10
Making the Newsies Banner

Sarah, Alley, David, Jack, and Les headed to Denton's after reading his article about the Rally and discussing what they could do about it. Alley was lagging behind, getting weaker by the minute. Les was behind her while Sarah stood next to her. She passed out not to far away from Denton's apartment. Sarah caught her and Jack carried her the rest of the way handing her off to David when they reached Denton's door. He knocked and Denton answered.

"Did you mean what you wrote."

"I don't write anything I don't mean. Please come in." Denton looked to David who carried Alley in and placed her on the couch. "What happened to her?"

"The Delancey's is what happened to her," came an angered David and Jack put his head down knowing if he hadn't upset her she would have been able to run from them.

Alley stirred and looked up at the ceiling of Denton's apartment a little disoriented. "What? Where am I?"

"Oh," Jack walked to her side. "Your at Denton's. You passed out. Are you okay?"

"I…I think so." She closed her eyes and struggled to sit up on the couch.

The boys and Sarah sat down at the table to discuss plans. They finally convinced Denton to help the write what they would call the NEWSIES BANNER. Now all they had to do was find a printing press and hope that it worked.

Jack carried Alley out of Denton's apartment and to the World distribution center. He put her down on the bed that he was using. She sat there not at all happy with having to be carried, but she knew she'd be doing more walking so she shouldn't do more then she had too. They all set to work and she got up and showed Les how to get through Brooklyn without meeting any of the gangs and getting to Spot in a hurry. Les went to get the Newsies.

They all showed up and passed out the Newsies Banner to the sweat shop kids and kids who worked in various other lines of work. Alley got up to walk and pass out papes but Denton, David, and Jack wouldn't let her. She rode in the wagon as they passed out papes in Manhattan. When they were done, she headed to the Governor's with Denton. She wanted so badly to go to Brooklyn but she knew that she was one of the only ones who could really tell Mr. Roosevelt what was going on better then Denton. Especially the cruelties in the Refugee. The boys gathered at the square to wait, while the kids that could read, read the banner and told their friends. Everyone was hoping that they would show up and stand together. Their voices were once silenced but they wouldn't be for very much longer. At least that was the goal.

a/n: yea i know a short chapter i'm sorry. i just had to put this up before i finished it. The next chapter i think might be my last unless i decide to split it up for some reason. Well i must go byes.