Stop the Wedding!
"We're going to be together like it was meant to be." Lucy said, "Marry me tonight, Throttle."
"Yes...No!"Throttle pulled away from her and got up. She walked up to him.
"Don't you want to marry me?" she asked.
"This is all too sudden. I have to think about this." He replied. Lucy's eyes glowed and Throttle felt the warm blue glow. He tried fighting it again.
"Marry me, Be with me..."Lucy said, in a low voice without moving her lips. He heard her thoughts in his head. How is this possible?
He had always wanted to marry Carbine. He loved her more than life itself. The warmth penetrated his whole being. It felt wonderful. He loved it. He turned to face her. "Yes, I'd love to marry you."he said, "I'd have to tell the others."
"Of course, my love. Of course."She replied, hugging him. A gleam of triumph shown in her eyes but when she looked at Throttle they were warm and loving.
"We'd better pay the check." Throttle said, "Waiter!"
The matre'd appeared.
"How much we owe you?"
"Oh, no charge. Everything's on the house."He said. Lucy smiled smugly. "Uh, thanks."Throttle said, stunned.
"I won't let that woman marry Throttle!" Carbine said. She took out her blaster and fired at the chain and padlock shattering them off the doors. She pushed the doors open and looked out. She gazed at the full moon that shone its eerie glow. "That girl took my ship."Carbine thought, then she looked at the mannequins that hung from the ceiling and got an idea.
"Are you serious? You two are getting married?" Charley asked, mouth open. Throttle and Lucy rode back to the Last Chance Garage to break the news to the others. Vinnie and Modo were shocked.
"You know Carbine and I have wanted to tie the knot before then the stinkfishes invaded Mars. We still want to."Throttle said.
"But what about Limburger? He and the Plutorkians are trying to do to Earth what they did to Mars." Vinnie told him. "We can still stop Limburger. We'll just have a new addition to our team."He replied, while Lucy smiled gently.
"Well, bro. I'm happy for you."Modo said, grinning and shaking hands with him. "Me, too. I'll help. I have some magazines that'll give you some ideas for a wedding dress." Charley said, smiling and taking Lucy by the hand.
"Thank you. You're too kind."
They walked off and left the mice to talk among themselves.
"You're full of surprises. I can't believe you and Carbine are finally going to make it officially."Vinnie said, "She must've made some impression."
"Believe it."Throttle said, grinning.
"There! Finished."Carbine created a hovercraft of the mannequins and parts of a control panel.
"Let's see how it goes."She hopped on and pressed a red button. The craft shook and began levitating. "That course in robotics that the military taught paid off."She mused. She flew through the doors and into the air.
Carbine flew over trees and then buildings. She saw a man stumble out of one. He was disheveled and worst for wear.
"Help!"
"What happened to him?"Carbine wondered, "'Better find out." She took out of her pocket a purple baseball cap Throttle gave her as a present the last time she visited Earth. She put it on her head taking care to hide her mouse ears and antennas. "Are you alright, sir?"
"Stop her! She's mad!"
"Who?"
"That girl. She's a robot!"
"Her name wouldn't be Lucy by any chance, would it?"
"How did you know?" He asked.
"She's taken my boyfriend! I have to find them."
"I was asked by my friend Charley to repair that robot. I did and it attacked me. It flew off." "Is there any way of stopping her?"
"There's a toggle switch on her back. It deactivates and activates the robot. If I can just reach it, I can deactivate her."
"Then let's go. I have a wedding to stop."
The man hopped on. "I'm Carbine by the way."
"Call me Will."
Garden Manors was had one of the biggest wedding chapels and reception hall in Chicago. Throttle, Vinnie, and Modo stood in the chapel before the altar. They were dressed in blue tuxedos with white shirts. They were anything but uncomfortable.
"Will I be glad when this is over so I can take off this monkey suit."Modo said.
"You okay, Throttle?" He asked.
"Just a little nervous." He was sweating profusely and pulling out his collar. "Relax, bro. Pre-wedding jitters are normal. Everything will be okay."
"Besides, look on the bright side."Vinnie said.
"What bright side?"
"The wedding night. Duh" He teased, lightly jabbing his elbow into his ribs. Throttle teased him back. "Stoke isn't the only one with a dirty mind."He said.
"But all joking aside. I'm happy for you both, bro. Carbine's a great girl."Vinnie said.
Throttle stared at him with a raised eyebrow. It was the first time Vinnie didn't joke. He really was glad his bro finally had a chance to find happiness with his true love. "Thanks, Vin."Throttle said. A priest came toward the altar. "We're ready to begin." He said, then motioned to the organist who began to play the "Here comes the Bride."
Charley appeared first in a cotton candy pink bridesmaid gown then Lucy followed in a beautiful lacy white wedding dress and matching train. Seeing Carbine in that dress made her even more prettier than she was. It took Throttle's breath away. He forgot about the uncomfortable tux he wore. Modo and Vinnie were surprised as well. She approached Throttle who took her by the hand and led her to the altar till they were facing the priest. Charley stood next to her.
"We are gathered here today to join this man and this woman in holy matrimony." The priest began. Lucy stood there smiling at Throttle while holding a bouquet of fresh pink roses.
"It was finally happening. Throttle and I are soon going to be man and wife."She thought, bubbling over with joy.
"If there is anyone present who feels this marriage should not take place let them speak now or forever hold their piece."
"Stop! Stop the wedding!"
Everyone turned in the direction of the voice. They all gasped at seeing Carbine standing in the doorway then running down the aisle followed by Will.
"Am I seeing double?"Vinnie asked, rubbing his eyes.
"What in the world?"Throttle asked, glancing quickly at the identical alien mouse in the wedding dress standing beside him.
"That's Lucy!" Carbine exclaimed,"I'm the real Carbine."
"She's lying, Throttle." Lucy cried out, "You found me beaten up at the garage ."
"Throttle, you know who I am!"Carbine said. Throttle didn't know what to think as he was confronted by two Carbines.
"Oh, mama." Modo said.
"My bike would be able to tell them apart."
Lucy paled. Throttle put his forefinger and middle finger to his mouth and whistled. His bike came racing up the aisle. The bike seemed to sense something was wrong. It shown its light on the fake Carbine neutralizing her disguise. She turned back into Lucy.
"No!"She cried, looking at herself. Her whole plan fell apart. Everyone got away from her. "I won't lose. I can still win."She thought, lowering her head and shutting her eyes. Then she opened them. A blue glow shown in them.
"Careful. That's her submission ray. She can make anyone do what she says. Don't let it get near you or look into her eyes."Will said.
Throttle's bike produced a protective shield which prevented the ray from working on them.
"It's over, Lucy. You've lost."Carbine told her.
Lucy sat down on the ground and cried. She walked over to where she sat. Suddenly she grabbed Carbine by the collar. She held her suspended into the air.
"I don't give up easy." She replied, glancing at her with anger. "Put her down, Lucy."
She looked around to see Throttle and the mice aiming blasters at her. Modo's bionic arm was trained on her while Vinnie aimed a blaster at her. "Do it or we'll shoot."
"You won't do it. I know you. Besides, she'll come between us."Lucy said.
"There never was an us. Carbine is who I want to be with. I don't want to be with you."
Tears shown in her eyes. Sad tears mingled with anger. The hurtful sting of rejection was more than she could take. "Then I'll kill her! Then you'll have to be with me!"She said, with a cruel smile.
"Man, talk about your fatal attractions."Charley said. Will crept up behind her to hit the switch when Lucy turned to shove him away with her foot.
"'Trying to deactivate me? Never happen."
Suddenly Lucy was struck. It released Carbine who ran over to where the others were. Throttle had fired hitting the toggle switch. It deactivated Lucy and she stopped moving. He lowered his head. He felt as if he'd just killed her. The others walked over to where she stood motionless.
" Don't feel bad, Throttle. You had to do what you had to do."Carbine said, placing her hand on his arm.
"I know." He said. "If only there was some way to make her less emotional." Charley said.
"I think I can arrange that." Will said.
Will told everyone good-bye and took Lucy back with him. Meanwhile, Carbine got on board her Martian Cruiser. She and Throttle were in the cockpit.
"We'll I guess this is so long."Throttle said, turning to say goodbye.
"I wish it wasn't. You know, Lucy may have been a maniac. But I have to admire her courage. She was willing to surrender her heart without thinking about it. I wish I had been like that."Carbine said, looking down. "Someday, we'll be able to get married for real."He told her. "Will we, Throttle? I sometimes wonder. We said we would wait when this war was over. Well, I'm tired of this war. I've been tired."she replied.
"Who isn't? You think it's easy having to watch people you love die before your eyes as well as having to bury them?" He countered, "I hate this. We all do."
"I just want things the way they were before the Plutorkians came. I want us." Carbine said, taking his hand in his. She pressed it to her cheek feeling the warmth and feel of its soft fur. Throttle felt something wet. "Carbine?"
There was no mistake. Tears came from her eyes. She began wiping them quickly.
"You don't have to act tough around me."He told her softly.
"Seeing you with Lucy made me realize I could lose you. I could lose us." She replied, glancing at him.
He was about to say he wasn't going anywhere when when a sixth sense made him keep his mouth shut. He needed to let her talk. "I've been so wrapped up in this war. In being a general and my duty. I didn't think about anything else. Even our relationship. I wasn't there for you. I want to change." He took her in his arms. He held her a long time while the tears came. Then he let her go. "Don't tell anyone I broke down like this, O.K.?" she told him.
"Your secret is safe with me." He smiled, warmly.
"Throttle, I do want to marry you. I..."she said, staring at him wistfully. "It'll happen. I know it."He told her. They then kissed passionately. He and his bros would stay on Earth till Limburger and the Plutorkians were defeated. Then they would return to Mars.
As Carbine flew into the air, she watched Throttle, Vinnie, and Modo standing next to Charley in front of the Last Chance garage. They waved to her as she left. Soon she they were just specks on a planet. As she entered deep space, she made a resolution to herself. She would continue to do what she could to help the remnant of her people with this war. Once the Plutorkians were driven from Mars and Earth, Throttle would come back and they would finally be together. Now she was eager to continue the fight.
