The unexpected, yet expected visitor

A patter of tiny feet resounding in the pantry. CRASH ! Something had fallen to the floor. Clangity clang ! Before she knew it, she was ensconced into the study room, door locked, in her mother's quivering arms. She knew that her mother was afraid, very afraid ! Excited, ready for adventure, ready to venture forth on a journey of discovery ... that was Marcie, merely 6 years old at the time, ready for battle !