Chapter 26: The Name Game
The song being used in this chapter is by the group Within Temptation and it's called Paradise.
"So Stoker, how long do you think it'll take to build this device?" Throttle asked as he watched the older mouse begin to etch out a plan to design the machine that would hopefully return Greasepit back to Simon.
"I'm gonna need a few days. A week tops" Stoker stated.
"We don't have much time" Jenner mentioned as he drank a cup of coffee.
After everything had been revealed and now that everyone was on the same page, Jasmine heated up the waffles that Charley had made earlier that morning. Everyone was starving by then so they all found a spot to sit down and eat. They were even nice enough to make sure that Greasepit got something to eat and drink. At this point, everyone had full bellies and were either enjoying a cup of coffee or a can of root beer.
"I know" Stoker softly stated as he looked over his design plans and prayed that this idea of theirs was going to work. He knew that they only had one shot at this and there were no second chances.
"I noticed something," Throttle started to say to Jenner.
"Yes" Jenner knew that his soon to be son-in-law had many questions and only he had the answers.
"I noticed that you called Charley, 'Little Red Fox'. Do all members of the family have extra names?" Throttle asked.
"Yes. We all do. Tina's is Little White Fox. Mine is Longfeather. Bobby's is Lone Wolf. Charley's is Little Red Fox. Jasmine's is Fire Flower. And yours came to me in a vision I had the other night" Jenner mentioned.
"Oh!" Throttle exclaimed, not expecting that the old man could see things like that.
"Jenner was blessed with the gift of sight. It's not always a hundred percent but, it does keep all of us safe" Bobby stated, sipping on some coffee.
"Okay" Throttle understood what that was like. He and Charley had a few times in which they could see into each others' minds without his antenna touching her. They had been like that since the first time they met and he had shown her the destruction of their planet. He had asked Stoker one time why it was like that and even the old mouse couldn't seem to explain it.
"Golden Eagle. That was the vision I had for you, my son. You are majestic and a proven leader like the eagle in the skies" Jenner stated as he placed his hand on Throttle's shoulder, letting him know that he was going to be fully integrated into their growing family.
"Thank you" and Throttle meant it as he smiled at Jenner. That's when Throttle noticed a large scar on Jenner's chest.
"Yes, those are from the Sun Dance" he didn't miss much when it came to observation.
"Charley told me about them. Looks like it hurt" Throttle had to be honest, he thought that Charley made the story up just to gross him out. Obviously not.
"Not really" Jenner chuckled as he walked over to where Stoker was at.
"Bull shit. Don't let him fool you like that. I'm the one who had to patch his ornery ass up and he complained the whole time while I was bandaging him. The only reason why he didn't show any hurt was because he didn't want to look less than a man in front of his peers" Jasmine had no qualms of telling on Jenner. They had been married for over thirty years.
"Yeah, it does" Bobby piped up and showed his set of scars by pulling his tee shirt down on one side to show off his.
"Can't get away with nothing" Jenner shook his head and laughed. It felt good to be around such a large group of friends and family.
"I know that feeling" Vinnie agreed, chugging down a can of root beer and then letting out a belch.
"You been eating onions...again?" Charley already knew the answer to that questions because Vinnie was one who loved onions on everything.
"No appreciation" Vinnie complained.
"You're appreciated, Fire Starter, more than you realize" Jenner responded with a quick glance in Vinnie's direction.
"That's my name? Cool" Vinnie had to admit that his other name suited him.
"Oh boy. We'll never hear the end of him" Modo complained, knowing Vinnie was such a show off.
"Have no fear, Long branch. In time, his youthful antics with slow down" Jenner mention softly to Modo.
"Yeah but, until that blessed day" Modo chuckled, now realizing that he had been given a name from Jenner's vision.
"Tell me about it" Stoker was just finishing on his list of desperately needed supplies in order to get the machine built in a very short period of time.
"One day, Wind Walker" Jenner said as he placed a had on Stoker's shoulder, reassuring him that everything was going to be just fine.
There's no sense
The fire burns
When wisdom fails, it changes all
The wheel embodies all that keeps on turning
"I hope you're right" Stoker looked up at Jenner and acknowledged that he liked his secondary name with a smile.
Blood red skies, I feel so cold
No innocence, we play our role
The wheel embodies all, where are we going?
"So, do we actually have a plan after we get this Simon guy back?" Throttle had to be the one to ask.
All in all you'd expect the wise to be wiser
Fallen from grace all and all I guess
We should have known better 'cause
"If it involves destruction of that stink fish once and for all, I'm in" Vinnie was ready for action.
What about us,
Isn't it enough?
No we're not in paradise
This is who we are
This is what we've got
No, it's not our paradise
But it's all we want
And it's all that we're fighting for
Though it's not paradise
"Definitely. This is our home" Jenner gestured to everyone there. Mouse and human alike belonged there as far as he was concerned.
You and us
Or I and them
There comes a time
To take a stand
The wheel is watching all that keeps on burning
The venom works
It's like a curse
A Trojan horse
When will we learn
The wheel embodies all that keeps returning
"You know, it's not paradise but it's all that we have and it's damn sure worth fighting for" Throttle stated, having had enough of the plutarkians destroying everything that they touched.
All in all you'd expect the wise to be wiser
Fallen from grace all and all I guess
We should have known better 'cause...
"Agreed" they all said in unison.
What about us,
Isn't it enough?
No we're not in paradise
This is who we are
This is what we've got
No, it's not our paradise
But it's all we want
And it's all that we're fighting for
"Let's take them down. For good this time" Modo stated, his eye glowing red.
What about us,
Isn't it enough?
No we're not in paradise
This is who we are
This is what we've got
No, it's not our paradise
But it's all we want
And it's all that we're fighting for
But it's not paradise
"Well, if we're gonna do this...then we do this as a family. All of us" Bobby added with such ferocity that how could anyone not agree.
What about us, what about us, what about us, isn't it enough?
"The Davidson Bikers of Earth and Mars. Protectors of our home planets" Jasmine added with a smile and everyone looked at her.
What about us, what about us, what about us, isn't it enough?
"Huh. The Davidson Bikers. You know what. It works. All in favor..." Throttle didn't even have a chance to finish before he heard everyone agreeing to their new name.
What about us, what about us, what about us, isn't it enough?
No longer just the Biker Mice From Mars, they were now a huge family and opted to be called The Davidson Bikers.
What about us, what about us, what about us, isn't it enough!
This was just the first step in a long list of steps of Earth and Mars joining forces to eradicate the Plutarkian empire from both their planets.
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