Disclaimer: I don't own Newsies (though it would be cool)

Summery: In the beginning of Newsies, Kloppman wakes Skittery up. Skittery claims he didn't do it. What exactly did he mean? What was he dreaming?

"Go ta bed!" Kloppman shouted up the stairs of the Lodging House.

The newsies all got into their beds. A few had to share a bed; Itey and Snitch to name a few.

"Good night, Itey." Snitch said, curling up so Itey would fit.

"Night, Mush." Itey sleepily said.

"Night, Bumlets." Mush said.

"Night, Skittery." Bumlets said to the cranky newsie.

"Whateva." Skittery grumbled.

The Lodging House fell silent as the boys fell into various dreams. Skittery's dream was particularly interesting…

Skittery woke up with his bed sitting in the middle of a forest. Branches hung in his face and a huge yellow snake stared at him from the end of his bed.

"Aaah!" He slid to the top of his bed to escape the snake.

A little girl with curly red hair and big green eyes stepped out of the trees. She stared at Skittery, and then motioned for him to follow her.

She led him, for what seemed to be hours, to a small clearing. Light fell through the trees and lit up a shiny gray box in the middle of the clearing. The girl motioned for Skittery to go up to the box.

Slowly, Skittery stepped up to the box. He looked back to the little girl; she nodded encouragingly. He cautiously opened the lid of the box. At first, he didn't see anything, but then hundreds of little naked leprechaun men with red hair and green eyes flowed from the box. Five of them stopped and peered up at Skittery. They suddenly ran forward, up Skittery's arms. Positioning themselves at various places up his arms, they started to eat at his flesh!

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Skittery waved his arms, trying to dislodge the little naked men.

Then, everything around him dissolved and Skittery stood in a big, oval office. He looked around and saw a large window. Outside he saw a humongous crowd trying to run through the streets. The little naked men were chasing the crowd.

"This is all your fault!"

Skittery turned and came face-to-face with the president.

"Throw him to the little men!" the president declared.

Three men came over and picked Skittery up.

"No! No, I didn't do it! I swear-"

Skittery felt something hit his foot and he shot up, "I didn't do it!"

Kloppman slapped Skittery, "What do ya mean you didn't do it? Get up, sell da papes! Sell da papes."

Skittery groaned as he got out of bed and got ready for the long day ahead of him.

The End.