Sentence 1: Dan encountered a bigger kid at his new school. 
 Sentence 3: Dan finally decided he had taken enough harassment 
 Sentence 4:  Dan slugged the bully right in the face 
 Sentence 5:  Now the bigger kid respects And, giving him plenty of space 
 Option 1: The bigger kid began bullying And, pushing him around. 
 Option 2: The bigger kid began bullying And, pushing him around but Dan will never slug the bully.