A/N: As with all my BMFM stories I do not own the rights to the main characters, I do, however own the rights to my made up characters.
I Am Mouse, Hear Me Squeak.
Chapter 7.
The ship touched down on the planets surface and true to his word, Admiral Tusk was waiting for us. He greeted the rest of the guys in his usual way, then he spotted me.
Tusk: Vinnie Van Daz, I presume?, well I can certainly see the resemblance between you and our dear departed friend Vinnie. Why have you joined this mission?, Mars is not your true home.
Me: I know that deep down inside I'm an earther, I always will be, but I now feel that part of me belongs to Mars as well, plus I am now a fully trained member of the Biker Mice and as a mouse I vow that I will defend Mars with my last dying breath.
Admiral Tusk could now see the conviction in my eyes, he knew that I meant every word of what I had said and he thanked me for it. With the amount of time it took to travel to Mars, we were all very tired, so Admiral Tusk asked one of his juniors to show us to our quarters. With me being added to the team sort of at the last minute Admiral Tusk hadn't yet managed to find me any quarters of my own, so I got to share with Modo. I was so nervous, not only was this my first time on Mars as a mouse, it was also my first time of sharing a room with one of my bro's, still hopefully it would only be for a day or so.
Modo said goodnight to me and made his way into his bedroom, he closed the door so that we both could get a little bit of privacy, once I had made myself ready for bed, I took up residence on the long couch in Modo's living room, sure it was going to be a little uncomfortable but it was better than sleeping on the floor.
It was now 5:00 am the next morning and I was awoken by the sound of Modo moving around in his bedroom, so I decided that I would get up and get dressed, as it was, we were all needed in the board room by 6:30 am any way for a briefing.
Modo and I made our way to the board room, inside the board room was a large circular table with chairs spaced around the circumference.
Tusk: Come in gentlemice and take a seat. I trust that you all slept well.
We all did as the Admiral had asked, the Admiral sat at the head of the table.
Tusk: Now then, while this mission is not a full military mission, I would still like to run it as though it were. You will all now be split into separate teams. Admiral Throttle you will take Rimfire, Vince and Josh and together you will knock out any enemy guards that you come across. Modo I want you to take Matt, Hawk and Daz Jnr, with you to knock out any alarm systems that may be active. Vinnie Van Daz I want you and Rufus to find and interrogate that bastard Mace to find out where they are holding Walther, when we know the whereabouts of Walther, I will lead Stoker and Carbine in to begin the rescue. Once you have completed your assigned tasks I want you all to remain on guard just in case we get any unwanted visitors, Vinnie Van Daz, once you have retrieved the information from Mace, bring him with you to where ever they are holding Walther, I think that it's time that Mace had a little of his own medicine. Ok everyone, you have your orders, we leave for Mace's base at 0700 hrs, dismissed.
It was now 7:00 am, or 0700 hrs, time to put the Admiral's plan into action, it would take us an hour to reach Mace's base. We arrived at a little over 0800 hrs, the plan worked like a dream with Throttle's team easily taking out any of the enemy guards that they came across, next came Modo's team, the alarm system would prove to be a bit more sophisticated than they had first thought, but they still managed to disable it quite easily. Then it was the turn of Rufus and me, we needed to find Mace and interrogate him, we found him in his office, he went for his laser rifle, Rufus quickly let off a shot that knocked the rifle out of Mace's reach.
Me: Now Mace, tell us what we want to know or the next laser blows your small brains out.
Mace: You won't shoot me, I'm too valuable to you.
Me: No your right, I won't shoot you, but I can't speak for my colleague Rufus here.
Rufus was now standing right beside Mace with his laser pointed right against Mace's head.
Rufus: My father is Modo Blade, he does not fire unless he is provoked, but me, well let's just say that I got a little bit of my late uncle Vinnie in me and I got a real itchy trigger finger, now talk.
Me: Ok Mace, where is the rat named Walther being held?
Mace: Go to hell.
Rufus: You first Mace.
Rufus charged his laser up ready to fire, that got Mace talking, he told us everything we wanted to know. We then stood him up and forced him to take us to the holding cell area. We informed Admiral Tusk of our location, he and his team arrived in the holding cell area shortly after. They made short work of blowing the lock on the cell door, I ran in and gently lifted Walther up into my arms. I left the cell carrying Walther and Tusk grabbed hold of Mace and threw him back inside the cell, he ordered Stoker to weld the cell door shut with his laser, Stoker was only to pleased to obey.
We all now walked back outside, to where the rest were standing guard. Tusk called for Modo.
Tusk: Modo, I know that this will probably go against all your beliefs and wishes, but I want you to put that arm cannon of yours to good use, I want you to bury that bastard Mace under millions of tonnes of rock and rubble.
Modo: Your right Admiral, it does go against my beliefs, but in Mace's case, I'm prepared to make an exception.
Modo now raised his arm cannon and fired a series of shots directly at the rock formation, there was a huge explosion as millions of tonnes of rock crumbled and buried the holding cell area, thus getting rid of the traitor Mace once and for all. After the blast we all turned to head back to the ship, one of Mace's guards was still breathing, he weakly raised his laser rifle and fired it, he did not know where the shot hit, but I did. The shot caught me in the chest just to the left of my heart, the force of the shot knocked me backwards, I let out a cry much the same as a mouse would do if it had it's tail trapped.
Tusk: VINNIE, Throttle, Vinnie Van Daz has been shot, quick we need to get him back to our medical bays back at the base.
Throttle gently lifted my lifeless body up and carried me back to the ship.
I felt the motion of being carried and I began to come round, I opened my eyes and looked straight up into the eyes of Throttle.
Me: Wha... what happened?
Throttle: It's ok bro, I got ya, you've been shot.
Me: I've been shot???, oh my god, I don't feel so good.
Throttle: Hey now bro, don't get talking like that, there ain't no way that I'm gonna let one of my best friends die, least not in my arms.
We eventually made it back to the ship, Throttle carried me to the medical bay where he and Vince would look after both Mine and Walther's injuries. Walther had been brought in by Modo and was already lying on a bed, Throttle lay me down on the next available bed then walked over to the communicator on the wall.
Throttle: Hawk, Modo we're ready, take us back to Earth.
The ships thrusters came to life and we slowly began to lift from the surface of the planet. Tusk would be joining us on this trip as he would need to debrief Walther as soon as he was well enough to talk, Tusk made his way to the side of my bed.
Tusk: Vinnie, I don't know what to say, I know that you said that even though many would still class you as an Earther that you would still defend Mars with your dying breath, I didn't actually think that I would see those words so very nearly come true. I must admit I doubted your willingness to die for Mars, I doubt it no longer. If ever you find yourself without a place to live, you will always have a place here on Mars.
We were now nearing home, Throttle and Vince had done their best with the injuries that Walther and I had received and we were now both out of danger.
I began to feel a little sorry for myself, apart from the guys, there was no one back on Earth that would mourn my passing if I had died in the battle, at that thought I felt my life force begin to slip away.
Throttle: Whoa there Mr, don't you go dying on us now.
Me: Who would notice if I died, apart from you guys that is?
Throttle: Well I'm not supposed to tell you this as she wanted to tell you herself, Vinnie's mother has begun to fall for you in a big way, she told me that you reminded her not only of Vinnie, but also of her dearly departed husband and Vinnie's father, Whitefryer.
Me: You mean Stanchion likes me?
Throttle: I wouldn't be sure, but I would say she more loves you than likes you, but please, when we return, don't let on that you know, because she would kill me.
After my conversation with Throttle, I know began to feel my life force returning, but not just returning it was growing stronger and stronger with every second. I would need confirmation of what Throttle had just told me, but still, I now had a reason to live.
We arrived back on Earth and were met by the ladies, Throttle gently lifted Walther up into his arms and made his way from the ship and into the house, it was now my turn to be lifted, I looked up from where I was lay, straight into the smiling eyes of Modo.
I now realised why everyone called Modo the gentle giant as he lifted me up into his huge strong arms, we made our way into the house. Modo took me to my room and layed me down on the bed, he then left me all alone, but I didn't care, I was home.
I must have been lay there for some ten minutes when I heard a gentle knock on the door. I invited my visitor in, expecting it to be either one of the guys or the Dr, you can imagine my surprise when Stanchion entered the room.
Me: Well Stanchion, this is a pleasant surprise, what can I do for you?
Stanchion did not answer right away, she just stood there looking at the crimson blood stain that now adorned the fur on my chest.
Stanchion: Please forgive the intrusion I know that you are badly injured and that you need to rest, but, I have something that I need to say, it's something that's been running around my head ever since the day that you turned into a mouse. I don't know what it is, whether it's the fact that you remind me so much of Vinnie and my late husband Whitefryer or indeed whether these feelings that I have for you have always been there, either way, I find myself acting like a teenager again every time that I'm in your company. At first that's all it was, a feeling, but when I was told that you had been shot, I suddenly thought that you would die without knowing how I really felt for you, so I made up my mind, that if you survived to make it back home, I would somehow pluck up the courage to tell you. I'm in love with you.
I managed to sit up against the headboard of my bed, a look of total shock spread across my face.
Stanchion: I can tell by the look on your face that you don't feel the same way about me.
Me: Now Stanchion, don't be too quick to judge me, come and sit by me, because I too have a secret.
Stanchion sat on the bed beside me.
Me: Before I start telling you my secret, I have to tell you that Throttle told me of your conversation with him, as for my secret, when I was lying on the bed in the med bay on the ship a thought came into my mind, would anybody apart from the guys miss me or mourn my passing if I were to die there and then, I came to the conclusion that no one would notice my passing, at this thought I began to fade, fortunately, Throttle was there beside me and he noticed that I was slowly loosing the will to live, that is when he told me of your conversation, it did the trick though as I now thought that maybe I had something or someone to live and fight for. So in essence, you saved my life, thank you. I too now find myself in love, with a wonderful and attractive Martian female who goes by the name of Stanchion Van Wham.
Both Stanchion and I fell into a deep hug, both of us crying uncontrollably, these tears, however, weren't tears of sadness, they were tears of joy and love.
A/N: Please post your reviews and let me know what you think.
