Awww finally I'm changing the layouts of the chapters. As i have more time I'll rewrite the previous chapters, it will be an hard work but is better do it sooner :)
Chap 25- The attack
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At freeing Limburger's Plaza was Spike who had cleaned the area by the goons of Napoleon who was forced to escape.
"For a good time my palace is unbroken!" exclaimed Limburger observing Chicago from the big window of his office "And now..."
"Where's Spike?" asked Rebecca going in the room with rush.
The Plutarkian sat at the desk quietly "He has gone to do a work for Lord Camembert."
The mouse looked at him terrified "Is him crazy? Spike isn't ready yet!"
"Lord Camembert has given his order. Spike will find those mice and.. where are u going?" asked the fat man.
"I'm going to check that Spike won't do something of stupid." answered Rebecca running to her bike and then she left trough the white roads, it was dark and the peoples hurried up to come back home. Where was that damn mouse?
"This is the last!" said Ronald putting the last pizza's box on the passenger seat of his bike "This evening we'll eat good!"
"I can't see the hour! I've missed the pizza when we were on Mars!" joked Vice preparing to leave.
The three mice had divided the pizza's boxes, sometimes was nice eating something of different from the usual hot-dogs.
"Come on, or they'll became chill." said Modo. Then the mice left, Vice was at the head of the group.
Along the way they made some deviations for arrive faster but someone interrupted their run. At full speed a black shining crotch rocket ran against them, on it was sitting a biker robust like Vice.
"He'll slow, I suppose." murmured Ronald a little tense.
But wasn't so. Careless of the snow and the frozen ground, the bike didn't reduce. Like he knew what he was doing, as he was at Vice's right side, the biker punched the Gladiator at the side of the helmet. It was all fast and the impact was so strong to destroy the helmet and make Vice flying over his bike that slid on the snow, the pizzas flown everywhere. Ronald and Modo stopped in time and the same did the mysterious aggressor who jumped off his bike and walked at big steps to Vice.
"He's the bigger of the group but he doesn't have the violet bike" these were the words of his leader.
The big guy was going to take the Gladiator when Ronald jumped on him from the back trying to take him away from his brother, but with a growl the biker seized the young mouse by the arm and launched him far away. It was Modo's turn who tried to take the biker away shooting with his gun close to his feet, at the next step he'll shoot without thinking two times. Vice didn't move, the punch seemed put him ko, it was strange for someone like him.
"Ron, bring him away from here." said the gray mouse pointing the bionic arm against the biker.
Ronald was still dazed but he stood up and came to the older brother, he knelt and took away the helmet "Oh Mother..." the young stood shocked when the blood started to extend on the snow from the wound now free by the helmet. Vice was seriously wounded and the helmet semi-destroyed. The jaw was slightly moved on the side and visibly broken at the right side when it was hit, probably the nasal septum was broken too. Ronals raised the look, Modo has started a fight with the biker.
Ronald moved silently to his brother's bike and sent an alert to Sharon's bike. At hearing the signal was Stoker who called the others and soon were on the road following the radar's sign. As they were on the place, the group stood between Modo and the biker making a kind of protection barrier. Indeed Sharon ran to the wounded brother.
Spike watched the group of mice ready to fight and sneered, they were so weak for him, so easy killing everyone but his job wasn't that, Lord Camembert was clear. The other mice were an important piece of his puzzle. Rebecca's voice interrupted his thoughts, if he hadn't to obey to her too he would give a little lesson the the other mice too, just for remembering them to don't meddle in his affairs. Spike sighed with patience and answered at the calling "I'm coming." he gave a last look to the group and went away, he would settle accounts with his target another day, if the mouse would arrive.
"Eh? He's going? Hei!" Vinne was going to follow him but he was stopped by Ronald who moved in front him and shook the head.
"I think we've a bigger emergency now." said Stoker getting off his bike and came closer to Vice "Oh damn! Bad thing..."
Sharon was in tears but she didn't cry, she tried to control herself "Try to transport him better as u can, I go home and contact Cid."
"Cid? Why?" asked Ronald stunned.
The sister sighed "Because he's the only one who can help us."
"But he'll spend hours to came here!" said Throttle worried "He can't do it."
Sharon came close to him "Then u don't know well my brother. He'll don't leave his brothers and his family so easily. If we should die, he chooses do it in battle." she answered and came back to her bike "Use the ice to make slower the hemorrhage, as u're at home, bring him in the living room. Charlene and Leila will help u."
"Wait! And if he follow u?" said Ronald.
"It's a chance I'm willing to take." answered Sharon leaving.
"What a stubborn..." the young Gladiator sighed exasperated.
When they were at home, Sharon and Leila waited them anxiously. Charley had prepared the place for the wounded mouse "Put him here." said the girl. Oliver, Jade and Will sat on the stairs and watched attentive. There was a strange calm and the little mice had a worried expression on the face.
"What about Cid?" asked Ronald.
"He'll be here in about three hours. It seems he has built a ship faster than the normal." answered Sharon "But I wish to have a teleport."
"Just steal it from Karbunkle." said the brother receiving a slap on the back of the head by his sister "ouch!"
"So u learn to don't joke!" said Sharon going to Vice. Soon Charley and Leila started to work. The two alternated each other washing the bloody bandage and taking the cleaned ones, they sanitized the wounds as they could and then they covered them with the bandages "How's him?" asked Sharon.
Leila sighed caressing the white hair of the husband "Well, I can't say he's good, but he's strong, I know he'll fight." she answered "I can't imagine what would happen if Stoker hadn't noticed the alarm." she murmured rubbing her cheek against the Vice's "But what happened?" she looked at Ronald who stood on the feet with the arms folded.
The young Gladiator took a chair and sat "A guy came to us and hit Vice with a strong punch." he said "But we dunno why."
Charley raised an eyebrow astonished " Vice defeated by a punch?"
Ronald nodded "And what a punch! Our helmets' re made with a strong matter. The punch of that guy destroyed it. Look." said him showing the semi-destroyed helmet "And count the speed of the bike too."
"Do u think that Vice would make someone angry?" asked Carbine "It's strange that a unknown attacked him."
"Vice's peaceful, yes he's irritable but not a warmonger." answered Sharon watching the children that in the while had come in the room. Oliver went on the armchair taking advantage of his little body, he hanged his father's arm, the little tail wrapped around the parent's wrist and the head on his shoulder. Jade and Will were curled at his feet, all the three were strangely quiet.
"We must find this guy and give to him a lesson!" exclaimed Vinnie.
"Easy, Vincent! Easy!" told him off Throttle "We must know who's. This is the more important thing. Revenge won't take us somewhere."
"Well, that guy is very strong." said Modo thoughtful "We won't have a change of victory."
"Couldn't he be a Limburger' s minion?" tried Carbine "Who would attack with too much certain?"
"Whoever who's him, is strange." commented Stoker who had a sudden illumination "And if..."
"What, Stoke?" asked Throttle "Then?"
The old mouse thought "And if that dirt cheap king has revenged himself on Vice for what he had done on Mars?"
The guys exchanged a look and muttered.
"It can be. It can explain the reason of the attack and of the fact that the guy targeted only him." said Carbine "We must investigate!"
"It isn't necessary." intervened Sharon "If that guy really works for Limburger and company, we'll know it soon."
"Can i know who said to u to act?" exclaimed Rebecca raging. She had called Spike standing apart for not being seen and waited for him.
Spike took off the helmet, the silver hair was a white point that reflected the moonlight in the darkness "Lord Camembert gave to me the order and I've followed it. He wouldn't wait anymore." he answered.
The white mouse sighed, the hands on the hips "But u could call me!"
"Lord Camembert didn't want u with me." answered Spike giving a shrug "He didn't want problems."
Rebecca felt unease. Lord Camembert didn't trust her and it was only one of the numerous tests at which he would put her for verify her loyalty "Next time, please, make me know." she only answered "I go to do a round." she got on her bike "Go back to the tower."
"As u want." answered Spike standing at attention "My work is done today. I'll take some rest now." he stretched, put on again the helmet and left leaving alone the young mouse.
Rebecca watched Spike going away, she put off the helmet and leaned on the handlebars Why does something change every time that I repeat this? And I've always payed attention. She must take a remedy on what she hadn't expected. She raised the head from the handlebars and looked the starry sky I know what do She put on the helmet and pulled the foot on the accelerator, the balance was broken now and she had noticed it. She slowed down and parked the bike at the half way, she didn't want be followed. The mouse did the leaving part of the way walking, the helmet on the head, and finally she arrived. She watched the pale that surrounded the big palace and stepped over it with agility, it was a thing that the war had taught her.
Carefully Rebecca crossed the courtyard and watched inside the building through the window. They were all here, the worried faces and were telling each other, Vice was lying on the sofa, the children closer to him. The white mouse breathed a long and went to the door, she rang the bell. Leila's voice made her start.
The door was opened and Leila peeped round it "Can I help u?" she asked.
Rebecca delayed "I should have a chat with..." Sharon interrupted her asking who was at the door.
"I dunno, is a biker." answered Leila.
Sharon goggled the eyes "I'll arrange it. Don't worry. U can go." she said watching Rebecca still at the door "Come inside."
Rebecca didn't want move "I think is better that I stay here." she said "I only wanna have a chat with u."
The black furred mouse brought a coat and came out in the courtyard closing the door a little at her back "U're Rebecca, right?"
Rebecca muttered "How do u know?"
Sharon laced in the coat "Isn't hard to guess." she answered "Why are u here?"
"Why haven't u called the others?" asked the white mouse.
Sharon sighed "Vice told me about what happened on Mars and.. something tells to me that u aren't dangerous." she said putting the hand on the helmet's sides and putting it off "Then is like they've told me." she watched the young mouse with attention "This explains a lot of things. But what do u have to say?"
Rebecca took back the helmet and carried it in the arms "It's an important thing."
Sharon raised the eyebrows "Then, what?" she wasn't going to believe her but hearing would be useful.
Rebecca looked her helmet "It's possible that he could return... and I dunno if it will work but... next time... don't try to fight him..." she delayed "Make him listen the carillon. It could work."
The dark furred mouse looked the younger puzzled "The carillon?"
Rebecca nodded "I can't tell u more, I'm sorry. Now I must go." she put on the helmet "Don't forget." she recommended.
Sharon laced again in the coat and shoot the head, meanwhile a light that was flying on the sky became bigger little by little it came closer to the ground, finally Cid had arrived.
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Chapter finished :) see u at the next!