The Central Goons have gotten bold, grabbing boys off the street, forcing them into labor on the Central Campus. Some are even thrown into brutal warm-up fights, just to give Xavier Boulder’s goons someone to practice on.

The Runt had just reached for his bike, ready to head back to Bear Country, when two of those goons crept up behind him. He tried to run but they were too fast, too strong. They slammed him back, overpowering him before he could even shout.