- Chapter 73 - To the Lab -
Warnings: Murder, abuse, jail, needles, character death
Modern/idek AU
Third Person POV

A/N, a part 2 was requested by the amazing queenofnarnia101 and PRIDE1028CACTUS

"Get away from me!" Oscar yells, trying to get away from Snyder, who was still hugging him to his chest.

"It's okay, Oscar." Snyder whispers in his ear as he watches the men in lab coats take Race away. "It'll be alright. You weren't meant to know him anyways."

"Damn well I know him!" Oscar shouts, tears streaming down his face. "He's my boyfriend and he's in the same classes as I am!"

Snyder was still calm. "Seems like we'll have to change that won't we?" He asks. "Or they'll do it for us."

Oscar breaks down sobbing in his arms, collapsing.

Snyder just holds him.

"Quit acting like you care." Oscar tries to snap, but his voice broke. "You just sent my- my boyfriend- to- there." He whispers.

Snyder doesn't respond.

Oscar heard feet running and felt himself get dropped on the floor.

Oscar just laid there on the floor, his sobs drowning out anything else that was happening.

"Oscar," he heard someone whisper, sounding concerned.

"Go away." Oscar mutters, his shaking hands covering his ears.

"Oscar, it's Morris and Jack." He felt them gently take his hands off of his ears.

Oscar looks up at them, a fresh round of tears stinging his eyes.

"Where's Race?" Jack asks, a bit concerned.

"They took him." Oscar whispers, tears sliding down his face. "Snyder- told the-them. They're gonna hurt him- or- or do some-thing!" He tells them.

Jack pulls his phone out of his pocket, finding that Davey was already calling. "Davey-" he starts when he answers, putting it on speaker.

"Ask questions of how I know this later, but Race is at the laboratory that they put the set emotion in babies!" Davey exclaims, sounding rushed. "Meet is there as fast as possible!" He tells him.

Jack nods, quickly hanging up the phone and putting it in his pocket.

"Come on," Morris whispers, helping his younger brother us. "We have a Newsie to save." He says softly.

Oscar nods.

He looks back at Snyder, who was bleeding (not badly) and a bit bruised as he laid, unconscious, on the ground.

He turns around to look at Morris and Jack.

Jack just grabs his arm and starts pulling him along. "He deserved it, now let's go." He states.

Oscar nods.

They three of them start running.

Time skip
(Brought to you by me cause I'm wonderful lol. (I'm joking))

The tears were still fresh on Oscar's face, or- dry now, when he entered the lab.

He saw Albert and Blink standing beside an unconscious guard that Mush was tying to a pole.

Oscar stops, just staring at them.

"Don't question it." Blink and Albert tell him in unison.

Oscar nods.

"Now, go!" Blink whispers hurriedly, pushing Oscar to follow Morris and Jack, who had taken off down the hall.

Oscar starts running after them.

"You take forever." Jack comments, slowly pushing open the door.

It wasn't because he was trying to be slow, it was because the door was heavy.

"Sorry that I'm not used to seeing the Newsies, who are all supposed to be beans, doing this." Oscar responds, rolling his eyes. "Even Elmer tied someone's hands, after apologizing a lot." He adds.

"Where's Knobs?" Morris asks Jack. "I feel like he would be one who'd know how to do this." He comments.

Jack stops for a moment, before continuing to push the door open. "He had an- uh- accident with this place within the first year of knowing us- and- uh- he's very wary and scared of it." He explains, choosing his words carefully as if Knobs could hear him.

Oscar frowns.

Morris nods. "Sorry for asking." He mumbles.

Jack finally manages to push the door open, and they could hear screams.

Oscar's eyes fill with tears again as he books it down the hallway.

Jack and Morris quickly follow him, but was he really fast when he wanted to be.

Oscar flings the door open, running into the room. "Stop!" He screams.

Ending #1

The man stops in his tracks, the needle still in Race's arm.

Race screams again, tears streaming down his face.

The man scowls at Oscar. "Get out of here, brat." He snaps. "Or you're next."

Oscar runs over to the man, knocking him to the ground.

Oscar kicks the man, again and again and again. "You're not hurting him!" He screams.

The man was unconscious by the time that Morris and Jack got into the room, panting for breath.

Morris gently pulls Oscar into a hug, stopping him from hurting the man further.

Oscar sobs against his brother's chest.

"Guys..." Jack starts softly, tears stinging his eyes as he looks at Race.

Race had gone silent, tears streaming down his face still.

Oscar and Morris turn around to face him.

Oscar's eyes widen. "No, no, no, no, no, no, no." He whispers, holding Race's hand. "He still injected it."

Morris' eyes widen. No.

Oscar starts sobbing again. "No!" He screams. "Please! No! Antonio!" His voice breaks.

Oscar lays his head in Race's chest, sobbing.

Race's skin was a pale yellow color and his the color had faded from his eyes.

Jack and Morris just stand there in silence, tears streaming down Jack's face, as Oscar tires himself out by crying and screaming.

That continued until Oscar couldn't speak or breath anymore and just collapsed to the ground, curling into a ball.

Morris eventually joined his brother on the floor, just holding him while he sobbed.

Ending #2
(Because I can't leave it at that)

The man stops in his tracks, the needle still just barely in Race's arm.

Race screams again, tears streaming down his face.

The man scowls at Oscar. "Get out of here, brat." He spits. "Or you're next."

Oscar runs over to the man, knocking him to the ground.

Oscar kicks the man, again and again and again. "You're not hurting him!" He screams.

The man was unconscious by the time that Morris and Jack got into the room, panting for breath.

Morris gently pulls Oscar into a hug, stopping him from hurting the man further.

Oscar quickly turns to face Race.

Race was tugging against the restraints, grunting a bit in pain and still crying softly.

"Toni..." Oscar whispers, gently hugging him.

"I love you, but please-" the younger boy chokes out a sob. "Take these off."

Oscar nods.

He and Jack quickly untie Race's hands.

Oscar slowly lifts his boyfriend so he was sitting up, leaning against Oscar, who sat on the lab table.

Race hides his head in the crook of Oscar's neck, sobbing softly.

Oscar just comforts him, holding him in a secure and loving embrace.

"I think he injected a bit into me." Race whispers, pulling away from Oscar.

Oscar's eyes widen.

He quickly gets up, helping Race get up.

Morris and Jack help them quickly run out of the room.

"Specs!" Jack shouts, catching the boy's attention, along with all of the other boys there.

Specs raises an eyebrow.

"We need to find the antidote, now!" Jack tells him.

Specs bites his lip. "Uh-"

"I have it." The Governor, Teddy Roosevelt, walks into the room, holding it.

Race saw his vision start to blur, his head getting dizzier.

Jack and Specs exchange looks.

"Well," Teddy Roosevelt starts. "What are you waiting for? Take this and give it to him!" He tells them, handing Specs the needle.

Specs quickly runs over to Race. "There's a needle, Race." He warns, lining up the needle. "Squeeze Oscar's hand if you need to."

Race nods, gently taking Oscar's hand.

Specs injects the needle in Race's skin.

Race immediately felt everything start to clear up.

He lays his head on Oscar's shoulder.

Oscar presses a soft kiss to his forehead.

"This is horrible." Oscar heard Teddy Roosevelt state. "It's happening in my own state and I didn't even know." He says.

Certain Newsies exchange looks.

"I want them all arrested and I want these kids taken to the hospital so they can be checked for injuries." Teddy Roosevelt states, before turning to face Race. "And take him and his boyfriend to the emergency room." He adds.

For the whole ride to the hospital, Oscar didn't let go of Race.

Race fell asleep, but Oscar felt Race's grip on him.

He was safe.

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Parts of this is bad, so sorry lol