After Jack and the other newsies were done selling their papes, they all went to their favorite hangout. Spot was not there. But then, he suddenly rushed in, yelling, "Oatmeal! Ahahaha! Oatmeal! I want oatmeal!" then he rushed out.

To try to calm him down, and see what in the world was wrong with Spot, Jack followed him.

Spot was calm when Jack saw him next. He asked Spot, "Why was you screamin' oatmeal at the tops of you's lungs? And what the heck is 'oatmeal'?"

Spot just shrugged and walked on. "You see, it is a very complicated matter. to create oatmeal, you must first take oats and dry them. then you must put them in a bowl and add some water and heat them up. After that, add ginger and maple to them. It is very delicious."

"Uh, Spot? are you sure you're feelin' okay?"

"I am delightfully fine, dear boy. What makes you think that something is wrong?"

"Oh, nothin', really, just a hunch." Jack walked away, scratching his head, trying to figure it all out.

"Maybe he's just tired. He'll be okay in the mornin'." Jack thought.

The next day, Spot was no different. He walked into Tibby's and talked and jabbered and acted like a spoiled rich brat from England.

"Excuse me sir, but do you have any oatmeal? Not just any kind, but ginger and maple?" he asked the store manager.

"Sorry, kid, i don't know what you're a-talkin' 'bout," was his reply.

"But I want oatmeal!"

"I said I'm sorry! Now either quit your bawlin' or leave!"

Spot jumped off the seat and started jumping up and down. "BUT. I. WANT. OATMEAL!!!" He hit is fist on the counter.

It ended up that he had to be escorted out. Once he was outside, he bawled his head off.

The Newsies were talking about him. "Whatcha thinks wrong with 'im, Jack?" Racetrack asked.

"Dunno. Must be some kinda disease."

"i think it's the sun." Sarah said.

"what?"

"well, the same sun here is also everywhere!"

Racetrack whispered in Crutchy's ear. "If it is a disease, Sarah's had it for a lloooonnngg time."

the day after that, Spot's condition worsened. He ran into Tibby's screaming, "VISSER THREE RULES!!" He ran around and around the place screaming and yelling and laughing at the top of his lungs. The people in there slowly backed out. After a while, Spot was alone, and continued to act crazy.

Then Jack got brave. "We need to go in there and help our friend Spot! If it is a disease, we'll cure him! Who's with me?!" Everyone backed away from Jack. Except Sarah.

"No, Jack, don't go in there! The sun will get you!"

then, suddenly, an alien spaceship landed behind them. Out bounded three very frightening creatures, with blades on their heads, knees, elbows, and shoulders. They had snake heads and Tyrannosarus feet. they jumped over the crowd of staring people to get into Tibby's. Everybody watched as they came toward spot, who was still screaming, but now at the creatures. Just then, yet another spaceship lands near the people, but further away. Out of this spaceship came five aliens that look like centaurs with eyestalks and scorpion tails. Ignoring the now screaming people, they used their tail blades to slash through a window and open it. Then they jumped inside. They were carrying guns. They used the guns to shoot the snake-head creatures, and Spot. Then, they all got together and grabbed Spot and carried him into their spaceship. then they flew away.

nobody moved. No one knew what to do. They all just stood there, staring into emptiness.

After a while, the snake-head monsters woke up. they ran back to their spaceship, and flew away.

It took a while for the people to realize that nothing else was going to happen and they all split up. No one said a word.

The Newsies sulked over spot for the next week, without hope of ever seeing him again.

Until one day, the same spaceship seen before with the centaur aliens landed again by Tibby's.

One alien walked out and escorted Spot outside, "yeah, this is it," Spot told him. "Thanks."

all the Newsies- Dave, Sarah, Jack, Racetrack, Crutchy, Blink, and all the others ran toward Spot and each gave him a big hug.

"Was it fun on the sun?" sarah asked him.

Everybody gave her a look. "What?"

"Yeah, they were cool aliens. They saved me from a slug in my brain that was controllin' me. Weird, I tell ya. It was the slug that was insane, not me."

"whatever," Jack said and put his arm around Spot. then they continued selling papes, wondering if it was really over.