Well I just want to end this baby soo here is the whole CLIMAX chapter…sad isn't it.

Chapter 9

Rescue

"Guys we have to get away from Morris…" Snipe whispered to his companions. Les rolled his eyes.

"No shit Sherlock." Snipe hit him over the back of the head making Les mad. This led to a fistfight that concluded in Snipe getting a black eye and Les having a busted lip.

"See violence is not the answer." Boots lectured putting his hands together as if he was praying.

"No…but it's a solution." The three boys laughed something they hadn't done in awhile. "We really need to get out of here." They looked over at Morris who was sleeping. The place they were being held was dismal and cold.

"I want to go home…" Les said finally. "Even if Davey doesn't care, because I care about him." Boots and Snipe nodded in agreement.

"Cakes we're tired of walking…" Mimic whined. Cakes sighed they had been walking around Manhattan trying to find Morris and the boys, but to no avail.

"Look we need you for our plan to rescue the boys…" She started then stopped. "I hear someone talking hold on." She pressed her ear to the door and heard the following.

"Listen we can't kill them after they give us 'Hattan they will strike a revolution we wouldn't stand a chance!" Another voice answered him.

"We should though they are such a nuisance." She turned away when she heard painful yells.

"Please Oscar stop…please!"

"What's wrong Cakes?" Tears asked tilting her head to the side.

"Girls they are in there we have to begin with our plan now…" She turned back towards the door cued Tears and waited.

"David we will get them safe and sound chill out."

Pound, Pound.

"David stop."

Pound. Pound.

"DAVID!" Jack ran over to him and jerked his head away from the wall. "Killing yourself is not going to get them back."

"If we … I mean I hadn't been so harsh to him he would still be here." Jack sighed David would only forgive himself when Les was safe.

"Cakes and the little girls will be fine…" Jack didn't know how wrong he would be…

Morris smiled at his handy work all three boys were tied to chairs and gagged. Now all they had to do was start the fire.

"It is done Oscar." He growled. His brother came in admired what he saw.

"Great…great. Now start the fire." Oscar left the room and entered a smaller room to the right. He walked into the room to find a little girl in it. "Get out you little…"

"Get out you little." The girl mimicked. Oscar growled. The girl growled.

"Fine I will make you…" he picked her up and walked steadily into the other room; which held the boys. He entered to see Morris wrestling with two more girls. One of about sixteen the other about ten same age as the girl he was holding.

"Morris who the hell are they?" Morris groaned Cakes had just nailed him in the nuts.

"Let them go!" Cakes yelled. Oscar had now both girls. "Take me please!" Oscar just laughed.

"Girly we need all three of you…whoever you are."

"I AM NOT A WHOEVER!" Mimic screamed thrashing around Oscar dropped her to the ground.

"MIMI!" Tears screamed as she stared at her sister's unconscious form. "Let go of me you ASSHOLE!" Tears struggled until Oscar was kicked in the stomach. She was dropped to the ground and knelt down beside Mimic. "Mimi?" She cried not her fake ones her honest ones. She draped herself over her sister crying.

"How could you do that?" Cakes screamed shrilly as Morris tied her to a chair. "She is just a child!" Morris yanked her arms behind her causing her to yelp in pain. Then he took a piece of masking tape and put it over her mouth.

"Now how are you going to scream for help?" The three boys stared at what was happening in disgust.

"Jack it has been three hours!" Race yelled while pacing.

"I know Race." He was lying on his bed thinking.

"I think we should take a vote." Pie Eater spoke up. Jack sat up and nodded.

"All right so who votes we go look for them?" Jack asked all hands went up unanimously. "Lets go."

"I hope we aren't too late." David mentioned quietly as they headed out the door.

"David we aren't going to be late okay…there is no way we will be late." Jack sounded more confident than he was as they walked through the crisp air.

"Start the fire I don't have time for this." Oscar ordered stalking out of the warehouse.

"Well it was nice knowing you munchkins." Morris chuckled darkly as he lit the match and threw it into the hay bail that was in the middle of the floor.

Six of the five stared at the fire in horror. They were all tied in chairs around it. Snipe, Les and Boots in the first three chairs, Cakes in the middle and finally Tears and Mimic. Even though Mimic was slouched over unconscious. No one spoke…no one could speak for their mouths were covered with tape. Staring at each other they awaited their end in silence.

Jack was halfway to their unknown destination when he smelt smoke. "Where is that coming from?"

"That way Jack." Replied Mush who was now standing next to Jack. "Jack you don't think that they could be there do you?" David moaned. Mush could feel they were there and in danger. Instead of telling anyone he just ran off in that direction.

"Mush where are you going!" They all yelled after him he kept running in the direction of the fire knowing that that was where the boys were.

"C'mon then!" Jack said leading the newsies toward the smoke that was now high in the sky. When they finally got there they saw Oscar and Morris sneaking out silently. Jack nodded in their direction and Mush who was now caught up with them went off in their direction followed by Blink.

Meanwhile Jack ran into the burning building traveling into darker smoke. Finally, he entered a big room followed by Pie Eater, Race, Scab and David.

"Well, well, well." Oscar chanted as he stepped up to Mush staring him down. "Looks like Jacky Boy is too chicken to tell us hiself that Manhattan is ours."

"You wish Oscar." Mush growled stepping closer to the boy. "He would never give up 'Hattan even if it meant killing himself."

"Uh huh…then why are you here?" Morris grunted standing beside his brother cracking his knuckles.

"Where do you have the kids?" Blink demanded.

"Oh chill they are in the building." Oscar moaned laughing. Mush and Blink glanced at the building and saw even darker smoke drift out of it.

"In the BURNING building you mean." Oscar nodded still laughing. "That's it." Mush lunged at Oscar and flattened him to the cement he pounded him over and over until he busted his lip. He smiled at his bloody hands, "There you go you slime ball." He got off of Oscar just to see Blink on the ground wrestling with Morris.

"You dirty…dirty…BASTARD." Blink yelled as he repeatedly punched Morris' face.

"Blink…Blink STOP!" Mush grabbed him by the shoulders and pulled him off the boy.

"Let me at 'im." Blink struggled against Mush's strong hold.

"Stop we should help them get the kids out they are in more danger than we are." Blink nodded and sprinted toward the now blazing warehouse. They reached the other newsies just to realize that Jack, Scab, Race, Pie Eater and David were nowhere to be seen.

"Where's Jack?" Mush asked looking all around. Instead of answering Skittery just pointed at the door to the warehouse.

"THEIR IN THERE!" Blink screeched Skittery nodded sadly. Blink looked toward the horizon; which seemed so peaceful now. "Why couldn't we have cared?" he cried allowed. "WHY?"

If there was a commotion outside it was nothing compared to what was happening at the heart of the fire. Cakes was the only one conscious or for the most part. Mimic was still knocked out from her fall and Tears was slowly getting intoxicated from all the smoke. Snipe was also half conscious he noticed things around him, but it was hard to make things out. Les was hallucinating he kept thinking he saw the older boys, but then dropped it when his brain became muffled and dark. Boots was in between hallucinating and being in the stage Cakes and Snipe were in.

"Ouch!" Race swore under his breath. The older boys were crawling through the hallway covered in ash and inhaling the billowing smoke. They had been crawling for what seemed like hours and they couldn't find the fire, or the kids. Finally, they felt the heat of the fire on their faces and they were able to crawl into the main room of the warehouse.

Scab jumped up immediately and ran to find his sisters Jack followed. Race did the same until all five newsies were looking for their younger friends, siblings or in Pie's case crush.

Scab was the first to reach his sisters Jack two seconds behind him. He looked at Jack and motioned toward Tears so without hesitation Jack started untying her; while Scab got Mimic. Jack and Scab looked around realized the others would be out soon and bolted for the door. Pie Eater untied Cakes and picked her up even though she was fully conscious he didn't think she was up to walk. She smiled up at him and mouthed Thank you.

Race was almost done setting Snipe free. Race started getting worried the doorway to get out was almost blocked by the fire; he crouched down pulled Snipe onto his back and ran.

Les knew he was hallucinating when he saw the older boys come in and start helping them.

"David?" David looked down at his younger brother's ash covered face and nodded. He lifted Les into his arms and hugged him then ran toward the outside with his brother safely in his arms.

Outside Scab was hugging his sisters as they sat on the ground in front of him. Jack was standing with the other newsies giving the rescuers space. Next Pie Eater showed up with Cakes and finally David with Les. They were all hugging and crying watching the building burn in satisfaction they had saved the boys…Jack paused when he noticed something that made his heart stop beating.

"Guys…" He counted and recounted them in his head over and over and there was only one conclusion. Everyone looked at him. "We left Boots in the fire."

A/N Cliffhanger aren't I good? Anyway there is only ONE more chapter (cries) anyway please review.