in case anything happens."

"Sounds like a good idea. I didn't even think of that. So Snoddy, When do you think the Delanceys will be back?" Since his uncle was a doctor, he knew a bit about medicine.

"Probably two days. Three at the most."

"Then I guess I'd betta start teaching ya dose knife tricks as soon as we's done with lunch."

At the reminder of food, everyone sat down and started ordering.

Amy finished with her knife lessons by 3:00. She could now through a knife, usually hitting a target from 15 feet away (remember, she didn't get the nickname Aim from her good looks.) and also knew three ways to stab some one.

"I would be careful not ta make her made right now Blink. She's pretty good with that knife." Said Specs coming in.

Amy went over to Blink. "So what're we's goin ta do about your sleeping arrangements? It seems like Pockets has poimanently moved into your bunk."

"Mind if I stay with ya until we figure something else out?" Memo to self, never figure anything out.

"You would be most welcome." Memo to self, never let him figure anything out!

Over the next two days, Amy learned about 5 more knife tricks, and the guys scoped out the alley and got all that worked out. On November 29 when they went to get their papes, they saw two familiar figures. When Amy and Blink got to the front of the line, they saw that David had been right. They were well enough to work, but they were still pretty beet up. Amy noted places where they were already bruised or cut incase she needed to defend her self that night.

"Ya watch it bitch! We's will be following ya wherever ya go, and this time, we will kill you." Oscar said with a smile.

Amy smiled "I look forward to it."

As they were walking away Race came up and asked, louder than usual "So, ya going to da game in queens tanight?"

Blink answered. "Of course, But Aim's, I don't want ya comin."

"What? Ya think ya can just order me around like that?" Amy yelled.

"Come on, ya hoid what dey's said. Just stay at the lodging house tonight!" Blink and Race walked off.

"I will come, whether ya like it or not!"

"Ya think dey believed that?" Race asked as Amy caught up with them. They had agreed that it would be best to have another person with them if the Delanceys tried anything before that night.

"Ya should have seen dere faces! Dey will be der. I guarantee it!"

They went off and sold their papes.

Luckily, there really was a game in queens that night. Everyone left, and after she was sure they wouldn't see her, Specs and Spot followed. Spot had herd about it, and had wanted to help so he could use his slingshot, and still stay hidden. Specs was there because of his skills with throwing knives.

"I'm worried about this, what if something goes wrong?" Spot asked quietly.

"Don't worry, there are too many of us watching out for her."

Amy got to the game, and her and Blink staged another loud fight with him telling her to go home and her running off. Jack, Griffin, and Snipeshooter ran to get the bulls while the rest of the boys took up there places in the alley. They had told the boys from queens what was happening, and while they didn't want to fight, they sent some of there younger boys as lookouts.

Amy ran down the street and into the alley where she collapsed fake crying. They she heard the Delanceys come up. Good, everything had worked.

"We hoid ya fightin with ya little boyfriend. He ain't gonna help ya now, and we's a gonna kill ya now!" Oscar said grabbing her. Where were the bulls she thought nervously. She realized that she would have to do something, and fast. She grabbed the knife out of its hiding place in her sling, and stabbed Oscar in the leg. He screamed and collapsed. Suddenly there were newsies everywhere and Blink was pulling her away. She was very happy to go. Just then the bulls arrived breaking up the fight. Unfortunately (for him) Oscar didn't realize it was the bulls, and yelled that he would kill whoever was on him, and pulled out a gun, which make the police very happy to arrest them.

They all walked home happy. Hardly anyone had gotten hurt. Only Mush had a black eye, but he had knocked Morris out, and liked his battle wound.

That night as Amy and Blink were sitting in bed, he kissed her head. "Ya don't need ta worry about dem anymore. After Oscar pulled that gun, he will for sure be put away. It will all be ok."

"Yeah, I know it will. Now go to sleep. Remember we have to testify n court tomorrow.

The next morning, Amy was called as a witness, as was Dr. Johnson because he could show that the stories matched up, plus he had records. Sarah also testified saying how they had tried to kidnap her and Les and had beat up David the year before. Finally it was over and they all went to Tibby's to celebrate.

"I can't believe it! Da Delanceys, our number one enemies are locked away!" Jack said happily.

"We couldn't have done it without Amy!" Mush said toasting her. Amy blushed.

"I'll toast ta ya anytime Aim's!" Blink said pulling her into a romantic kiss.

"I'll drink to that!" She said drowning her sarsaparilla and kissing him back.