(Cherry Bomb's P.O.V.)

We all head into the living room and sit down on the couch where Mikey starts to whisper a plan to us we all nod and then Data says, "Hey, Brand, how far can you stretch that thing?"

"It's not that hard!"

And that's when my cousin sat on him and we all worked together to tie Brand up, then we run out the door to our bikes. On the way out I hear, "I'm gonna hit you so hard when you wake up that your clothes will be out of style Mikey!"

Mouth walks over to Brand's bike and deflates his tires Mikey catches him and says, "What are you doing?! That took him 576 lawn mower jobs it's his most favorite thing in the whole world!"

"Now it's his most flattest thing in the whole world!"

I laugh and get on my bike following Mouth and our friends to the local store, we all drop our bikes next to one another's and scream running into the store. I follow Mouth over to the magazine rack and we each look at the same magazine together but I'm holding it, as he stands behind me resting his chin on my shoulder.

He suddenly takes his chin off my shoulder and moves backward a bit saying softly but loud enough for us to hear, "Jerk alert!"

"Who is-" I'm cut off by Data trying to bargain with the clerk for her receipt machine to use in an invention of his.

I look around and see Chunk his head in the freezer as he finds some ice cream to eat and roll my eyes laughing typical Chunk always hungry.

Then I say from my spot next to my best friend, "Troy!"

I hated Troy he was such a prick and he did sorta scare me a little even though I would never admit it, I inch closer to Mouth and we look at each other for a moment then back down at the magazine in my hands. Troy walks over to where Mouth and I are standing and grabs the magazine from my hands and shoves me so hard that I almost fall but a familiar pair of arms catch me.

"Thanks," I whisper.

Mouth nods taking my hand and walking by Troy saying, "Jerk! Don't touch her ever again!" then punches him right on the arm.

Troy glares at him and then turns back to the stolen magazine that Mouth and I had been looking at. Almost seconds ago before we were rudely robbed of looking. Mouth and I walk over to where Steph and Andi are standing by the games and I still have his hand tightly squeezing it.

"Are you two like a thing or something?" Steph asks us.

"So what if we are?" Mouth fires back letting go of my hand and turns to play one of the games.

My back is against his as I watch Chunk eating from the freezer I can't stop laughing at him but my laughter quickly ceases when I see Troy the jerk walking over to him. Uh oh, this can't be good! I think. Preparing to get involved if need be, because the only thing I hated more than reciting passages from the Torah at my synagogue was seeing my friends and family being harassed by people like Troy.

Troy walks over and puts the top of the cooler/freezer thingy on Chunk's head my cousin makes some grunting noises while trapped, but he manages to say in a muffled voice, "Cousin, I'm not okay again! HELP!"

I rush to my cousin's aid just in time to hear Troy say, "Hey, my mom's making a Goon pizza tonight,"

"Cut it out!" I say in a warning tone.

Troy ignores me and keeps going, "So she might be needing some frozen dough! And what'll she do with you I wonder? Oh, I know turn you into the mushrooms on the Goon pizza!" he says turning toward me and laughing at his clever add on, to his supposed joke.

I turn around and make eye contact with my best friend he has a pissed and protective look on his face, I have to admit that look was really cute on Mouth. We break eye contact when I turn around to see Mikey jump on his back saying, "Cut it out, man!"

"Uh, Cousin?! HELP!!" Chunk yells at me.

I rescue him from being stuck in the freezer then follow the two boys as Troy has Mikey held up by his shirt saying, "Why you're right why you're a Goonie! Tellin' me what to do!"

He grabs the map and Mikey shouts, "Hey, give that back that's mine you're messin' with Troy!"

"Cut it out, Troy!!!" I growl but loud enough for him to hear.

"If I want your opinion, I'll ask you to fill out the necessary forms. And I'm glad you're comfortable with the weight of your huge but delectable tits, that make me want to feel you up!" Troy says smirking at me as he eyes my chest.

I cringe when he turns his attention back to Mikey and suddenly really dislike my body.

Mikey yells something else at him and I turn around with a pleading look on my face to Mouth but he's already rolling up his sleeves a little coming to our defense, and just as Troy lights our map on fire Mouth gently nudges me behind him. Brushing his fingers over my arm by mistake but nonetheless my arm tingles there.

"Hey, you know the way you're puffing on that cigarette kinda reminds me of somethin'!"

"Oh, yeah what's up?"

I make a whimpering sound because I knew Mouth was going to get cocky and brave by doing something stupid to save Mikey and me's asses. And I'm right! Sure enough, he does. He says in a very mocking but sure of himself voice, "The time I kissed yo' mama!"

Suddenly I hear something faintly in the back of my mind as I watch him grab Mouth and slam him to the floor, my stomach clenching as I watch him lying on the floor. Mikey runs to stomp out the fire left on our map.

"Kenzie, Mikey, my hair is-"

Risin' up, back on the street did my time, took my chances

Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet just a man and his will to survive

so many times, it happens too fast

you trade your passion for glory

It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight

risin' up to the challenge of our rival

And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night

I think to myself before doing something so daring I'm sure I'd shock everyone including myself, "Hey, Troy?!"

"Yeah, what do you want porky?"

"I have three sides. The quiet, sweet side. The fun and crazy side and the side you never want to see!"

"Oooh! I'm so scared Goon girl. What are you going to do to me, Jew?!"

That really ticked me off and I grab him saying, "Leave my boyfriend alone, don't use my religion against me because I'm a strong Jewish woman who's going to kick your damn ass, and finally I don't know what your problem is, but I suppose that is something that's very hard to pronounce!!"

He tries to punch me but I dodge it and say, "Hey, Jerk, you missed me! And hey look it's Cyndi Lauper!"

When he looks away I kick him in the balls hard and slug him in the stomach saying, "NEVER, touch my cousin, my friends, or my boyfriend again!"

"DADDY!!!" he screams.

"That's right Troy, yell for your daddy. But too bad he's not here to save your sorry butt right now. And when you see him again tell him what a prat you are and that a strong Jewish Goonie woman kicked your pathetic country club self!"

With that, I grab Mouth's hand and pull him out the door but not before hitting Chunk on the ass saying, "Come on Liar Pants On Fire it's time to go!"