"I can't believe those two bitches lied to my face. They think they got away with it, but joke's on them," Mandy huffed, sprawled out on the couch opposite her nephews. The adults were outside checking the damage the Apaches had done to the fields, leaving her stewing in betrayal and frustration.
Then, suddenly sitting up, she turned to Ace and asked, "Okay, seriously—why are they really here? And what the hell happened earlier?"
"I hired them to protect you guys while I'm not around," Ace replied casually, though he kept it vague. He noticed Danny wasn't paying much attention, engrossed in his handheld console.
"Say what now?" Danny blurted, his head snapping up. He'd managed to skip school thanks to the Apaches scaring his parents into remembering how much they loved him—even if he did seem destined to live in their house forever and amount to nothing.