Ok, you may ask. Had we finally reachrd the end of this story? Well, lets find out. Onward to the following chapter.

Briggs searched high and low through the plaza for mace. Finally, he found him. "Major mace?" Briggs approached mace steadily and slowly, reaching out for his shoulder.

Gently grasped his shoulder. Mace didnt respond, didnt move. "Major mace, it is Harley."

Mace exhaled alittle, hiding his gaze away then finally he answered. "Where is she?"

"I've sent steel to take her to karbunkle." Briggs replied.

"How bad is it?" mace stood up, keeping his back to Brigg. "I'm not sure, major." Briggs finally answered.

Turning on his heel, walked by Brigg and revealed his injury. Briggs glanced mortified. "Major! You need medical attention."

Pushing him away alittle and said. "Stop fussing over me. I'll be fine, Harley is in need of me."

Steel and blackie had searched relentlessly, suddenly they came to a rubble that had covered a hand. Hurried over and removed the broken rubble.

Steel glanced blackie. "Is she ok?"

"Harley, needs medical attention. Find mace." While blackie hurried to retrieve mace, steel assisted Harley out from underneath the rubble. Wiping the dirt from her face, laying on conscious within his embrace. "You will be ok, Harley."

Steel felt her pulse dropping. He hurriedly cradled Harley and stood up, hurriedly ran to karbunkle's laboratory. Two corridors away, blackie ran and searched for mace. Shouted out for him. "Major mace!"

Repeatively called and continued searching, finally mace walked toward him. Emerging from the smoke, holding his arm. "Major mace."

"Stop yelling, blackie."

"Sorry major, it is Harley." mace glance blackie, fearful. "Where is she?"

"Karbunkle's laboratory."

Mace hurried past blackie, allowing his injured arm to hang and swing, blackie followed mace to karbunkle's laboratory.

Meanwhile, karbunkle's laboratory.

Jack struggled to break free from the binds, demanding his release. Karbunkle ignored his requests and gazed into his microscope. The blood cells merged with the mutation. Karbunkle was pleased. Jack continued to demand his release, cursing the scientist.

"Release me you crazy, bastard." karbunkle laughed. "What you believe to be crazy is my pure genius."

Jack glared angrily and replied. "You're crazy." His eyes widened, tried to escape his binds. Karbunkle slowly approached jack, holding the syringe of the mutation. Holding down Jack's arm and prepped it as he was about to insert the needle then suddenly, karbunkle had another idea. A better one.

"Keep that thing away from me, you bastard." jack cursed. Karbunkle smirked. "What are you smirking about?"

Karbunkle continued to smile and walked away to get another syringe. A empty one.

"What are you doing?" jack hoarsely asked. "Like you would want to know, what this is for? Let alone, what I will be extracting from you."

Karbunkle sinisterly chuckled. Jack became fearful, screamed his demands. Karbunkle laughed and inserted the needle into jacks private region and extracted a large amount of his precious possession. His seed.

Held it up and glanced into the syringe cannisters as he said. "This is all I will need."

Turned on his heel and called for Briggs. "Briggs, could you take away and dispose the human. I am done with him."

A few seconds later, the doors busted open. Karbunkle looked up, assuming to be Briggs as he said. "That was fast." Turned on his heel and realised it was steel with Harley.

"What happened to Harley?" karbunkle asked. "That is why I brought her to you doctor. Mace is on his way."

Once again the doors flung open, mace hurried to steel and took Harley from his embrace then cradled her. "Speak of the devil."

"Steel, get that human trash from the bed and dispose of him." Steel smirked evilly. "With pleasure. Blackie give me a hand will ya?"

"Of course." cracking his knuckles. Jack glared mortified, his eyes widened fearfully. The nomads released jack from his binds, tightly grasped his arms then dragged him out.

Mace laid Harley down and request karbunkle to help Harley. Holding her hand while karbunkle, removed the torn clothing and cleans the wounds on her body. Light grazers but nothing serious.

Karbunkle grew suspicious of how and where the bleeding came from, then he lifted her leg up. "Oh I see."

"What do you mean?" mace worried. "Harley is bleeding. I am sorry, mace."

"No, no. Don't you dare say she is losing the baby." mace cried. Karbunkle lowered his gaze, replied apologetic. "I am sorry, but I will do what I can."

Elsewhere, 5th avenue. A group of police squadron surrounded the area as they searched for the suspect. Pointed the flashlights into every corner of area and found nothing. Well not at first.

Officer Fitzgerald announced. "There is nothing here, the suspect must be long gone now." Deputy officer Goodman answered. "Maybe so, continue searching. He hadn't gone far."

A loud crash echoed from the alley corner, close by. "Deputy officer Goodman, I have found him."

A private officer announced. Holding his flashlight upon jack Stine's. Jack shielded his eyes from the light as he babbled about giants rats and mice.

"Giant rodents stole my family. My wife."

Deputy officer Goodman and two other officers followed. Listened to jacks babbling and said instructively. "Cuff him and take him to the station."

Jack continued to babble incoherent nonsense as the officers believed. "Seems, he has gone mad." Deputy officer Goodman stated.

"Maybe so, with strange sightings daily. Who knows what he believed to had seen."

"What about the bruises?"

"What about them? Those could be self inflicted."

Chicago last chance garage. The children cradled into throttle's embrace, sleeping content. "Oh mars, I've never dreamed of this."

"You save us. My children love you " Athena grasped throttle's hand, smiled. "I love you throttle."

Throttle smiled, tightened hi grasp and said. "Will you be my wife?" Athena gasped, softly.

Throttle waited, Athena gazed surprised and silent for a few moments then she finally replied.

"Before I give my answer. I have a confession."

"Go on." throttle encouraged. "Athena isn't my real name. it is Marie Stine's. I am married to the man, I had been trying to escape."

Throttle glanced, listened silently. Athena asked. "Please say something."

"I like Athena. Will you be my wife?" throttle smiled. Athena smiled, tears of joy fell and nodded. "Yes."