Disclaimer: I own nothing sadly. Well that is except for my character Alley and her back plot in the story. Everything else belongs to someone else.

Summary: The whole Newsies strike story with a girl added into the mix. Working both in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Played to the movie her lines added in and her back story.

Typical day in the life of Alley

A sixteen year old girl walked the streets of Manhattan , heading in and out of alleys looking for food.

"Well one last place to look." She knocked on the backstage door of Irving Hall.

"Who is it?"

"Medda its me." Medda opened the door knowing exactly who it was from her voice. "Well, Hello Alley."

"Hiya Medda."

"Been a while girl. You look starved. Here take this and go straight to the lodging house the boys will be worried."

"Yes of course Medda." She took the bread and headed for the Newsboys lodging house. She finally reached the lodging house and walked straight into her room. She was glad that Mr. Kloppman had left her light on for her. She quickly changed into a denim skirt she had made and a simple button down shirt which happened to be one of the boys hand me downs. She always made all her clothes ever since she was a little girl. It always brought her joy to work on something new. She was currently making an elegant dress, well as elegant as you can get on the street, but she hadn't had much time.

Well within five minuets of getting changed she was on her bed leaning on the wall drifting off to sleep.

A half an hour later Kloppman knocked on her door startling her. She woke with a fright.

"Are you decent. Alley, and are you up."

" O yes Mr. Kloppman." With that he went up to wake the boys. She got out of bed and walked up stairs just as the boys started singing. She walked right in.

"Morning guys."

"Mornin' Alley Cat."

"Hiya Race, Crutchy, Mush, Bumlets, Blink, Specks, and last but not least Jackie-boy." "Hello Al' Cat."

(carrying the banner couterpart)

Alley:

I need

To find a way

Off these streets.

somehow,

someway

someone save me

"Oh look what the cat dragged up," Alley said under her breath as Race started up. The Delanceys gave her and evil stare, but she just smiled back innocently.

"Nah to rotten to be the sewer. It must be the Delancey brudders."

As Oscar made his offense she drifted over to other end of the group of newsies; which gave her a clear shot to run.

She watched Jack take off after he knocked of Morris's hat. She spotted David and Les approaching the square and ran over to them.

"Hiya Dave, Les. I thought you were in school Dave.?"

"There was an accident at the factory. So I'm working now."

"Only 'til Dad gets better."

"oh and hello Alley." She nodded as she saw Jack run their way.

"I've gotta go. Watch it Cowboy!" She ran off joining the other newsies.

(End Carrying the Banner)

"Way to go Jack!" He just nodded and knocked on Weasel's window. He got his papes and the line moved up.

"How many."

"The usual 25 Weasel." He handed her, her papes and she went and sat at the bottom stair reading through it. She sighed, "Well I guess I can use this."

When she looked up Jack had just bought Dave more papes. They had their little confrontation as she bent down and whispered something into Les's ear. They made up and all headed out the gates.

"Extra Extra! Read all about it. Fire near Ellis Isle frightens thousands!" "Of seagulls," She muttered under her breath. "Extra Extra Last call! Read all about the fire at Ellis Isle. Thank you sir." She walked off and headed across the Brooklyn bridge to get her evening supply of papes. She sold those papes and headed to the Brooklyn Newsies Hang out. She didn't get far before Spot stopped in front of her.

"'ello Spot."

"Might I."

"With pleasure." They headed off hand in hand to the docks. She jumped in the water when they got there. She finally got out as the sun was sitting and got dressed in some dry clothes. She was sitting on the dock watchin' the last bit of the sun vanish. Spot walked up to her and sat down.

"Hey Al' Cat."

"Hiya Spot." She didn't even look his way.

"How was your day Alley."

"Fine I guess. Just the headlines ain't worth beans."

"Yay, but ya still gotta Carry the Banner."

"I know, Hey Spot I have gotta go." She stood up abruptly.

"Wait I'm coming with you."

"I can get over the bridge myself Spot," she said with a hint of anger in her voice.

" I know but still it makes me…well never mind I'm just coming with you."

"Suite yourself, but if I don't go now I'll miss Race and I want to walk back to the Lodging House with him." She walked off before Spot had a chance to say anything. She finally reached the other side of the bridge and Spot walked back to his crew and fell asleep a little more at ease.

She walked straight to the racetrack just in time to see Race leaving. "Hey Higgins, wait up." "Oh Alley Cat. Get away from ol' Spot early tonight."

"Haha, yes I did," she sighed. "How was your day at the races."

"You remember that hot tip I was talking 'bout this mornin'."

"Yay"

"Well no one told the horse."

She giggled, "Don't worry I'll spot you in the mornin'." They reached the lodging house same time Jack did.

"Hey I'm gonna go see if Medda's closed up yet." They nodded and walked into the lodging house as Alley walked down the street towards Irving Hall. She didn't get very far before she was stopped by Synder.

"Well, well what are we doing out so late Alley."

" 'ello Synder."

"You didn't answer my question. Do you want to go back to the refugee. It is where you rightly belong. Where murders belong."

"You know I never killed no one, plus it happened in Brooklyn not your juristicion is it." "Still you murder them in cold blood."

"I didn't do nothing of the sort. I didn't do it." She ran off back to the lodging house and slammed her door behind her. Two seconds later she had her head in her pillow crying.

Race woke to the slamming door along with Bumlets, Mush, Kid Blink, and Specs.

"What the…"

"I'll give ya on guess," said Blink as he and Race got out of bed.

"Alley," echoed the others. Race, Bumlets, and Blink walked down to her room.

"She's crying." Race knocked on the door.

"Go away."

"Alley Cat come on." The three boys entered into her room.

"what's wrong."

"Whadda ya think."

"you ran into Synder."

"yes"

"oh Al' Cat why do you pay him mind. He's got nothing good ta say."

"I didn't do it. I mean I'm the reason but I didn't do it."

"We know."

"I'm sorry I woke ya." Alley dried her eyes. "I'm going to bed now." The guys caught the drift and walked out.

"If it ain't Synder it's the Delanceys." "Yay you're right Race. We gotta do somethin' 'bout that." The boys nodded at eachother and got into bed.