'Well then if no one will own up I'm just gonna have to get all of you,' she chucked the pillows she could reach at as many people as she could, she got down and picked up a pillow, Blink held onto his but kept hitting her, she retaliated hitting him, others grabbed pillows and began a full blown pillow fight.

'I thought da Manhattan Newsies were above such things' said Spot as walked in.

'Oh hey Spot,' said Blink who was lying at the bottom of a pile of Newsies and pillows.

He didn't look very happy and simply said 'Race, I gotta tawk wiv you, Jack too.'

'Sure Spot,'

Spot, Race and Jack walked down to the hall, Kloppmann wasn't around. Race said 'so what you gotta tawk with us about Spot?' as he lit his cigar and proceeded to smoke it in his usual manner.

'It's Snap, he's decided to take his revenge, I met him,'

'you also met his fist by da looks of ya.' said Jack mentioning the bruising on Spots face.

'No his got two wise guys to do his doity work,'

'not all of his doity work,' said Race 'You know when I was beat up last week?'

'Dat was Snap?'

Race nodded 'I didn't wanna tell you guys, I know you'd go back and lay into 'em'

'Was dat when Dreamer was with you?'

'Uh huh,'

'Does she know about da situation?'

'No I made her promise not to ask,'

'maybe we should get her down here.'

'What?'

'Listen Spot, she's got brains, she can help.'

Jack ran upstairs, 'Dreamer, come here a minute.'

'sure,' she followed Jack down the stairs.

'what's up?'

'It's Snap.'

'I thought I wasn't allowed talk about him'

'you can now.'

'It's just dat....'

And Race told her the full story of how the three of them were arch enemies with Snap and two others. They had all been cautioned by the police and put in the refuge for days and weeks. They were warned that another brawl meant serious imprisonment. That evening Snap beat up Spot, the three of them told the police and Snap got put away for a long time, when he got out he planned his revenge and happened to meet Race.

'Yeh I know that bit I was there,' said Dreamer 'can't you just go to the police and say he beat Race up?

'Ah please,' said Spot who was really grumpy 'she can't do nothin''

'I don't like people callin' me nothing,' said Dreamer facing him. 'I'm not nothing,' she growled 'and I'll prove it.'

'Your just a goil.'

'Spot, don't' said Race he knew Dreamer could and would fight.

'You see Spot, the key is concentration,' said Dreamer, 'oh hey Kloppmann.' Spot turned and Dreamer easily pinned him.

'Let me up, let me up.'

she grinned at him, 'Say I'm not nothing and I will,'

he pulled a face 'you aint nothin' ok? Now let me up.'

'Good,' she said and she let him up, he brushed himself down. 'pinned by a goil? Spot?' said Race with a grin.

'she took me by surprise,' said Spot.

'Listen,' she said getting serious. 'If you want to find out about him I suggest you talk with Ice, after all she stayed with him for a week.'

'Well go get her.' said Spot.

'Not tonight lads, some of us have had very a busy day.'

'Yeh, getting big newspaper tycoons to apologise to Ice,'

'What's dis?' asked Spot

'Pulitzer caused Ice some hassle and Dreamer here wouldn't stand for it and demanded an instant apology,'

'I used my womanly ways,' she said and Race sniggered she hit his head from behind.

'Ow,'

'So if you don't mind gentlemen I'm going to bed.'

They nodded and Dreamer walked up the stairs, Race and Spot following. Jack decided to stay downstairs.

In the bunk room a few Newsies were in bed, Ice was with Snitch, Blink and Mush it looked like she was putting plaits in Dutchy's hair.

'Nice hair Dutch.' 'would I?' she grinned at Spot and she stood on a chair.

'There once was a boy named Spot,

Who loved to fight a lot.

It was a great shame,

he had a terrible aim,

and an even worser shot.

'Spot turned, 'now that wasn't nice,'

'just a limerick Spot, doesn't mean it's true.'

'Do one a bout me,' said Mush with a cheeky grin.

'There was a young lad named Mush,

who always told people to shush.

If they were not quiet,

he'd start a riot.

Until someone gave him the push.'

Mush's grin widened 'wow' he said.

'I'll write it down for you.'

Soon she was making up limericks for everyone. 'No, no more I need to sleep,. Goodnight.'

'I'll be with you in a minute,' said Ice, she was 'saying goodnight,' to Snitch. Dreamer went over to Blinks bunk and jumped up to kiss him goodnight. But she met with, not Blink's face but Spot's.

'Spot, you scared the hell outta me. I thought you were Blink I was about to kiss you.'

'go on den, I won't tell.'

'Ha,ha' she said sarcastically as Blink walked up behind her

'there you are,' she said and kissed him goodnight unaware Spot was still watching. He rolled his eyes at the couple.

'Enough already,' he said Blink grinned at him.

'sorry,'

'hey' said Dreamer 'maybe Spot would like a goodnight kiss,'

'maybe I would,' he said and Blink frowned at him.

'Well go on Blink give him a goodnight kiss,'

'Ah, shut up,' Spot rolled over so he didn't face them. Blink tickled Dreamer lovingly.

The next evening the girls treated their lads to a meal with the money they earned from singing, They were on their way back and when they neared the lodgings Snitch suddenly fell flat on his face.

'Hey Snitch, enjoy your trip?' asked Dreamer

'I tripped over something.' They looked back and on the floor lay a child.

'Jeez, she looks really ill,' said Ice. Dreamer knelt down and picked her up. She could only have been 6 or 7. They went into the bunk room and she lay her on her bed.

'Dreamer will ya stop bringin' people in here?' said Specs

'she's real sick.' said Blink 'and wise guy here fell over her.'

'It's lucky I did or we might neva of found her,'

Ice and Dreamer were at her bed side, the girl opened her eyes and immediately looked afraid.

'It's ok,' Dreamer spoke softly, the Newsies had never heard her voice so soft,

'your all right, your safe and we won't hurt you,'

'what's your name?' asked Ice,

'Mary,' the little figure replied.

'Well I'm Dreamer this is Ice and were gonna make you better,'

'It's definitely a fever,' said Ice in a low voice.

'a fever in June?'

'Shut up Spot,' they said in unison.

Later when Mary had fallen asleep, Ice suddenly said out loud, 'Dreamer we haven't got any where to sleep,'

'No? Dat is a shame.' said Spot mockingly.

'You can have my bunk and I'll share,' said Skittery, an offer which everyone refused with a huge 'NO!'

'I try 'n' be kind to ya and ya shout at me,'

'Skitts last time you shared wiv someone, Swifty ended up breaking his leg and ya weren't even sharing with him ya fell on him from the bunk above. Dat's why you have a bottom bunk, and dat is why no one'll share wiv ya, eva.

Skittery grumbled to himself.

'Ice can share with me,' said Snitch. 'that ok with you Ice?' he asked with a glint in his eye.

'Yes, I don't see why not,' and she momentarily shared the glint.

'And Dreamer can share with Blink,' said Spot and 'I'll sleep on da stairs shall I'

'Race said, 'you share with me Spot,'

'Yeh, but Blink's above you,' Dreamer pointed out.

'So?'

'Well, if I'm with Blink that means there's already three in the whole bunk and four's a bit much.'

'I'll jus' leave shall I?' said Spot.

'Na Spot your wiv me,' said Jack

'Finally we got that sorted now go to bed and don't anyone wake up Mary tomorrow, I'll go and tell Kloppmann now.'

When she got back upstairs she climbed into Blink's bunk after saying goodnight to Race who was beneath them. He wrapped his arms around her.

'I'm real proud of ya Dream.'

'For what?'

'Everythin,'

he paused for a minute and then whispered 'and den helpin' little Mary really topped it off. Your a real good person.'

'Hey we all know Dreamer's a good person,' said Race 'but I also know dat I wanna get some sleep so will you two love boirds be quiet.'

'Sorry Race, didn't realise I was tawkin' so loud.' said Blink, he gently squeezed Dreamer and kissed her cheek 'Night,' he whispered in her ear.

In her bunk Mary slept peacefully her pain had subsided considerably, she was red hot but the sleep she had was refreshing except for her dream. She was running and screaming he was chasing after her. she awoke with a small scream, tears ran down her face. Her scream woke Ice up and ran to her side.

'Mary, Mary, shush now, shh.' she said and held her in her arms.

'shut da kid up.' barked and angry newsie. Mary was still crying so Ice carried her into the washroom.

'stop crying now,' Ice's voice was soothing as she rocked Mary in her arms.

When she stopped crying Ice dried her face and continued to rock her until she fell back to sleep. She put her back in bed and got back into the bunk with Snitch, he stirred but didn't wake.

That morning was shocked to find the person she was sharing a bed with was not Ice, but then she remembered Mary.

'One of us should sell today,' said Ice 'you sell I'll stay with her,'

'Are you sure?' asked Dreamer

'Yeh now go,'

'I'll be back at lunch time,' said Dreamer grabbing her hat and leaving for the distribution centre. She met up with Spot.

'Spot you do realise this is Manhattan.'

'yeah, yeah but I gotta eat right and I'm sick of scrounging off you guys.' they were referring to the fact that Spot had a hundred papes under his arm.

'ok, see you later then,'

'wait,' he said 'I aint got no one to sell with,'

'sell with Race,'

'Nope I'm going down da horses today, he wont like it,'

'Spot just sell with Dreamer,' said Blink. Normally he'd be the last one to pair those two off but he didn't want Dreamer to be alone.

'No I will,' said Mush 'if dat's ok Blink, I want to tawk wiv her.'

'ok sure,' said Dreamer and she and Mush walked off together. It was one of the first chances they had to talk, I mean properly talk.

'So Mush, got a girlfriend?'

' a girlfriend? no not at da minute,'

' I bet loads of girls are just queuing up to go out with you if you just asked,'

he blushed 'd'ya really think so?'

'Yeh, no problem.'

'Dreamer?'

'Yeh,'

'You know da book your readin''

'Yeh, can dat really happen? I mean can someone just step into a closet and be somewhere else?'

'I don't know,' she said truthfully.

'But what do you reckon,'

'Hey, if two people can time travel, I don't see why you can't walk into a wardrobe and end up in Narnia, though I've never tried it myself.'

They sold more papers and talked more, it turned out Mush was quite curious about the future and Dreamer filled him in as best she could. But then Mush spotted someone coming towards them, he grabbed Dreamer and said, 'who's that? ' she turned and saw Snap with Mute and Charlie and decided the best thing to do was 'RUN' they did, down passages and alleyways, Snap put up a good chase, Dreamer and Mush got to one alley way and stopped, they thought they were safe.

'who were they?' panted Mush, Dreamer thought as he'd seen them he may as well know.

'They were the guys that beat up me and Race, their leaders name is Snap and he's arch enemies with, but she never got to finish her sentence because she was knocked unconscious and lay on the floor in a long black emptiness.

When she awoke she found she was lying on a pile of sheets in a huge warehouse, Charlie spoke, 'hey Snap she's woken up,'

Snap walked over to her, 'Hey kid have a nice Sleep?'

'Where's Mush?' she said. Snap pulled her up to standing by her shirt.

'he's der.' She looked and saw Mush he was sat on a chair with his hands tied behind him and was gagged. By the look of him and the others it seemed Mush had put up a good fight, but three against one will win in almost any circumstances.

'Mush?' she tried to go to him but Snap held her back. Mush looked up at her he was in a bad way. Away from them Mute was silently nursing a blooded lip, Mush had punched him earlier.

'Snap? What are you going to do?'

'I'm not sure yet,'

'listen, let Mush go, he's got nothin' to do with all this.'

'you didn't until you stuck you girly little nose in.' he said.

'You were battering a friend, anyone would of stepped in to help. Snap, just let him go.'

'No I'm not gonna let him go he's gonna be useful later on.' he let go off her and pushed her to the floor. She sat on the ground and put her head in her hands, 'at least let me clean up his face,'

Snap nodded and pointed at where she could get water and a rag. She went over to Mush she took off his gag. Charlie was about to comment but Snap shook his head.

'I'm so sorry,' she whispered.

'Oiy no whispering,' said Snap.

'Sorry,' said Dreamer. Mush had a huge gash at the top of his head she cleaned it as best she could. Snap got up and walked over to Charlie and Mute, he began to mutter to them.

It was lunch time and Dreamer hadn't come back to see Mary. Ice wasn't worried it was likely her friend was in Tibby's she checked Mary was ok and went out to get some soup for her.

In Tibby's Blink was wondering where Dreamer was, but then he remembered, she was going to see Mary wasn't she. But that didn't explain where Mush was, maybe he went with her, but why?

'Now Dreamer, listen.' said Snap after many hours of the occupants of the warehouse just sitting there. 'I'm gonna send Mush here to get Spot, Jack and Race and bring them here. You got that Mush, just those three no one else.' Mush nodded.

'No Mush don't,'

'shut up.' Snap punched her and she fell to the floor 'we just wanna tawk wiv 'em.'

'Now Mush, if they don't come it'll be the worse for little Dreamer here ok?' he untied Mush and led him to the door and pushed him out. 'off you go Mush.' he said and slammed the door. When he was sure he'd gone he walked over to another door and opened it, at about ten strong lads walked in. From her seat on the floor Dreamer became more and more afraid. It was dark outside but Mush sped off to the boarding house.

In the boarding house Ice and the others were getting very worried about Dreamer and Mush, no one had seen them all day.

'Maybe, we should go look for them,' said Ice

'where?' asked Specs 'dey could be anywhere and we'd never find them in the dark.'

'but it's not like Dreamer or Mush to just disappear without tellin' anyone.' said Ice.

'You don't think their in danger do ya?' asked Snitch.

Jack, Race and Spot exchanged worrying glances. Blink was starring out the window and had been since he got back. He saw a figure speeding towards the lodgings.

'It's Mush,' he said. Mush ran up the stairs they ran to him as soon as he saw Mush was bleeding Race knew Snap had something to do with it.

'Mush what happened?'

'Some guy, Snap he's got Dreamer, he said if I didn't fetch, Race, Jack and Spot den it would be da worse for her.'

'How many of dem are der?'

'Jus' 3,'

'we can take 'em on can't we Jack?' said Blink

'dis is between da three of us an Snap,' said Jack

'What if it's a trap?' said Ice, 'how was Dreamer when you left Mush?'

'She was ok I think, dey knocked her unconscious when dey caught us, dats why we couldn't fight 'em, I tried but,'

'It was three against one Mush we understand, well come on den we better go see him,'

'Dreamer also said dat you shouldn't she screamed it before Snap punched her, he's dangerous fellas,'

'We know, but we can't sit around here can we if der gonna do something bad to Dreamer.'

'What are you going to do if they do come?' said Dreamer who by this time had her hands tied together because she decided in a break for freedom to punch Mute but it was to no avail.

'I told ya, tawk wiv 'em,'

'with a load of others I don't think so Snap, I'm not stupid you know.' He nodded, and pulled her up by her shirt,

'If dey arrive call me, we'll be up on da roof.'

Snap pushed Dreamer up some steps and out onto the roof,

'beautiful aint it?'

'No it's repulsive,'

'I was talkin' bout you,'

'and I was talkin' about you,' she scowled at him 'and in the state I'm in I cannot pass for beautiful, try something like absolutely terrified that the idiot I'm with is going to kill one of my friends with his army of brainless prats,'

'Jeez, you really don't like me do you?'

'You a psycho, you've beaten up two of my friends and had a go at me twice, you think it's fun to be randomly violent and you insist on pulling me up by the shirt and tying my hands behind my back.'

'Well you can't tawk, your just as violent,'

'no way, I was acting in self defence so there,'

'You pull a pretty good punch,'

'I don't get it,' Dreamer eyed him nervously, 'why are you suddenly being so complementary?'

'Maybe because I met da real you,'

'Yeh, that'll be it,' she said sarcastically 'I don't even know who the real me is. So I doubt you do,'

He put his arm round her waist,

'get off,' she said with a wary look on her face.

'Come on it's just us up here, you know you want to kiss me. If you don't just, I dunno, push me away,'

'You know I can't do that,' she said 'you've tied my hands together,'

'Good,' he said and leaned in towards her, and kissed her.

'Go away Snap,' she said sternly. He held her face and she tried to move away but he held it harder.

'Get off,' she said sharply, he let go.

'You don't understand, do you Snap. I don't fancy you, I don't even like you so just leave me alone.' She moved towards the door. 'Now can we just go back down there were there are other people,'

'One last thing,' he said and he turned towards her and punched her she fell to the floor once more on her ankle she cried out in pain, he picked her up by the shirt and put his hands on her 'you've been really stupid d'you know dat?'

'That maybe, but I'll never be as stupid as you,' and she limped down the stairs.

'You three are not going on your own, if you go we all go.' Said Snitch being masterful.

Mush was worried, 'Snap said only you three and me should go,'

'So we don't tell 'em.' Said Jack.

'Ok,' said Ice.

'Your not going,' said Snitch.

Ice glared at him 'Dreamer is my best friend, I don't think I'm not gonna go. 'Someone has to stay here with Mary,' he said

'well someone else can.'

No one seemed desperate to.

'Oh I will den,' said Specs, he had to sleep above her so he may as well be nice to her.

'Thanks Specs,' said Ice, 'I appreciate that,'

'Mush you gotta show us da way,'

'ok but da rest of you hafta stay outta sight,'

They walked out of the lodgings and left Specs with Mary.

'Dey aint comin' Snap can't we go home?'

'yeah, I don't see why not,'

'Der here,' came a shout from the roof.

'Are der only four of dem?'

'yeah, der are.' 'Will you untie me?'

'No,' she pulled a face 'Don't sulk, it makes ya look ugly, Let dem in Mute,'

Mush, Jack, Spot and Race walked in. 'Snap,' Jack nodded at him.

'Hey Mushy you can scram,'

'Let him take Dreamer wiv him, dis has got nothin' to do with her.'

'No da goil stays till were finished.'

'Dat ok with you Dreamer,'

'she has no choice, now scram Mush,' he did he went to where the others were.

'How's Dreamer?' asked Blink.

'She's ok dey haven't hurt her dat bad, but he won't let her go till he speaks to dem.'

Inside, the conversation was getting heavy.

'You practically killed Spot,' said Race. 'We had every right ta go ta the bulls,'

'I was put away fer ages,'

'You deserved it.' Said Jack.

'Look, Snap what did ya bring us here for?'

'I brought you here for my revenge.'

'You want a fight Snap?'

'Spot don't,' Dreamer tried to intervene,

'Shut up,' said Snap.

Mary awoke, 'where is everyone?' she asked.

'Dey've gone, Dreamer was in trouble.'

'Because of me?'

'No,no notin' to do wiv a kid, don't worry about it,'

He sat down next to her. She seemed to be hiding something from him, 'So kid where are ya from?'

'East side,'

'Really? Dat's where I was from,'

'Why weren't you a newsie in East side,'

'Because I had to get away, so I came to Manhattan, sounds a lot like your story, an' I was probably about your age, how old are ya kid?'

'ten.'

'You pretty small fer a ten year old.' She looked embarrassed.

'So kid ya got any brothas or sistas?'

'One brotha, you?'

'Naa, I got no one,'

'So how come your in Manhattan,'

'I came to find someone,'

'I said your here for my revenge,' he walked over to a door and led in his army.

'We thought you might, we know it's not like you to fight your own battles,'

said Jack as he went to the door, 'so we brought our own army.' He opened the door and the newsies and Ice piled in. They grossly out numbered the others and they began to fight. Ice was laying into Mute he was pretty easy to beat up she found,

'Does someone want to untie me,' shouted Dreamer 'Please,'

Ice went to her and undid her hands.

'Who's with Mary?'

'Specs, but I don't think now is the time,' she said.

'This is ridiculous.'

'It's like world war III.' Said Ice.

'That's it,' said Dreamer and Ice helped her to stand on a table. 'Oiy.' She bellowed 'stop fighting and shut up. Ok I want us on one side and them on the other.'

'Dreamer, what is this about?' asked Race.

'In world war II nations were torn apart by fighting, when peace had settled they signed a treaty, a peace treaty to say that neither of the two sides would start a fight with each other.

'Did it work?'

'Of course it did.' Said Dreamer

'So your sayin' we should stop fightin' for ever?' asked Snap

'Yeh, yeh I am and I think it's a great plan.'

'Ok, ok I'll sign.' Said Jack 'what about you Snap?

Snap contemplated the idea. 'Dis doesn't mean we have to be friends do we?'

'No way, it just means you don't ever fight each other at all, ever.' Said Ice.

'Come on Snap, you know you want to,' said Dreamer.

'Oh alright,' 'Now all we have to do is shake hands,'

'What all of us?'

'Just shake with a couple of people.'

'Shouldn't we do up their laces to show friendship?'

'What?' asked Ice.

'You know in the future,' said Dreamer obviously hinting for Ice to go along with her.'

'Oh yeh that's right,'

'But no, I think shaking hands is better.'

They shook hands. As they were leaving Dreamer who was using Blink and Skittery as crutches as a said 'Goodbye Snap, hope I never have to see you again. In the nicest possible terms.'

'Yeah, you too, your the worst hostage ever.'

They walked out of the warehouse and away. No one said much but a silent calm feeling was felt by all. They went back to the lodging house and inside where they met Specs who was beaming madly, as they helped Dreamer sit down Ice said 'what's with the smile Specs?'

'It's Mary, she's my sista''

'What?'

'I found out dat she's my sister, she has a picture of my Ma 'n' everything.'

He grinned. 'So, what happened with you guys?'

Jack told him, the Newsies wanted to hear the whole story.

'Dreamer's our hero,' said Race. They turned to see her crying into Blink's shoulder. All the Newsies turned away and began to talk to each other and pretend to each other that Dreamer wasn't doing anything much.

'I was just so scared,' she whispered to Blink.

'I know,' he consoled her.

'I sound like a right wuss,' she said

'No you don't you've been through a lot your a star.' He said, he wiped her tears away and kissed her.

When she had calmed down she looked up to Specs.

'How do you know she's your sister?'

'Well,' he said Mary was sat on his knee and you could see the likeness especially in the eyes. 'When Mary came to Manhattan she was lookin' fer me, she had this picture of me and my ma just before I left, I was about seven so she's had a lot of searching to do. But it turns out as well as looking fer me she was runnin' away from the same guy I was.'

'Who?'

'Our father,' said Mary

'When, I left it turns out dat me ma was pregnant with me sista, but I didn't know dat or I woulda stayed.'

'He'da killed you if you had, like he woulda me if I'da stayed.'

'So that's what the nightmare was about?' asked Ice

Mary nodded.

'Well, I bet your glad dat your reunited,' said Blink

they both smiled and nodded at each other.

Dreamer yawned and Blink saw her.

'Come on, you should get some sleep,' she limped to the bunk, he helped her up and she fell fast asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. She didn't wake up when Blink got in beside her, but she woke up the next morning when Kloppmann came in.

'Oh, right, It was Daisy's birthday today wasn't it?'

Ice nodded. Daisy was her little sister, Ice was always there for her birthday.

'Ice, do you think we should be heading home?'

Ice looked at her. 'But you love it here,'

'I only love it because were here,'

'But how? I don't think we know how we can get back.

'I was thinking, like in the book I read to Mush a while ago, they had a wardrobe. Now, I never returned to where I first came in but I reckon if we sit on that bench and think of home we can get there.'

'But how are we going to tell the boys?'

'Were just going to have to. Come on there all in Tibby's lets go,' They walked very slowly to Tibby's

'Hey, shut up and listen, Ice and I reckon we know how to get home and were going to try it.'

There was a general outcry from the Newsies,

'Please, please,'she said 'this is not unhappy, it's just we don't belong here and we have to go back sometime,it may as well be now. Well tomorrow anyhow' She got down from the table.

'Someone better tell Spot,' said Ice.

'I'll go,' said Swifty and he left.

'So your really going?' Blink asked Dreamer

'I guess so,' she said 'come on I prepared you for it from the start.'

'I know,' he hugged her 'I know,'

'I'm sorry Snitch,' said Ice

'no, I understand I do.' He said. All the Newsies said how sorry they were that the two were going. There last night was a good one they all stayed in Tibby's and Danced and the girls sang their hearts out, Spot took Dreamer outside,

'You know we should've been together Dreamer,' he said.

'Well now I'm going we'll never know will we?' he held out his hand she shook it,

'It's been really nice ta know ya kid,' he said

'You too Spot, but you are comin' to see us off tomorrow.'

'Of course.' He said. And they went back inside.

After the girls had sold their last ever papers they all congregated by the bench where Dreamer had first appeared. The Newsies were in a line and the girls said there own personal farewells to them all.

Dreamer got to Dutchy

'Hey, Dutch look after Snitch he's a good guy,'

'Sure thing Dreamer.'

'Boots, keep smilin' that's my lad.'

'Jack, thanks for finally believing in me but I think this will prove it,' he nodded.

'What can I say Spot, youve been a great friend,' she kissed his cheek. He gave her a friendly punch.

'Race track, I'll miss your sharp witty comments.'

'I betcha will, listen don't you worry about Blink I'll take care of him for ya.'

She nodded

'Mush, I've got something for you,' she took the book out of the bag

'here,' she gave it to him.

'Thanks Dreamer,' he said

'and I wrote a little message in the front, but read it later ok?'

'ok.'

'Snitch, thank you for finding me and being so great,' she hugged him

'see ya Dreamer, thanks for introducing me to Ice,'

'No problems Snitch.'

She walked away from the group with Blink.

'I want to thank you for everything Blink,' she said her eyes were filling up 'It's been amazing,'

'don't cry Dream,' he said 'don't cry.' He hugged her, her tears rolled down her cheeks, as they kissed for the last time.

'I've got you something,' he pulled out a piece of string with a ring on the end.

'Thank you Blink,' she said

'It's on a string so it can always be by your heart.

'Here,' she took her ring off her finger, 'I don't have any string but you can put it on some later.'

He looked over to Ice and Snitch, they were waiting. They walked over to the rest of them

'Looks like this is goodbye.'

'No,' she said 'not goodbye because goodbye is forever, lets not say goodbye ever.'

'Ok, what shall we say?'

'say see you later,'

'see you later guys, thanks for everything,' said Ice.

'Yeh, we love you,' Dreamer's eyes filled again.

They sat on the bench.

'One last thing, Mush if I ever come back I'll bring you the sequel to the book,'

'Der's a sequel,'

'There's always a sequel Mush, that's the beauty of literature,'

As the girls faded away their eyes were fixed on Blink and Snitch till the last.

When they were no longer visible. They Newsies turned and walked away they knew things would never be the same again.

'Ice,' she coughed, 'where the hell are we?'

'Home Dreamer, were home,'

'Are you two ok?'

'Yeh, were just trapped under a loud of rubble.'

When the girls were free from the rubble they asked the ambulance man what day it was.

'Sixteenth June 2000, to be exact,' he said.

'Did it really happen Ice?'

'Well your callin' me Ice so it must of.' Said Kate.

'Should we tell anyone?'

'No one will believe us so, lets not.'

Gemma nodded 'she felt under her shirt. The ring was there alright they hadn't been Dreaming, they really had been back to 1900 and stayed with the Manhattan Newsies.

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