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Chapter 2 - The Kick Heard 'Round the Mall

Last time: Mark got jumped by Adam's gang at the burger joint, threw hands like a beast, and walked away with a broken nose, one shoe, and a thirst for revenge.

SCENE 1 — THE PARKING LOT OF DESTINY

Mark sat on the hood of his dented car, nursing his nose with a bag of frozen peas. His phone buzzed.

MOM: "Beta, don't forget the milk."

He groaned. "I just survived a roundhouse from a guy named Tank and you want milk?"

Suddenly—SCREECH!A suspicious black van skidded into the lot. Doors flung open. Out came three goons wearing "Team Adam" T-shirts.

Goon #1: "Mark! You forgot your butt whooping!"

Mark: "I didn't forget. I left it in the microwave with your mom's lasagna."

Cue epic kung fu stance. Mark throws the peas aside like a grenade.

FIGHT MODE: ON.

SCENE 2 — PARKING LOT SMACKDOWN

Mark dodged a flying kick, slid under a shopping cart, and smacked one goon in the chin with a gallon of expired milk.One-liner? "Calcium kills, baby."

Goon #2 tried a backflip punch. Failed. Mark just stared.Mark: "You train on TikTok or what?"

Suddenly a steel chair came flying from nowhere—WHAM! Mark eats it.He looked up.

ADAM.

Wearing a trench coat. In summer. With sunglasses. At night.

Adam: "You thought you won at the burger joint? That was a taste test."

Mark (spitting blood): "And you still tasted like trash."

SCENE 3 — THE MALL OF MADNESS

They crash through the glass doors of the local mall.

Mark's face gets slammed into a mannequin.He spins and throws Adam into a fountain.Adam grabs a giant plushie and suffocates Mark with it.

Old Lady (watching): "This must be one of them prank YouTubes."

Mark, gasping: "Lady… if I die… avenge me…"

Just then—BOOM!The fire alarm goes off. Sprinklers rain down.

The fight slows. The two stare at each other, soaked.

Adam: "Remember the arcade?"

Mark flashes back—two kids playing "Street Fighter," laughing. Adam wins. Mark smiles. Brothers.

Back to now—

Mark roars: "You chose betrayal over brotherhood!"

Adam: "You chose weakness. I chose power."

Mark: "Then you chose the wrong enemy."

They charge. Collide like thunder.

SCENE 4 — MALL ESCALATOR BRAWL

Fighting up a moving escalator. Mark punches. Adam dodges.They tumble down. Land in the food court.

Mark grabs a tray of churros. Smacks Adam.Adam (groaning): "You always were a snack guy."

Mark: "Now you're dessert."

He flips him into a table full of soup.

Security guard shows up—

Security: "You two again? I just cleaned this place!"

Adam tosses a smoke bomb."Next time, we finish this. No distractions. Just us."

He vanishes into the smoke like a ninja magician.

SCENE 5 — AFTERMATH

Mark limps out. Blood on his shirt. A churro in his mouth.

His Phone Rings. It's Grandma.

Grandma: "Beta, you coming home for dinner?"

Mark: "Yeah… but first… I need to train."

He looks at the broken arcade machine.

Cue epic music. Camera zooms on his eyes.

MARK: "Time to level up."

TO BE CONTINUED IN CHAPTER 3: "Final Fight at the Forgotten Gym"Where Mark will train with a surprise old master…And the final clash with Adam will shake the city.

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