The older boy must have been thankful for the noise of the engine room because he let out a particularly girly yelp at the kick. He wasn't deterred, though, because nobody got away with kicking him without a few loosed teeth. Grabbing the blonde's collar with both hands, he heaved the kid up for momentum that would make him hit the ground hard as he was dropped, much to the surprise of no one else in the engine room. This one must have been a regular scrapper. At least he had picked someone more his size this time.
"You looking for your daddy down here, kiddo?" Alex's assailant growled as he knelt over him with a knee in his stomach, daring Alex to stick to the lie and earn himself a rearranged face. This guy wasn't going to let up until Alexander was slinking away with his tail between his legs. Apparently, he had something to prove.