You guys... Sorry for the long time between updates, I know that is not my usual style. But I was on holiday for three weeks and didn't had the time to write.
But, I'm back now and here is the next chapter!

Oh, and thanks for the reviews, of course! :)

Chapter nine

"AAAAOOWW!", Vinnie cheered while driving full speed towards the oil pond on the ground. There was a bottle standing at the end of it and he turned his bike, slide and stopped, inches before the bottle. He cheered again and carved his name in the pond.
"YES! I beat Throttle! I'm the baddest mamma jammer this side of Beetlejuice!", and he pumped his fist in the air.
Throttle and Modo waved back at the happy white furred mouse, but Throttle glanced at Modo.
"You better smoke him, or we'll never hear the end of this", he said softly.
"No sweats, part. Nobody beats me with Brodies and Bottles", Modo said confident.
Vinnie drove towards them.
"Man, I can't believe Kiwi missed out such a monumental triumph!"
"She will be here soon, Vinman", Throttle said.
Kiwi was driving the crane truck back to his owner. The mice had escorted her at first, but Vinnie started a competition and his bro's quickly followed him, only to avoid he would win. When they arrived at the place where Kiwi needed to deliver the truck, they had a major heads up, so Modo had suggested to play a little game of Brodies and Bottles to kill the time.
Modo smiled and drove away. He did the same as Vinnie did, but he came closer to the bottle. He raised his arm cannon and used his laser to carve his name.
"Smoked…", he smiled.
Vinnie pouted.
"Yeah, well… That's because I cleared the track for ya…"
Throttle laughed and looked over his shoulder when they heard a honk in the distance.
"Well, tell that to Kiwi. Here comes the lady now!"
"Cool! And when she gets here, I'll take another shot…", Vinnie babbled exited.

Kiwi yawned and saw that she finally was close at Mike's place. She saw the mice in the distance and she wanted to slow down to make the turn. But the truck didn't slow down. What the… She slammed her foot on the brake pedal, but it was no use. The brakes weren't working and the gaspedal was stuck. SHIT. She hit the claxon and the mice looked up. She hit the claxon again. She was driving straight towards them and there was nothing she could do. And why was Modo still in the middle off the road? Panic slowly took over while she was still trying to hit the brakes, but it was no use. Suddenly, the door flew open and Vinnie climbed in. He pushed her aside and sat down behind the wheel.
"What the hell is wrong with you, sweetheart, driving like that…" but he trailed off when he noticed the truck wasn't responding. And that they were driving straight towards his bro, who was still standing on the road. But suddenly, Throttle came into view and grabbed Modo.
Kiwi was about to yell at him for being so rude at her, while she was so scared, but he suddenly grabbed her.
"We need to get out of this truck, NOW."
Kiwi looked one more time out the window. She just wished she didn't. The truck was about to crash against a huge, thankfully empty, building.
But Vinnie wasn't planning on letting that happen. Well, not with them still in the cabine, that is. He wrapped his arms around her and opened the door. Without any hesitation, he jumped out. Kiwi screamed in fear, but when they landed on the ground, Vinnie took the full hit. She felt his strong arms around her, his legs were holding her legs and his tail was wrapped around her waist. His right arm landed on the ground first, shortly after that; his head. They rolled over the asphalt and right before they stopped, she could feel his body completely relax and she fell out of his arms. Vinnie ended up on his belly and didn't move. Shit.
She crawled over to him. She tried to say his name, but her voice failed on her. She cleared her throat and tears filled her eyes.
"Vinnie", she whispered. When she reached him, she quickly checked his pulse. Thank god. He was still alive. But unconscious. Shit. She looked around her and saw Throttle and Modo lying on the ground, their bikes next to them.
"Throttle! Throttle, please! It's Vinnie! He's hurt!", she managed to scream.
That took the attention from the tan furred mouse. He slowly got up and walked over to them.
"Is it bad?", he asked, kneeling down at his white furred bro, calm as always.
"I don't know… He's unconscious…. His head slammed against the ground, he… he…" her voice broke. Tears streamed down over her face. What if he never woke up? What if he died, because of saving her? Throttle quickly checked Vinnie and looked at Kiwi.
"Kiwi, try to calm down. We need to help him."
Kiwi wiped away her tears with shaking hands and took a few, deep breaths.
"Yeah… Yeah… What about Modo?", she asked, when she saw the grey furred giant was still sitting on the same spot.
"He broke his leg because of my not so smooth rescue mission."
"Shit. We need to bring them home, now", she said, slowly standing up. Throttle looked up at her.
"You okay?"
A hint of worry in his calm, husky voice. Kiwi nodded.
"Yeah, sorta."
"Good" and Throttle whistled between his teeth.
Vinnie's bike stopped next to Kiwi, Throttle's bike next to Throttle. The tan furred mouse walked over to Modo.
"You think you can sit on your bike to drive home, big fella?", he asked, helping Modo up. Modo gritted his teeth, but nodded.
"Yeah, I think I can. How's Vinnie?"
"Unconscious. We need to get him home as soon as possible."
Modo carefully swung his broken leg over his bike, moaning in pain. His bike beeped worried at him.
"I'm fine, little darling", he said softly, patting her side. "But you need to drive home, okay?"
His bike beeped again.
Throttle walked over to Kiwi.
"You can ride with Modo", but as soon as the words came out of his mouth, Kiwi's eyes grew big and her breathing fastened.
"No! No, I... I…"
Throttle studied her face and saw her gaze landing on Vinnie. Ah.
"You dare to ride his bike then? You know her and she knows you. Does that feel okay for you?"
"I eh… I never rode a bike before…"
"You only have to sit and hold tight, she will do the rest."
"Oh… okay…"
Kiwi slowly sat down on Vinnie bike and the bike beeped at her. She smiled. Riding on another bike without Vinnie was too much now. She looked how Throttle carefully lifted up his white furred bro and set him on his bike. He took place behind him, so he could hold him. Just like Vinnie had done when he drove her home after what happened in the bank. It was only yesterday. Hard to believe. It felt like ages ago. The bike beeped and revved her engine. Throttle took the lead and the other two followed him. No cheering, no yelling, no 'rock and ride', no… total silence.

"I'm no doctor, Throttle. I know something about first aid, but that's it. This is way beyond my capabilities…", Kiwi said, looking at Vinnie.
He was lying on the big couch in the living room of her house. Throttle had pulled off his helmet and she saw how his metal mask had cut into his flesh. But that wasn't their biggest concern right now. Right now, he was unconscious and only God knew how badly he was injured. Modo was lying on the other couch, his leg lying on a pillow. She looked at Throttle.
"We need a doctor, Throttle…", she said softly. Throttle shook his head.
"No. Nobody can know about us, Kiwi. You know that…"
"I know someone, she… she helped me, after the accident. I trust her… you can trust her, Throttle…"
But the tan furred mouse didn't want to hear it.
"No. We…", but Modo interrupted him.
"Listen, bro. I know ya, and I'm with ya. But I don't think we have a choice right now. Vinnie needs help."
Kiwi looked grateful to him.
"And you need help too", she added. Modo nodded.
Throttle knew the big fella was right. But still… He turned to Kiwi.
"You sure we can trust her? That our secret is safe with her?"
Kiwi nodded. "Yes. I promise you."
Throttle nodded and looked at Vinnie with a worried look on his face.
"Okay, fine. Call her."

When she heard a car approaching, Kiwi ran outside. She saw her doctor and only friend stepping out of her car.
"Ruby! I'm so glad you could come so fast!", Kiwi yelled and hugged the tall, red headed woman.
"What is it that is so urgent?", Ruby asked. Straight to the point, as always. That was what Kiwi liked so much about her.
"I eh… Listen, I have these friends… And they don't look… well, they aren't human. They eh… well, you will see it for yourself. But two of them are hurt and need medical help. But you have to promise me you won't tell anyone about this…"
Ruby stared at her and felt on Kiwi's head.
"No fever. You sure you aren't hallucinating or something? This is the weirdest thing that ever came out of your mouth and that's saying something…"
Kiwi laughed, she just couldn't help it.
"I know it sounds weird, but you will understand when you see them. I will explain everything later, but now, they need help…"
Ruby shrugged.
"Fine. I promise I won't tell anyone. Now, bring me to these friends of yours."
Kiwi noticed a little skepticism in Ruby's voice. She couldn't blame her. She quickly walked back inside and Ruby followed her. When they entered the living room, Ruby stopped death in her tracks.
"Oh! You weren't joking…", she said toneless, staring at the mice. But when she saw Vinnie, she quickly recovered herself. Weird creatures or not, she was a doctor and that one clearly needed help. With a firm step, she walked over to the couch and kneeled down. She looked at Vinnie's body. Hmmm… except for the fur and tail, it looked a lot like a human body.
"What happened to him?", she asked, when she started to examine him.
"He jumped out of a driving truck and landed hard on the ground", Kiwi said.
She saw Throttle and Modo were looking carefully how this stranger was gonna treat their younger bro. She gave them a reassuring smile and brought her attention back to Ruby.
"Ah okay. So, they can't fly", Ruby said drily and grabbed her bag with supplies.
"He broke his right arm, right about here…", she said, while she was moving Vinnie's arm. They could hear the bones scraping past each other. Kiwi wrinkled her nose and felt goosebumps on her skin.
"Okay, okay. What further?"
"He took a hard hit, but by the looks of things, he is fine. Well, he has a concussion, obviously. Look, without a scan or X Ray, I can't tell exactly what is going on. But I used to work in the field with soldiers. I didn't had scans or X rays there either. So, based on my experience, I think he will be fine."
Everybody let out a sigh of relief.
"I will put a cast on his arm and you guys need to make sure you'll be here when he wakes up. Ask him some questions, to make sure he is clear in the head. Tonight, wake him up every two hours and do the same. Got that?", Ruby said, while looking through her stuff. She cleaned the wound on Vinnie's head. Suddenly, she looked at Throttle and Modo.
"Any experience with medical drugs, how your body reacts on them?", she asked bluntly.
Throttle stared at her, but quickly recovered.
"Ehm, only on Mars…", he said sheepishly.
Ruby nodded, like this was a supernormal answer to her question.
"Okay, then we have to hope you guys react good on Earth drugs", and she grabbed a bottle and a syringe.
"He needs to have some painkillers, because unconscious or not, he is gonna need them when I set his arm,", and she pushed the needle into the bottle.
But right when she wanted to inject Vinnie in the arm, his eyes flew open. He wildy looked around him and the first thing that hit him, was the smell of alcohol and disinfectants. You know, that weird scent you only smell in hospitals. And the first thing he saw was a huge needle, close to his face.
"NO!", he yelled and jumped on his feet, pushing Ruby away. She fell with her back against the table, but immediately stood up. Throttle came into action almost the same time as Vinnie. He grabbed his white furred bro right in time, because Vinnie almost collapsed because of the pain in his arm and head. He was breathing heavily and his eyes were wide open.
"No, bro, please, don't do this to me… don't make me go through all that again…", he gasped, grabbing Throttle. His tail was lashing through the air.
"Wow, hey, easy, Vincent. Easy. You are at Kiwi's house. You saved Kiwi, remember? You jumped out of the truck to save her, but you broke your arm and hit your head. This girl over here is Ruby. She is a doctor and she is gonna help ya…"
Vinnie shook his head, struggling to get out of Throttle's grip. The only thing that was going through his head, that he needed to get out of here. Throttle needed all his strength to hold him.
Kiwi was staring at this. What in the world… Gone was the arrogance. Gone was the bravado. Gone was the macho mouse. What was left, was panic. Fear. A trauma…
She suddenly remembered how he had reacted when she only wanted to clean his wounds on his arms. And now he woke up, no idea where he was, with a big needle in front of him. No wonder he got scared. She quickly walked over to the two struggling mice and grabbed Vinnie's hand. He stopped struggling and looked at her, pleading.
"Vinnie, easy now… It's gonna be okay… She is here to help you... "
Slowly, Vinnie calmed down a little. Enough for Ruby to make her move. She slammed a needle in his neck and Vinnie's hand flew to the place where he felt the sting. But soon, his eyes rolled back in his head and his body relaxed. Throttle lay him back on the couch.
"Pfew, some fast moves you got there, babe", he breathed, looking at Ruby. She looked at him, almost a cold look in her eyes.
"I worked with soldiers. I know how to recognize a trauma. And I also know that sedating them is the only way to calm them down."
Throttle nodded, not knowing why she was so… distant. He slowly sat down on the other couch again, next to Modo. Kiwi was still holding Vinnie's hand and Ruby could finally do her job.

A hour later, Ruby was gone. Modo was lying on the couch, now with a cast on his leg. She had gave him some painkillers too, and they were strong enough to knock him down. He was snoring loudly. Throttle was sitting next to him, a thoughtful frown on his face. Kiwi was sitting next to Vinnie, holding his hand. He also had a cast, but around his right arm. He was still out from the sedatives. She was also deep in thoughts.
"Why…", both Throttle and Kiwi started at the same time. Throttle smiled.
"You go first", he said, but already knowing what she was gonna ask.
"Why did he react this way?", she simply asked. Throttle sighed.
"He… Look, he never talks about this. We don't even know the whole story. But something happened to him and because of that, he doesn't want anything to do with any medical help whatsoever..."
Kiwi's heart broke a little. Poor Vinnie. She never had really thought about it, but they must have had a pretty hard time back on Mars. She looked at the white furred mouse, who was looking like a sleeping child right now. His face completely relaxed, his bravado nowhere to be found. She looked back at Throttle.
"What did you wanna ask?"
"Why was that truck out of control?"
Kiwi gasped. Because of the whole thing that happened after, she completely forgot about the truck. But Throttle was right. A truck doesn't just get out of control.
"That is a really good question. I think I need to go talk to Mike. We did leave his truck crashed against a building behind, without any explanation. And maybe he found something…"
Throttle nodded. Kiwi wanted to stand up, but something stopped her. She looked at Vinnie again and she took a deep breath. But she still didn't move.
Throttle watched her. He still wasn't sure what was going on between them, but it was obvious they both cared about each other. Deeply.
"Why don't you just wait till Vinnie's awake?", he asked nonchalant, trying to avoid she was gonna feel embarrassed. But when she looked at him, she had a slight blush on her cheeks. But then she smiled.
"Yeah. Yeah, I will do that…"
Throttle smiled back.
"I will call Mike, okay?"
Kiwi nodded and looked at Vinnie again.

Vinnie's eyes flew open and he jerked upright. His fur was bristled and his tail lashed through the air. Kiwi quickly lay a hand on his shoulder.
"Easy, Vin. It's okay. You're safe…"
Vinnie looked at her and for a moment, nothing happened. Then he let out his breath and looked at his body. His gaze fell on the cast.
"What is this?", he asked with a disgust look on his face. Kiwi smiled.
"That, my friend, is a cast. You broke your arm…"
Vinnie stared at the cast and then looked back at Kiwi.
"A cast? Great. Just great. How can I look studly with a cast?", he growled, cranky like a old man. Kiwi patted him on the arm.
"Quit your whining. And thanks, for saving my life. Again…" and she looked him straight in the eye. She saw his cheeks turn red and he gave her that cute, shy smile.
Suddenly, Modo moaned and he slowly got upright.
"Wow momma… That stuff the doc gave me sure makes you tired…", he yawned.
Vinnie looked over at him and mentioned his broken leg. He slowly got upright with a mischievous smile on his face. He grabbed a red marker and kneeled down next to Modo.
He wrote something on Modo's cast. Modo waited till he was done.
"What you wrote, bro?", the grey furred giant asked curious and he read it out loud.
"Get well soon, from your HERO… Vinnie."
Modo sighed and glared at Vinnie.
"Really? In permanent marker? RED, permanent marker?", he growled. Vinnie smiled at him.
"What? I'm just telling it like it is…"
Modo snatched the marker out of Vinnie's hands.
"Come here, bro", and he grabbed Vinnie's arm.
When he was done, Vinnie looked curious at what his bro had written.
"To Vinnie. Who broke this arm trying to pat himself on the back. Get better soon." Vinnie glared at Modo.
"That's low, bro…"
Modo laughed, but Vinnie raised his fist and punched Modo on the arm, causing the big guy make a move that his leg didn't really appreciate.
"Auw!"
Vinnie smiled mean at him.
"Sorry…"
At that point, Throttle walked in.
"Glad to see you back to your old selves, bickering like two small children", he smiled.
"Yeah, well, he started this!", Modo said, pointing at Vinnie, who looked shocked.
"Hey! That is not true, I…", but Throttle held up his hand.
"We got work to do, bro's. Someone messed with that truck and we need to find out who it was…"
They all stared at Throttle, including Kiwi.
"What?", she asked, confused. Throttle looked at her.
"I've called Mike. And he told me they found out the brakes were cut loose and the gas pedal was sabotaged. We need to find out who did this and make them pay, big time. So, it's time to get busy, guys. They messed my town, they messed my friends… Well, let me tell you something, bro's… They are messing with the wrong mouse!"
Kiwi slowly nodded. She had never heard Throttle like this before. He was angry.
"Do you think Limburger got something to do with it?", she asked. Throttle rubbed his chin.
"It has to be. But he never gets his hands dirty… No, he must have someone working for him. But who…"
Vinnie slowly rose on his feet, still a little unstable because of his pounding headache. But that was not gonna stop him.
"Well, let's pay him a visit then…", he growled. He was also angry. Nobody was allowed to mess with his bro's. And Kiwi.
But Throttle shook his head.
"You guys aren't in good shape. We need to play this differently… Using our heads…"
Vinnie looked at him like he was on fire.
"Excuse me?", he asked, his eyes wide open. "Does that mean, no fighting?"
Throttle chuckled.
"You will get your fight, Vincent. Later."
Vinnie let out a growl and dropped on the couch, pouting. Kiwi was deep in thoughts.
"Maybe I can get into Limburger's computer system. That worked before, with the mayor. Maybe I can found out who works for him…"
"Do it", Throttle said. Kiwi grabbed her laptop and sat down next to Vinnie. She started her work. The mice were waiting impatiently.
"Ugh, this is boring… Where is the action?", Vinnie sighed, rolling his eyes and his arms crossed before his chest. Everybody ignored him.
"I found something", Kiwi suddenly said. "They hired a crew, called the Road Ravens… "
"Well, then I guess it's time for us to get to work, bro's", Throttle said. Modo slowly got up and Vinnie was already walking to his bike.
"Now just wait a minute. You guys are hurt! You need to rest…", Kiwi protested.
"Time enough for that after I let out my frustration on those Road Ravens clowns", Vinnie said with a low voice. Modo nodded and mounted his bike. Throttle whistled.
"Let's rock…"
"... and RIDE!"
Kiwi stared at them driving away. Honestly… These mice were gonna kill her someday…

But they were back very soon. Vinnie and Throttle were helping Modo to get inside. Kiwi jumped up.
"What happened?", she asked, quickly walking towards them with a worried look on her face. Modo moaned in pain when his bro's helped him on the couch.
"I laid an egg… This stupid leg…", he gasped and rested his head against the backrest. Kiwi grabbed a pillow and gently pushed it under Modo's leg.
"I told you this was a bad idea…", she mumbled, while shaking her head. Then she looked at Throttle.
"Really, what happened?"
"We found the Road Ravens", he simply explained.
Kiwi sighed.
"Look, why don't you just wait till you are healed? And then…", but Vinnie interrupted her.
"No way! That is gonna take too much time, sweetheart."
"Okay, wiseguy. You have a better idea then, I suppose?", Kiwi snarled at the white furred mouse. The latter opened his mouth and pointed a finger in the air, but nothing came out. He closed his mouth and smiled sheepishly. Kiwi snorted.
"That's what I thought. Look, I know you normally solve things by blowing up things and be macho and all, but this time, you guys need to play it by the book. And with that I mean; use your brains, instead of your ehm… skills…", she trailed off. Vinnie looked almost offended.
"Where's the fun in that?"
Throttle intervened.
"I understand where you're coming from, but do you have any suggestions?"
Kiwi smiled.
"We need to find out who is leading the Road Ravens. And when we find him, and stop him, I guess Chicago is safe again."
Throttle rubbed his chin.
"Okay… and how are we gonna do that?"
Kiwi rose on her feet.
"We are going undercover."
The mice stared at her.
"Say what?" Vinnie narrowed his eyes. "Who is we?"
"Throttle and me. You guys are out, since you are hurt. So, it's up to me and Throttle, I guess."
Vinnie started laughing.
"Riiiiight. No dice, sweetheart. It's too dangerous."
Kiwi glared at him.
"I don't wanna hear it. I have Throttle to protect me, and since I'm a woman, they probably will not hurt me."
Vinnie opened his mouth again, but Throttle stopped him.
"Hate to say it, Vincent, but Kiwi is right. This is a good idea."
Vinnie looked like he was gonna explode, but he managed to keep his cool. Throttle looked at Kiwi.
"Let's get ready."
Kiwi nodded and they both left the room, leaving Vinnie and Modo behind. Vinnie looked at Modo.
"And what about us? We're just gonna sit here and wait till they're back? And let Throttle have all the fun?", he complained. Modo smiled.
"No way. We can follow them with Kiwi's car. You know, just to stay close in case something goes wrong."
Vinnie sighed.
"Guess I'll just have to go with that…"

Throttle and Kiwi were standing by Throttle's bike.
"You okay with riding with me instead of Vinnie this time?", he asked, a little unsure.
Kiwi took a deep breath. She checked how she felt, but she didn't felt any panic. She slowly nodded.
"Yeah, I think I am."
Throttle sat down and Kiwi climbed behind him. She was wearing a black leather pants and a denim jacket. Her black hair fell over her shoulders and she wore a sunglasses. She also found a bandana and had tied it around her neck. The perfect biker girl. Except she couldn't ride one. But that was their little secret.
Throttle revved his engine and drove away, to the bar which was the Road Ravens homebase. Vinnie and Modo followed them in her car. Kiwi had giving Vinnie the keys, since he was the only was capable of driving a car. But not without a warning. When she finally had gave him the keys, he looked two tints paler than usual. But her car was very dear to her. So she needed to make sure she was gonna get it back in one piece. She wrapped her arms around Throttle's waist and leaned with her head against his back. He drove different than Vinnie. Calmer. More controlled. She felt calm inside. After all those months, she finally felt calm. And happy. She was starting to get out of her depression. The dark blanket that controlled her since her parents died that day, was slowly falling off of her shoulders. She started to see things more in color. Her panic attacks were getting less regular. She hadn't thought about dying for a while now. The mice saved her.
So she ignored the little voice in her head that kept whining about what would become of her if the mice were gonna find a way to get back to Mars. What would happen to her, if they would leave her? She didn't answer that question. She ignored it. Because deep down, she knew that if the mice were gonna leave her, it would break her. That the blanket would consume her.

They arrived at the bar without any problems. Kiwi pulled off her helmet, Throttle kept his on his head, to avoid the Road Ravens would recognize him. The tan furred mouse looked at her with concern in his eyes.
"You sure you can handle this, babe?"
Kiwi nodded. "Yeah. I maybe doesn't know how to ride a bike and stuff, but I do know how to talk to men. Let's do this."
And they walked inside. When the door closed behind them, everybody fell silent. Kiwi looked around her. It was a big room with a bar in the back and tables everywhere. About fifty men were looking back at her, most of them with a appreciative look on their faces. After a short moment of silence, everybody went back with what they were doing. Kiwi walked to the bar with Throttle close behind her. She sat down and ordered two beer. She had no idea how alien mice would react on alcohol, but she refused to order a rootbeer. The bartender slammed the two glasses on the bar and winked at her.
"On the house, pretty lady", he said. Kiwi lowered her sunglasses and winked back.
"Thanks."
She gave one glass to Throttle and whispered he needed to take it slow. Throttle nodded. The bartender was a huge guy, and introduced himself as Bugs. It was obvious he was all over Kiwi. Throttle smiled and took a small sib from his drink. It was disgusting, but he managed to keep his face in check. It was a good thing Vinnie wasn't here. Even if Throttle didn't know what was going on between him and Kiwi, he did know one thing; his younger bro wouldn't appreciate the fact this Bugs guy was drooling over Kiwi. But Kiwi seemed to be okay with it. She talked very easily with him, almost flirtatious. This girl kept surprising him. She had so many sides. She was obviously a complicated girl.
"So, Bugs. How long do you work here now?", Kiwi asked to change the subject. She leaned a little bit forward and her jacket fell open and gave Bugs a small view at her cleavage. Bugs eyes almost fell out of his head and Kiwi smiled. This was way too easy.
"I work here for 15 years now", he said proudly, his eyes still focuses on the point where the jacket gave away a little bit of skin. Kiwi clacked with her tongue.
"Eyes up here, mate", she said a little bit sharp, but also playful. The guy quickly looked her in the eye. Kiwi knew perfectly how to play him. She knew his type. The guy that would never be at the top, but knew everything about what was going on. And because that was the best he could, he was proud to be where he was. And very happy with some attention from the lady's, obviously.
"That's a long time, Bugs. So, you must know everything what is going on around here, aren't you?", she said, waving with her eyelashes.
Throttle shook his head, a smile on his lips.
Bugs nodded.
"You got that right, babe."
"So I guess your boss must be very proud", Kiwi said nonchalant, looking at her beer. She hoped he took the bait. He did. Poor guy.
"He is! Between you and me, he isn't that generous with compliments, but I know how to make Jimmy Mack happy."
"Jimmy, huh?", Kiwi responded. Bugs nodded and pointed at a big man on the other side of the bar.
"Yep! That's him. He…", but Bugs suddenly trailed off, looking at Kiwi with narrowed eyes.
"Why are you so interested in Jimmy?", he asked suspiciously. Kiwi felt Throttle tens next to her. Uh oh. Bugs seemed to be a little bit smarter than she had thought. Bugs saw her reaction and opened his mouth.
"Yo Jimmy! Come over here. I guess we have some traitors in our midst!"
Throttle jumped off his seat, Kiwi followed his example. She looked over her shoulder and saw Jimmy standing up. Wow. The guy was huge, alright… The whole bar fell silent and most of the men followed Jimmy right over to them. Within seconds, they were surrounded. Kiwi looked at Throttle, who had a determined look on his face. There was a long silence, but Jimmy broke it.
"So, tell me. Who are you and what are you doing in my bar?", he asked with a raw voice. Throttle pulled off his helmet. The whole cafe gasped.
"Well, funny you ask", Throttle chuckled. He sounded so calm. Kiwi admired him for his courage. She was shaking like a leaf.
"You messed with our truck, big guy. And with that, you messed with us."
Throttle's voice was lower than normal. He was angry, Kiwi noticed. Because this guy had messed with his bro's. And her. That was unforgivable.
Jimmy started laughing.
"Really, do I need to be scared now?" and he grabbed Throttle.
"Say what?", Throttle breathed while Jimmy raised him in the air, holding him at his jacket. Throttle pointed at something in the distant.
"Hey! What's that?", he asked. Jimmy looked where Throttle was pointing at. The tan furred mouse clenched his fist and hit Jimmy right on his left jaw. Pain jolted through his hand.
"Ahhh", he breathed, grabbing his hand.
This was not going well. The guy felt like he was made of steel. He looked back at Jimmy, who was looking at him with a slightly amused look on his face.
"Hey, eh… Hehe… I've could have sworn there was a fly on your chin there, Jim… Hehehe", Throttle chuckled.
Kiwi closed her eyes for a moment. This was not going well at all…
Jimmy let go off Throttle and the leader fell on his belly on the ground.
"I love a good joke", Jimmy said with a low voice. After a few seconds of deathly silence, he started laughing. Kiwi couldn't believe her ears. Okay… This guy seriously had a bad sense of humor. She helped Throttle up.
"I think he likes you", she whispered with a smile. Throttle smiled back at her, still rubbing his hand.
"Must be my lucky day…", he sighed. But before he could do anything, Jimmy grabbed him again. He wrapped his strong arms around Throttle and squeezed. Throttle could feel the pressure on his bones, his lungs didn't have any room to fill with air…
"You know, I always kinda wondered if I just could squeeze the life out of someone…", Jimmy smiled. Throttle struggled to get loose, but the guy was too strong.
Kiwi felt panic, not knowing how to help Throttle. She saw he wasn't gonna hold it much longer. She needed Modo and Vinnie, right away. She grabbed her phone and activated the app. Not long after that, she heard a familiar honk. Her car. She felt relief, but it was soon followed with concern. That's right… They were driving in her car. More to the point… Vinnie was driving her car. Oh boy…

The wall exploded and her car flew inside.
"AAAOOWWW, it this a drive thru?", Vinnie cheered, while hitting the brakes and turning the wheel.
"Hot dogs and rootbeer!", Modo yelled.
The car turned around and the back hit Jimmy full on the side. The big guy flew away, leaving him no choice to let Throttle go. Again, Throttle fell on the ground. The rest of the men quickly made a hasty retreat. Kiwi was frozen at first, feeling her blood boiling because of her car. But then she shook her head and ran to Throttle. She helped him up. He was breathing heavily and couldn't stand straight.
"Oh my god, Throttle, are you alright?", she asked, using all her strength to hold the big mouse on his feet.
"Weeeeeell, I hate to crash a party, but you know what they say… You can't break an armory without breaking a few even eggs!", Vinnie cheered while jumping out of the car. He quickly helped Kiwi with Throttle. The latter swung his arm around the neck of his white furred bro and walked to the car, when he suddenly remembered his bike. He turned around and stumbled away.
"Go on, guys. I need to get my bike", he mumbled.
"Throttle…", Kiwi started, but Vinnie stopped her by grabbing her and pushing her to the car.
"Give him space and get in the car", he ordered. Kiwi glared at him.
"What? It's a guy thing, okay?" Vinnie pushed her again.
Kiwi sighed and stepped into her car. Her wrecked car. She was gonna kill Vinnie. Once they were safe. Modo looked at her from the passenger's seat, a apologetic look on his face. Kiwi rolled her eyes, but said nothing.
Vinnie jumped behind the wheel and kicked the accelerator.
"That big monkey is awake, so let's bail", he said, shaking his head in frustration. But he knew this was the safest option for now. For Kiwi.
He flew out of the building and once on the road, he looked in the mirror.
"Well, I've got some good news and some bummer news", he said happily. "The good news is, Throttle is right behind us."
"And the bummer news?", Modo sighed.
"Well, that big monkey is right behind Throttle…"
Modo looked at Kiwi.
"Kiwi ma'am, do you mind take over the wheel?", he said, a smile on his face.
Kiwi didn't understand what his plan was, but she shook her head. Vinnie opened the window.
"Ready, sweetheart?", he asked, looking at her. Kiwi stared at him.
"NOW!" and Vinnie jumped out of the window. Kiwi quickly climbed behind the wheel, in shock about what just happened. Modo waved at her and opened the door. Before Kiwi could say anything, he was also gone. God dammit, were they crazy?!
She looked in her mirrors, expecting to see two mice lying on the road behind her. But a flash of light and the sound of engines made her realize the bikes were here. Ah. Of course. She quickly drove further, still shaking her head in disbelief.

Meanwhile, Throttle was driving before a big truck with Jimmy behind the wheel. The big guy was not amused he got whacked, and he tried to shoot Throttle. But the tan furred mouse avoided every shot. That made Jimmy even more angry.
"Nobody whacks Jimmy Mack…" and he doubled his efforts.
Throttle gained speed and suddenly heard Modo's voice.
"Ladies and gentlemen!"
Throttle smiled. His bro's were here.
"It's time to take this show…" Vinnie's voice.
"...ON THE ROAD!", his bro's finished in unison and they quickly joined Throttle.
Throttle drove his car next to the big truck and jumped off. He climbed on the truck, giving his bike the order to stay with him.
Modo and Vinnie opened fire to distract Jimmy, driving straight towards the truck. When they passed it, they quickly turned around. They saw Throttle on the back of the truck.
"Quit hogging the fun, bro!", Vinnie said slightly annoyed. "Let's total this turkey!"
Throttle grabbed a hose that was attached at the back of the truck and threw it to Modo.
"Just what I had in mind, boys! Catch!"
Modo grabbed it and gained speed so he could drive in front of the truck. He hold the hose pointed at the road, knowing exactly what Throttle's plans were. Vinnie followed him, almost bouncing on his bike.
"Oh, you're gonna like this trick, Modo!", they heard Throttle's voice over the radio. "It's the mother of all brodies!"
Oil spit out of the hose and landed on the road. The truck started to slip. Throttle quickly made a backflip and landed on his bike, just in time. The truck crashed against a building. What, of course, happened to be Limburger Plaza. They heard him scream in anger, but the sound of the collapsing of his beloved building soon overrun it.
Throttle joined his bro's.
"Yeah, Throttle baby, you are still the best!", Vinnie cheered.
"And your aim is perfect!", Modo laughed, kissing his fingers like a Italian cook.
They stopped their bikes and looked at the destroyed building.
"Jimmy! Hey, Jimmy! Oooooh Jimmy Mack, he ain't be coming back", they sang together, laughing loudly. They high fived.
"AAAALLRIGHT!"

They were still in a euphoric mood when they came back home, but that quickly changed. Kiwi was waiting for them, next to her car. Well, it didn't really looked like a car anymore. The front was heavily damaged because of crashing through the wall. The back had a huge dent where it had hit Jimmy.
When Vinnie saw her, he slowed down a bit with a worried look on his face. But when he saw the murderous look on her face, he hit the brakes.
"Uh oh, bro's…", he sighed.
Modo and Throttle also stopped, and they all looked how Kiwi marched straight to the white furred mouse. When she was right in front of him, she pinned her finger against his chest. She took a deep breath.
"You PROMISED to keep my car in one piece, mister! Is this looking like ONE PIECE?", she yelled. Vinnie shrunk.
"I eh… Well… It actually still is in one piece, sweetheart…", he stuttered, blushing.
Modo and Throttle shared a quick smile. Poor Vinnie. Always saying the wrong things at the wrong time.
Kiwi exploded. She yelled at him for like 5 minutes, without stopping. When she was finally done, Vinnie looked more defeated than his bro's ever saw him. Kiwi was breathing heavily. She took a few deep breaths to calm down.
"Well, now I got that out of my system… Thanks."
Vinnie looked up, confusion written on his face. "S-say what?"
Kiwi looked at Modo, who braced himself. He was there, after all. And he didn't stop Vinnie. Well, he actually had no time for that, but he never really tried either…
"You too, Modo. Both of you, thank you. For being there when your bro needed you. Right on time."
Kiwi winked at Modo and looked one more time at Vinnie, who was still very quiet.
"You owe me a new car."
And she turned around and walked inside, smiling at herself, leaving the three mind blown behind, for once quiet as mice.

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