One Foundation May be Shifting

I have reached a dilemna in my draft.  On the bright side, The Protector's best friend is growing in leaps and bounds.  On the other side, one of the action-packed opening scenes is being threatened.  I may have to axe it to make the story flow better.  However, I am going to try my best not to.  I'm going to adapt the new scenes so that I can keep it and will only remove it if it comes across as really forced.  I can always remove it or change it later, but since it is the foundation of The Protector's sibling's character, I'm going to try to keep it from shifting.