???: "Well, well, well, look what we have here boys!"
??: "It looks like we found ourselves some entertainment"
?: "—Ugh, he looks poor. Lets hope he has at least one coin!"
From the entrance of the alleyway, three silhouettes could be seen. Sunny immediately knew he was about to be robbed, I mean that much should be obvious to anyone, right?
Sunny wasn't afraid of being robbed, it's not like he hadn't been robbed before. He's robbed people too, although stealing food is much different than shaking someone down for cash. Besides, it's not like he has anything they could steal in the first place.
Shaking those thoughts away, Sunny was most wary of one thing. The unknown. He's not afraid of these three stooges, which he has aptly named Tom, Dick, and Larry in order of tallest to shortest. No, Sunny has no idea whether these people have weapons. Hell, for all he knows these people could be Awakened. Granted, these jokers don't look like much, but Sunny just got dropped into the middle of a city with lizard people! He has no point of reference to compare against in this world.
'There's still about 30 feet between me and the stooges, if I make a run for it—'
He had turned to run only to realize that his exit was inconveniently blocked by a very tall wooden fence.
'Well shit.'
Dick: "Where do you think you're going?"
His mocking tone was further amplified by his fellow stooges.
"You lost little boy?"
"Yea, looks like you need—"
"Are you idiots Awakened?"
Sunny quickly interrupted them, judging their reactions. He wanted to ignore their taunts, but being called a "little boy" did irritate him. So his question was a bit snappier than he intended.
"Huh??"
"Are you stupid? Of course we're awake!"
"You're gonna regret mocking us child"
That's it, these people have sealed their fates. Clearly, they aren't awakened or else they would've proudly proclaimed as much. Although their confusion in turn confused Sunny.
'Do they seriously not know what Awakened means?'
Regardless, Sunny needed to get out of here. He saw three options. One, he could attempt to fight the three stooges and get the shit kicked out of him if he was lucky, maybe die if he isn't. Two, he could let them rob him, and then probably get the shit kicked out of him anyway. Or three, he could either attempt to run past them or climb the fence.
In the short time he spent thinking, the three stooges had crept up to about 10 feet away.
'None of these are favorable, it's do or die'
And so, Sunny got on his knees, pressed his hands to the ground, bowed his head, and gave his most heartfelt plea.
"DON'T HURT ME!!… I don't even have anything you can take! I'm broke…"
Fortunately for Sunny, this seemed to amuse the idiots.
"HAHA, look at him!"
"So pathetic!"
"Hehe, C'mon kid you can beg harder than that!"
Tom—the tallest of the trio—stepped closer to the groveling Sunny. Towering over the scared child, he leaned forward and reached to grab Sunny's scalp.
"Ah!!"
In that moment, Sunny threw a clump of sand in his eye. Taking advantage of the brief opening, Sunny bolted past Tom and aimed a kick at Dicks...
"HK—"
Having kicked Dick in the dick; Sunny now had an exit path. But wouldn't it be unfair to Larry if he didn't face any retribution? Moreover, Sunny did not appreciate being called a child, especially from someone shorter than him. And so Sunny darted over towards Larry, who looked to be fumbling for a knife in his back pocket. Sunny raised both of his arms high above his head, clasped his hands together, and swung down with all his might. The fool couldn't even yelp as he was immediately knocked unconscious.
Having briefly incapacitated the three stooges, Sunny made a run for it. He wasn't going to stick around, especially since he could see Tom recovering already. Dick was still struggling though.
He didn't make it far however, as—
*Crash*
"GHK—"
"Hey! Watch it!!"
Sunny could only lament his misfortune as he crashed into a little girl before he could exit the alleyway. More embarrassing though, was the fact that said girl was only slightly shorter than he was, of a roughly similar build, and yet she was the one who knocked Sunny off his feet.
She glanced at the boy she had just run over, and then at the alleyway. She was surprised to see a large man clumsily stumbling after the boy, and even more surprised to see two men lying out in the alleyway. One unconscious, and the other clutching his family jewels.
Understanding that this small kid just kicked some ass, she couldn't help but feel impressed. Unfortunately for Sunny, the girl was in a hurry. She dodged the stumbling man and sprinted through the alley. But not before offering some cheap words.
"Sorry bro! I would help but I'm busy right now. Live strong!"
And just like that, she was gone. Sunny could only see her back as she ran away, all he saw was a child with blonde hair but he could tell she was from the slums just like him. It didn't take long for Sunny to get back on his feet, but he wasn't quick enough to escape.
Tom had grabbed hold of Sunny's hair with his left hand and pulled back his right. With one strong blow, Sunny immediately earned himself a black eye. The punch was strong enough to make Sunny fight to stay conscious.
'I can't pass out that easily. Think!'
Sunny tried to kick him in the nuts, but to no avail. Tom responded with another punch, and then another, and another. Sunny started scratching at his arm, as his face was too far away to reach.
By now Dick had gotten back on his feet and was limping his way over with two knifes in hand. Tom threw Sunny tumbling in his friends direction. Sunny knew it was do or die, a knife is a lethal weapon. That's why Sunny had no choice but to kill him first.
'Damnation!'
It was at this moment—
"—That's enough, villains."