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Ready or Not, Here Comes Brooklyn

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This is my story. Take it for what it is or don't. Why should I care? I should because most people think that this strike was unneeded and/or that we, Newsies, overreacted. If you think that, you are lyin' to yourself and ought to be soaked for tarnishin' the good name of the Newsies a' New York. This is the story of how us Newsies won the strike, and how I met the love of my life, Spot Conlon.All Rights Reserved

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No Fear |A Newsies Fanfiction| by kallilovesdean

"In 1899, the streets of New York City echoed with the voices of newsies, peddling the papers of Joseph Pulitzer, William Randalph Hearst, and other giants of the newspaper world. On every corner you saw them carrying the banner. Bringing you the news for a penny a pape. Poor orphans and runaways, the newsies were a ragged army without a leader until one day all that changed.....for Brooklyn, too."

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It's been over a year since the strike has settled and the newsies haven't had any problems with Pulitzer since. But that's not to say that they didn't all have problems outside of work. Jack and Katherine were unhappy together. They didn't feel the love towards each other that they used to feel. Yet they were too scared to say something to one another. Crutchie wanted for his long-time crush to love him back, although he knew that would never happen. Still, one could dream. Davey and Les's father had been severely injured by an incident at work. He wasn't so lucky this time around and passed away due to blood loss. This drove their mother into a state of insanity, forcing Davey and Les to pack up their things and leave. They now live on the streets with their fellow newsies, struggling to support themselves just like every other newsie. Their lives were still pretty crappy and hopeless, but hey, they were still alive and that was what mattered. Then, a new kid shows up at the gates of The World and sends their lives into chaos once more.

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From the moment they met, and all through their lives, follow the somewhat tragic and very beautiful love story of Jack Kelly and Katherine Pulitzer. What will happen after the strike? Will Katherine's father approve? (Mature rating for suicidal thoughts, sexual assault, strong language, ect. If it was a TV show, it would probably be rated TV-14 or M.) (Don't need to be in the fandom to read. Backstory is very much told and loses the basic plot of the musical after a few chapters in. Perfect if you love historical fiction or historical romance!)

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