Chapter ten

"Are you being serious?" Charley demanded "yeah miss Charley Ma-am, I was told to look after yo both" Rimfire said sheepishly. "Typical Macho mice!" Charley yelled. "they always do this leave me out of the fight" she moaned "Rimfire why don't you go back to work, Charley and I will find some thing to do" "ok, I'm sorry I was just following orders Miss Harley ma-am" "I know" Rimfire smiled then left the room, "I'm sick of this, I care about them and they never want me to help them fight, with them" Charley sighed Harley linked Charley's arm and pulled the human from the room, they walked through the base, Carbine moved in front of them she was swearing under her breath about Mist as she stormed past them. She was heading to the garage of the eastern side of the base. Harley started to follow her, just to find out what she was winging about mainly. Carbine turned the wrong way; she was heading to the cells. She freed Limburger, "what's she doing?" Charley whispered Harley covered the humans' mouth.

"Well this is interesting my dear" Limburger's slimy voice sounded smug. "quiet you discussing Stink fish, I'm doing this for Throttle and Vinnie" she pulled a gun out on the plutarkian "move" Carbine ordered Limburger did as he was bid, Carbine pushed him through the disserted parts of the base taking him to the garage. Harley and Charley stayed close by. Carbine loaded Limburger into a two setter doom buggy, she put a blind fold on him before she ordered the rock to move aside for her, she drove out of the base Harley's yellow bike beeped at her "lets find out what the General is doing" she said getting on her bike, it had been stored there when they though she was dead. There were other bikes in there Charley climbed on to a light blue racer, both females put helmets on and speed away from the base. The rock returned to its place. A ship was plutarkain ship was landing in the desert that's where Carbine was heading. The two girls parked behind a rock formation and watched as Carbine took the blind fold off Limburger and led him to the ship four people came out, "that looks like Vinnie and Throttle" Harley said "its not, trust me Harley I've known them for a long time, now, that's not them, Dr Karbunkle is there with a minute Plutarkian, this isn't good, she's walking into a trap" Charley was about to run and help Carbine when Harley stopped her. "Wait, we don't have any weapons, and we don't know how many we're up against. We have to wait." Harley let go of the human and moved over to her bike, "Rimfire come in" Harley called through the com that was fixed into her bike.

There was nothing but Static for a moment, "this is Rimfire, what do you need miss Harley Ma-am" "Can you track my bike's signal" "yeah" "oh bring reinforcements and weapons to this spot, General Carbine has been captured by Plutarkains I'm taking over" "ok miss Harley ma-am, be there in 10 minutes" Rimfire turned of the com off. Harley returned to Charley's side, Carbine was being marched into the ship, "the cavalry will be here in 10 minutes" "Carbine could be dead in one, Harley I'm not a solder or a freedom fight, but I know how to fight Limburger, you can wait here if you like but I'm going in" Charley jumped on the bike she had borrowed and roared forwards into the open, she accelerated and smashed through the doors of the ship, cannons came out of the bike and fired wildly Limburger coward under his desk, Karbunkle ran from the room the two rats fired at her but she didn't budged she carried on firing and moving forwards the rats fell to the floor. "its that horrendous human, Karbunkle anile late her!" Limbuger yelled, Charley moved through the ship, Carbine was being guarded by another Rat Charley's bike continued to fire.

Two more bikes joined in, two more drivers fired at other rats; the ship was being destroyed form the inside, Harley had re-called Rimfire and told him to forget about back to just come and help kick some rat tail. He seemed to be having Fun. Charley un-tied Carbine, then both Women got on bike and sped back through the ship, all three bikes landed on the sand out side the ship as the support beams gave way, the ship collapsed in on its self crushing all who were inside.

"what were you thinking Carbine you know plutarkians never keep there word!" Harley yelled Carbine got of the bike and stood with her back to them. "I wanted to save Throttle and Vinnie!" she turned around and was full of anger "your going about it the wrong way. Modo, Stoker and that Kid Mist are going to save the guys. There on a slave moon do you really think that the plutarkains would let them leave for a trade" Charley asked "that kid doesn't deserve to live! It's a machine that was designed to kill us!" Harley got off her bike "watch what you say Carbine, that girl is my friend and I have no problem hitting you, in fact it might knock some sense into you" Harley raised her fist and swung for Carbine, Charley grabbed her wrist and stopped her. "Don't Harley. Carbine's not thinking straight because she's worried about Throttle love does that to you" Charley said Harley dropped her fist and returned to her bike. "And what would you know about it?" Carbine growled "because I'm in love with Throttle as well and the other two are my bro's I care about them a hell of a lot" Charley said Carbine moved to fast to be stopped she took a swing at Charley, Rimfire jumped in the way and pushed Charley backwards Rimfire's lip was bleeding Carbine had punched quite hard. "Rimfire what did you do that for!" Carbine demanded "Miss Charley ma-am is Family, you're not General" he said bravely. "We should get back to base" Harley said Charley got back on to her bike Rimfire got on his. Carbine was sulking like a child who couldn't have her way. "Are you coming back to base Carbine?" Harley asked. The black haired mouse moved over to Harley and got on the bike behind her.

The three bikes tore through the desert towards the rock formation that hid the base. The rock that hid the entrance moved aside as they approached, they drove in. Carbine got off the bike quickly and stormed off down the corridors swearing under her breath. Rimfire ran after her. "I'm hungry what about you?" "Starved" "lets go" Harley linked Charley's arm again and pulled her through the base back towards the canteen. Rimfire was finally seeing what Carbine was really like. He moved past her into the base running like he always did and started looking for a freedom fighter. He found one quickly. "Hey who's next in command when Stokers not around?" he asked the tall Black furred male "Throttle" the mouse said "when the three guys and Stoker are gone who's in charge?" "I don't know why?" "Carbine is taking over and she shouldn't be aloud to" "if she hears you say that Rimfire you'll be in trouble" "I know but she has released a plutarkian prisonor that was awaiting trial, and she shot at a child, she's taken on more than she can handle and its beginning to show" "follow me" the black furred mouse was one of the few who still believed that Stoker should be in charge, when Carbine had taken over and started spreading rumours about Stoker being to old most of the mice had believed her, this mouse hadn't.

His name was Ian he had been in the army for a long time, but switched to be a freedom fighter when he realised that the government was sending the army to the wrong places, so that mars wouldn't be saved. Ian respected Stoker and the three biker mice, so when all this trouble started with Carbine, he and a few others made a new group that would be ready to take the General out of leadership. Ian turned down a corridor that Rimfire had never been in before there were several open doors and two that were closed. Ian moved to the door at the far end of the hall and Knocked. The door opened quickly a 20 year old white furred female was stood there. "Hey Ian, what's up?" she asked cheerfully, she caught sight of Rimfire and her expression changed. "What's he doing here?" she growled at Rimfire. "Trixy Settle down. Rimfire has seen some things that we'll find useful, let us in" Ian ordered she glared at Rimfire. "he's been following her around, jumping at ever order" she snapped "Trixy enough, because he's been following her he has seen some things that will help us, now let me in or I'll push you out of the way" the white mouse folded her arms across her chest for a moment then stepped aside. Ian walked in Rimfire followed close behind him. There were a few other mice in the room who fell quiet as they say Rimfire. Trixy shut the door and Stormed over to the table the others were sat at "apparently he's gunna help us!" she snapped before sliding into an empty seat.

"Tell them what you know Rimfire" Ian encouraged. Rimfire nodded. "Carbine fired at a 16 year old the other day, uncle Modo stopped the shot. She freed that Plutarkian prisoner that my Uncle and his Bro's brought in, she walked into a trap which she was saved from by the human Charley and Harley. Carbine then took a swing at Charley." Rimfire said. Smiles spread onto the faces of every mouse in the room. "So Carbine's been making a lot of mistakes, what do you say Ian is it time to bring her down" "I think so, Rimfire are you in or out?" Ian asked "Stoker needs to be back in charge" Rimfire said "what's the plan?" Trixy asked

Ian started to tell them plan, Whilst Rimfire headed back to find Charley and Harley he found them in the canteen. He sat down with them, "you ok?" Harley asked him, he lent over the table and started to whisper what was going on "a group of freedom fighters who want Stoker to be back in charge are going after Carbine, there not going to hurt her just demote her and put her under house arrest or some thing, Ian's the one doing it" "Ian, oh the ex-army mouse, I liked him" Harley said with a smile "he told me to get you two, and ask if you want to help." "it sounds like fun, what do you say Charley?" "yeah we'll help" Charley and Harley followed Rimfire back through the base to the room where the secret meeting was taking place. Ian gave them there orders and then they headed to Carbine's office.