Disclaimer: I do not own the Newsies. They are owned by Disney. *cries* I wished I owned the Newsies, hehe. I also don't own any of the other characters. Well by the looks of it, I don't own any character. Thanks to all those that let me borrow or use their characters. Thanks guys.

Time for SHOUT OUTS:

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Tag: 6th place!!! Very well done!

SPECS: I couldn't have done it without ya Tag! You're why I do so well!

Aww! How cute Specs! Such a gentleman. Don't worry, I watch Mary-kate and Ashley movies WAY to much as well. Nothing wrong with that. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Jazz: Mush is SUCH a dork.

MUSH: HEY! I am not!

Yes you are Mush. You and Pie are doing awesome! Go Pie and Jazz!

MUSH: PIE!

No Mush, not the food!! Goodness! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Sneaks: Awe shucks, thanks!

JAKE: Sneaks ROCKS!

Yes Jake, that I know.

JAKE: Did you hear what I said, I said SNEAKS ROCKS!

Okay Jake I think you made your point clear.

JAKE: AND WE WILL SUCCEED!

Sure, okay Jake, whatever you say. You do know that Sneaks is the better of you too.

JAKE: Shut up. I just don't like to show my strength. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Trolley: Shh! See that's the cool thing about fics, you can pretend that your really good at things your not.

BLINK: What are you talking about? Trolley is the best at everything.

Awe, how nice Blink. I sure do love you.

BLINK: Um, okay but I love Trolley.

SHH! This is my STORY and what I say GOES! Hehe, jk. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Trigger: What your mouth young lady!

SNITCH: I like that mouth.

Eww Snitch. You're gross. Just be glad that you moved on to the next round. Stop your complaining.

SNITCH: Don't talk to her that way!

I'll talk anyway I want too beaver boy! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Clips: Losing! I wouldn't call it losing but succeeding gradually.

MUSH: Hey Clips, do you have any food?

What is up with you and food Mush!

MUSH: I'm hungry okay!

Good luck with your CC! It can be hard when you have like a billion and only a few spots, hehe. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Spitball: What up dog? Chillin in the hood! Okay so the gangsta talk doesn't really work for me. Oh well.

TUMBLER: Spitball is the BEST host ever!

Tumbler, you're not even in the story.

TUMBLER: THEN PUT ME IN! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Zip: You are the champions! Oh wait, you're only second, that's still great!

SKITTERY: Oh but we will be champions! Isn't that right Zip? I mean, come on, I have Zippy. That's enough for me! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Taps: You're back. You have to tell me about the NYC trip! We missed ya!

DAVEY: I missed her more! *pushes Blue*

Hey! Don't push me!

DAVEY: Bring it on!

I don't like that movie.

DAVEY: Neither do I. Fair enough. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Now onto the story. Enjoy everyone! And PLEASE review!

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"I can't believe that Punky and Dutchy are gone." Kyriel said to Jack. They were sitting in there hotel room preparing themselves for the next mission.

"I know what you mean. They just got here and already they had to leave. It's a scary thought when you think about it because I mean it's a big kick into reality. You finally realize that this isn't vacation anymore."

"Yeah I know, I mean what if we have to leave this place tonight?" Kyriel asked tying her shoes.

"Don't worry hunny, we'll make it." Jack said coming over and kissing Kyriel on the cheek. They got ready and headed out the door to meet everyone else, and to compete in the next mission.

Leaving the hotel Jack and Kyriel saw the remaining couples down waiting for their next mission. The next mission didn't look too hard. There was just a pool, with seats above the water. Jack and Kyriel found a spot next to Kane.

"Welcome back everyone to your next mission. As you can see the mission doesn't consist of much. This mission is called Submerged. There isn't much to this mission, other than how long can you hold your breath. You will each be sitting on those seats and be lowered into the pool, the only catch is you will be hanging upside down. Once in the water, you will hold on to the seat by just your legs and hold that position as long as you can. Once you feel you can't hold your breath any longer, pull the string and swim up to the surface. Your time will stop once both of you as a pair is out of the water. If one of you gets out of the water and the other one is still in the pool, your time will continue until that person gives up. Now each of you will be given a life jacket so go receive your life jacket and get ready for your next mission." I watched as the couples went over and got their life jackets and positioned themselves on the seats.

"Okay, is everyone ready? Begin." The couples laid back and just hung on the swing by their legs as they were being lowered into the pool. The clock had begun. Five seconds pasted and Flit was the first to drop. She got out of the pool and started yelling at Itey to hold on.

"Itey! Hang in there!" She yelled. The next thing she knew Itey was the next one in the pool. They were in last place. "What happened out there?" She asked.

"I just couldn't take it! My legs cramped up. I'm sorry Flit." Itey sat down on the bench. Flit came over and rubbed Itey's back.

"It's alright." It was now fifteen seconds and Kyriel was the next to drop, followed by Kane. It seemed like the girls were dropping like flies.

"Come on Jack! We've got this! You can do it!" Kyriel yelled to Jack. She wanted him to hold on so badly.

"You're doing fine Spot! You can do this I know you can! Come on!" Kane yelled. I didn't know why everyone was yelling because I'm sure underwater; no one could really understand them. Jack was the next to come up. He got out of the pool and found a spot next to Itey.

"I'm really sorry Kyriel. I tried but some how I ended up getting water into my mouth and couldn't hold my breath any longer." Jack said as Kyriel came over and sat down beside him. Bumlets came up right after Jack.

"Blaze you got this! I have faith in you!" Bumlets yelled coughing a bit still trying to get his breath back. Thirty seconds had pasted and Spot finally came back up. Kane and Spot were finished.

"I'm proud of you Spot. You hung in there as long as you could and that's all that matters." Kane said giving Spot a towel.

"It pisses me off that I couldn't hang in there longer than what I did. Damn it."

"Spot it's nothing to get upset about. You tried your best so it's alright. I still love ya." Kane said kissing Spot's cheek. Snitch was the next to come up for air. He stood beside Bumlets and yelled for Trigger.

"Come on Trigger! I know you can hold your breath! I've seen you do it plenty of times! Come on! Let's go!" Snitch yelled.

"Hang in there Blaze!" But unfortunately Blaze fell. She got out of the pool and gave Bumlets a hug.

"At least I beat my record for holding my breath. My legs just gave way." Blaze said to Bumlets. It was now 45 seconds and Tag, Cheatah and Jake all came up for air.

"Let's go Specs! You can do it! Come on! Don't give up hun! You can do it!" Tag yelled wrapping herself around in a towel.

"Come on Racetrack! Please don't give up!" Cheatah said screaming as loud as she could.

"My legs hurt." Jake said.

"Aren't you gonna yell for Sneaks?" Kane asked.

"Oh yeah, GO SNEAKS! Go babe! You can beat these suckers." Jake yelled. Trigger was the next to come up for air, followed by Racetrack. Snitch ran over and gave Trigger and big hug.

"I'm so proud of you baby!" Snitch said kissing Trigger.

"Thanks. I just couldn't hold my breath any longer." Trigger said sitting down in a chair.

"Don't worry; I'm still proud of you." Snitch said watching the others.

"What the hell! I had them! I knew I did!" Racetrack said throwing his towel.

"Don't get upset Race, you did fine! I'm really proud of you and you tried your best. That's all that matters." Cheatah said trying to calm Race.

"Argh!" Race yelled. He hated losing and was really ticked off that he didn't win. It was now a minute and people were coming up like flies. Sneaks, Mush, and Jazz were the next to come up.

"I'm sorry Jake." Sneaks said.

"What are you sorry about? You kicked ass out there. You did better than me and I'm a guy, which makes me look like I'm weak, WHICH I'M NOT!" Jake yelled really loud. Sneaks just laughed.

"Anyone got any food?" Mush asked looking around. Everyone just gave Mush a disgusted look. "Okay, I guess not."

"Go Pie! Come on! You can do it." Jazz yelled.

"I could go for some pie right now." Mush said licking his lips. Jazz just looked at him. "Not your Pie, I want my own pie. Not like a person pie, but like an apple pie or something because I don't like Pie, I mean I like pie but just..."

"Are you talking?" Jazz asked.

"Shut up. Why are you yelling anyways Jazz? He can't hear you under there." Mush said laughing. Jazz just gave Mush a mean look.

"I'm yelling because I actually want us to do well. Who cares if he can't hear me, it just shows that I care." Jazz said back.

"I care but I'm not wasting my breath yelling when I just wasted it under water." Everyone just looked at Mush. They felt bad for Clips because it seemed like Clips was winning all the missions for them. Clips unfortunately was the next to come up along with Specs.

"Thanks for cheering me on Mush." Clips said kind of upset.

"I was cheering for you, you just couldn't hear me." Mush lied.

"Shut up Mush." Clips said not looking at Mush.

"Well done Specs. I'm proud of you." Tag said kissing Specs.

"I'm proud of you too." He said kissing her back. Clips slapped Mush upside his head.

"See, that's the way it should be Mush, but no I get stuck with the tape worm." Clips said.

"What's a tape worm?" Mush asked kind of confused. Davey was the next to come up, and Taps was right behind him.

"Great timing huh?" Davey said helping Taps out of the pool.

"Yeah, my legs were just cramping up so badly that I couldn't take it anymore." Taps said.

"I'm still proud of your performance." Davey said watching the others. It was now a minute and 10 seconds and Pie was the next to come up.

"I didn't know you had it in you." Jazz said hugging Pie.

"Thanks, you did quite well yourself." Pie said wrapping himself in Jazz's towel. Dewey and Trolley were the next to come up. Zippy was the only girl remaining in the pool, along with Runner, Kid Blink, and Skittery.

"Come on Runner! You can do it! I have faith in you!" Dewey yelled.

"Let's go Blink! Kick some butt! You can do it! Show them how it's done!" Trolley said getting kind of excited.

"Um, Trolley, can you tone it done a bit?" Dewey asked.

"Um, NO!" Trolley yelled. "GO BLINK!" Runner was the next to come up along with Skittery.

"Way to go Runner!" Dewey ran over giving him a kiss.

"I'm VERY proud of you Dewey. I was astounded by your performance." Runner said taking Dewey's hand. Now it was Zippy and Kid Blink. They were going head to head. It was now a minute and 30 seconds.

"Zippy's gonna kick Blink's ass Trolley, so just tell him to give up now." Skittery said getting in Trolley's face.

"We'll see about that when we win this mission and add another 10,000 to our bank account." Trolley said getting snotty. For the next couple of seconds Trolley and Skittery were going head to head yelling and screaming. It was now almost two minutes and Kid Blink came up for air. Zippy had one the mission for her and Skittery.

"What happened out there? You could have won Blink." Trolley said crossing her arms.

"I'm sorry Trolley. I tried my best okay. I just couldn't hold my breath any longer. I'm sorry."

"It's okay. I'm still proud of you." Trolley said hugging Blink.

"Zippy! I LOVE you!" Skittery ran over and started hugging and kissing Zippy. She had beaten them all. "I never knew you could hold your breath that long!"

"Well there are a lot of things that I can do that you don't know about." Zippy said giving Skittery a wink. There second mission was finally over.

"Well done everyone. You have completed your second mission. Zippy and Skittery, I'm proud to say that you guys now have $10,000. Both you and Trolley and Kid Blink now have $10,000. Way to go guys. Meet back here tonight at 6 to see the scores and who will be going home." I said watching the group leave.

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"You were amazing out there today Zippy. You amaze me even more everyday. You're such an amazing girl." Skittery said kissing Zippy.

"You did great too Skittery." Zippy said smiling.

"You know something Zippy, I'm really proud to be marrying you. I think you're just an amazing girl and there's nothing you can't do." Skittery said smiling at Zippy.

"Awe, thanks Skittery. You'll be getting brownie points for that."

"Oh I love brownie points." Skittery said hopping up and down.

"Come on dork, we have to be down at the beach in about 2 minutes." Zippy said grabbing Skittery's hand. They walked down to the beach hand in hand.

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"Good evening everyone. Isn't it a beautiful night tonight? I want to thank you all for doing so well in your mission today but I unfortunately have to send one of you home and I really hate doing that. So here are the results: 1) Trolley and Kid Blink: 80, 2) Zippy and Skittery: 80, 3) Dewey and Runner: 50, 4) Taps and Davey: 29, 5) Jazz and Pie: 20, 6) Tag Along and Specs: 17, 7) Clips and Mush: 14, 8) Cheatah and Racetrack: 11, 9) Sneaks and Jake: 11, 10) Kane and Spot: 10, 11) Trigger and Snitch: 6, 12) Kyriel and Jack: 5, 13) Blaze and Bumlets: 4, 14) Flit and Itey: 3. I'm sorry Flit and Itey but I have to send you home. A boat will be waiting for you guys tonight. For those that are staying, get well rested because your mission tomorrow will challenge you both mentally and physically. Goodnight and see you tomorrow." I walked away from the couples and headed back to my room. I hated sending people home but that's what comes with my job. I know one thing, if I was playing the game, I would do everything in my power to try and stay here as long as possible. This is one place that I would not want to leave.