Love On The Block

"That's For You, Kid"

Epilogue: “That’s For You, Kid”

There was a huge crowd outside. Each and everyone in said crowd was worried about what they had just witnessed. Some of them had only seen the alien creatures. Others had only seen the explosion caused by our favourite gang leader, Moses. Very few knew all the details.

The police were having trouble controlling the masses, all of the civilians trying to get a closer look.

"GET OFF OF HER!" Pest was struggling to get out of the hold the officer had on him, not even caring his leg was bleeding once more. Talia had been removed from his arms and that was not okay with him.

"Stop resisting!" The policeman in the hideously yellow jacket commanded the teen.

"I'm not resisting! You're pushing me over, you prick!" Pest continued to struggle in the older mans hold, his grey jacket falling off his shoulders, revealing a green t-shirt with the words 'GRANNY MAGNET' on it. A gift from his Nan.

Behind them was the larger man; Ron, being pushed about by two police officers. "I don't even live here! I am a registered disabled, you're hurting me!" He looked at the man on his left, "What's your number? What's your number, huh?"

Further behind him was Jerome, he wasn't struggling with the man dragging him, mostly because he had almost passed out from the harshness shown to him by the officers. They had nudged his bandages and now he was in pain once more.

"I know my civil liberties. I'm a member of fucking Amnesty!" Brewis was now being pulled out of the building by arresting officers. "Get off me!"

There were three officers helping Moses towards the bully van. He was not resisting his arrest. He was calm.

Nearly everyone who knew Moses was pointing at him, Tia, Sam, the girls and Dennis the only ones who were glad he was all right. In the crowd that is.

Pest had also gotten sight of Moses. "Our Moses saved the planet! He saved the planet from alien invasion!" He had been yelling randomly, but had gotten the attention of Captain Joseph Marquez, who also happened to be Talia's father. "He's a hero, a fucking legend!"

Tia, always one to deny her obvious affections for Moses, called out to him as he passed by. "Moses, call me! We'll get you help!" Dennis, who had his arm bandaged and in a sling shouted the same, "Call us, Moses!"

It was at this point that Biggz ran up after being in the dumpster for half the night, "Hey, Moses. Moses!"

Moses smirked at Biggz when he saw him. Everyone in their gang had turned up safe, some a little worse for ware, but safe none the less. He was pushed further along whilst Biggz got up close to the police officers with Dennis (whom he shared a man-hug with).

"Why do you always arrest 'da wrong people?" Dennis asked.

Biggz nodded, "Moses is a hero! Don't you get it? He saved 'da whole block tonight!"

"Excuse me, sir? This is Samantha Adams, the woman that called in the mugging." A police officer had lead Nurse Samantha towards his superior. The old man with an impressive moustache was talking to Joseph Marquez, head of the SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) team.

The older man (who will forever be named in Sam's head as 'moustache-man') spoke with a strong accent that she couldn't place. "Miss Adams, I believe you were out with two of my officers earlier tonight? You are aware they lost their lives?"

Sam nodded, "Yeah. I was there. We were attacked!" She pointed over to the bully van, where she noticed the boys and Talia getting into, "Those guys over there."

"Can you confirm it was them?" Captain Joseph asked, hoping the answer was no as he noticed that his daughter and her boyfriend were inside.

"Don't let them intimidate you, miss."

Sam stared at the 15-year-old boy she had begun to care for, "No. I know them. They're my neighbours. They saved me, they saved all of us."

The doors to the van were shut just as the crowd began to chant their hero's name, "Moses! Moses! Moses! Moses! Moses! Moses!" The two youngsters, Probs and Mayhem, joined in the chanting with their own, "Brap! Brap! Brap!"

Pest was smirking, his arms behind his back in handcuffs, his hair falling into his eyes, at his girlfriend beside him and Moses opposite him. "You hear 'dat, Moses?"

Talia giggled, leaning her head on her boyfriends shoulder, beyond tired from the night they had just experienced. "That's for you, kid."

The three of them were silent, simply listening for a few minutes before they let out the loudest laughs they had done in a long, long time.

"Dad," Talia acknowledged her father, standing in front of him. She hadn't seen the night before, but she had assumed was there, after all that was his job. "Thanks, I guess." He had barged into her cell earlier that morning, yelling about how the hell had managed to get involve in this shit, before yelling at Pest for not keeping her safe. It had taken a good hour and a half to calm down the American man, before they had the chance to explain everything.

Over night police had crawled over the block with magnifying glasses (and various other tools), picking up everything they considered evidence, the aliens included. Naturally, they were all set free, even Ron (having said that the weed room belonged to Hi-Hatz). Joseph had made a case to his boss about the fact they were all acting in self-defence.

Joseph pulled her into a hug, before letting out a chuckle, "I heard from your friend, Dennis was it?" He lightly punched his daughters shoulder with his large fist, "I guess all my training taught you well."

Talia felt herself blush, "I guess."

The doors to the right of them burst open and Talia saw a blur of pale skin and brown, curly hair before she was scooped up into the most passionate kiss she had ever received. "Talia, baby, thank fuck you're alright." Pest had been whisked away, along with most of the boys to get their statements and also to get medical help. He had crutches (that had been dropped to the floor) and a cast on his leg, but was still holding his girlfriend above the ground, in his arms.

"James!" She sighed into his neck, her arms wrapped around his body, pulling him as close to her as possible. Talia was so glad he was alright that she had even called him by his given name; James.

"Alright?" The two were pulled apart by the gang and there were hugs all round. Ron, Brewis, Sam, Moses, Biggz, Dennis, Jerome, Pest, Tia, Dimples, the girls and Talia all shared a large group hug before parting ways - all desperate to see their families and get some bloody rest.

There was a small gathering in one of the only safe apartments left in the block, Talia's apartment that was. It was large, bigger than the others in the block, but her dad did earn more than most living here. It was an intimate affair; laughs and tears shared (mostly from Biggz's mother).

Moses and Nurse Samantha had big news that shocked and surprised everyone. She had decided to adopt Moses, desperate to give him a better life, his almost always absent uncle even agreeing to it. Sam had decided that he needed the right parenting, something she had grown up with and had noticed Moses lacked. Tia had even plucked up the courage to ask out Moses and the two of them going steady for many years to come.

Pest and Talia had disappeared later that night, whilst Pest's grandmother had been in the middle of a serious story about her knitting, they were not seen again for about another six hours.

When asked later on what they thought kept them alive, the girls (minus Talia) commented on fate. The boys thought this was complete bullshit and said that it was a combination of Moses’ amazing no-shit attitude and badass-ery, as well as Talia’s love for her babe; Pest, and his friends.