" Man that was so awesome! You guys even got the high score! How did you do it?"
Slowly as she leads Terry through the mall and towards the opposite end of the mall where the parking lot is located a smile forms across the face of Melanie before slowly she glances over to see Matt slowly following after them as he glances back and forth between them and a new video game in his hands.
" Terry and I have had some practice in the forms of martial arts."
" Really!? You know martial arts?"
" Yep. My mother taught me some fighting styles when i was your age."
" That is so cool! You're like the coolest girl ever!"
Letting out a giggle as she looks over to see Terry wrapping his free arm around Matt's shoulders Melanie can't help but smile at them before suddenly the sound of a commotion ahead causes her to snap her head back forward. Suddenly as she looks to the far end of the food court to see a small group of teenagers ruffly her's and Terry's age dressed up like clowns picking on one of the workers behind a counter slowly Melanie sends a glare in their direction before seconds later she turns her head to look at Terry when she feels him letting go of her hand.
In an instant as she sees Terry slowly making his way over towards their direction Melanie's eyes widen before in a sudden motion she throws her arm up to stop Matt as she sees him making his way to follow after his older brother. Glancing away from Terry as she looks down towards Matt to see him looking back and forth between her and Terry with a look of concern across his face slowly Melanie sends him a small smile.
" Everything will be alright Matt. Terry can handle it."
" But…."
Suddenly as the sound of a body crashing through a table echoes through the room snapping her head forward a smile forms across Melanie's face when she sees the biggest member of the clown gang laying across a broken table as Terry looks over towards the remaining members of the gang with a grin across his face. Taking her eyes away from Terry as she looks down to see Matt staring at Terry with wide eyes Melanie can't help but let out a giggle before in an instant she watches Matt turn to look in her direction.
" See. There is nothing to be worried about."
" Why you! Get him!"
Snapping her head back forward as she sees the rest of the clown gang charging at Terry reaching over Melanie gently lays a hand down on Matt's shoulder before in a series of moves she watches Terry flip on of the clowns over his shoulder to only send him crashing against a vending machine just behind him with a thud. Without taking her eyes away from Terry as she watches him avoid strike after strike from another clown as he attempts to strike him with a baseball bat in his hands feeling Matt stiffing from every swing the clown sends Terry's way gently Melanie gives Matt's shoulder a small squeeze before suddenly she watches Terry catch the baseball bat in his hands to only deliver a well placed kick to the chest of the clown sending him flying back to the ground with a thud.
As she watches Terry glancing over his shoulder to give her a wink Melanie can't help but send a smile his way as she rolls her eyes at him before suddenly her eyes widen when she sees the only female in the clown's group reaching into her bag. Suddenly as she sees the clown girl taking out a small blaster out of her bag in an instant Melanie runs forward towards her as she sees the girl taking aim at an unsuspecting Terry.
" Terry!"
Snapping his head back as he sees the clown girl aiming a small blaster at him in an instant Terry dives to the side as he sees the girl pulling back on the trigger sending a bullet just past him towards an empty wall. Without breaking his stride as he hears the sound of the clown girl pulling back on the trigger Terry rolls across the ground nearly avoiding getting him by every bullet that is being sent his way before after the third shot suddenly the sound of pure silence causes him to look up back towards the clown girl.
As he looks towards the clown girl a smile forms across Terry's face when he sees Melanie standing over the clown girl with her hands clenched into tight fists. A sight that makes him only shake his head before suddenly his eyes widen when he sees two of the clowns he had taken down slowly making their way towards Melanie.
" Mel! Catch!"
Snapping her head away from the clown girl as she turns her head to see Terry throwing her the baseball bat in his hands reaching up Melanie catches the baseball bat before in an instant as she side steps to the side Melanie swings the bat with all of her might connecting with a strike to a clown that was closing in on her causing him to go flying to the ground holding his chest. As she hears the sound of the only clown left standing charging towards her with raised fists in a sudden move Melanie launches the baseball bat out of her hands before seconds later it connects to the legs of the clown causing him to stumble to the ground face first. Without breaking her stride as she slowly makes her way over towards the clown seeing him barely making it to his feet rearing back Melanie sends a well placed spinning kick to the clown's head causing him to fall back to the ground with a thud.
As she looks down to see the clown unconscious glancing away from his body Melanie looks all around herself to see the rest of the clown gang sharing it's member's fate before slowly she turns her head to look at Terry with a smile.
" That was so cool!"
" Shh! Ease it down twirp. Remember our deal?"
" Yeah,yeah,yeah. I know. I keep my mouth shut and i'm owed a get out of mom jail free card from you. But i can't help it. That was so cool. You guys kicked their asses!"
As he sees Matt shadow boxing up the stairs of the apartment complex leading towards his mother's apartment Terry can't help but shake his head at Matt before seconds later as he ruffles Matt's hair Terry glances over her shoulder at Melanie to see her smiling up towards him. Reaching down as he gently grabs Melanie's hand a smile comes to Terry's face when he feels her interlocking their fingers together before for the next few minutes he slowly guides her through the apartment complex to only stop at his mother's apartment door.
" You ready?"
Looking over his shoulder as he sees Melanie nodding her head towards him as she takes a deep breathe slowly a smile forms on Terry's face before he gives her hand a small squeeze.
" Alright here goes nothing."
Turning his head back forward as he opens up the apartment door to find no evidence of anyone around except for the smell of something cooking from the kitchen slowly Terry makes his way inside of the apartment bringing Melanie with him before he comes to a stop in the doorway of the living room as he sees in the corner of his eye Matt closing the apartment door.
" Mom!? Hey mom!? Are you here!?"
" I'm in here honey."
Turning his attention away from the living room slowly Terry starts to lead Melanie towards the kitchen before after a few moments a smile comes to his face as he walks through the open doorway of the kitchen to see his mother standing at the kitchen stove stirring a pot. Suddenly as he sees his mother turning to look over her shoulder Terry raises his up his free hand to send her a quick waive before he watches a smile form across his mother's face as she puts down the wooden spoon in her hands.
" Hello Terry. It's good to see you."
With his smile widening letting go of Melanie's hand slowly Terry makes his way over towards his mother before moments later he engulfs his mother in a hug that is returned in full. After a few seconds slowly Terry releases his mother from the embrace before he glances over towards Melanie with a smile.
" Mom? There is someone that i would like you to meet."