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Chapter twenty six

Ruby was looking from Kiwi to Throttle and back at Kiwi.
"Ambush him and sedate him, or something like that. It's the only way. And your friend doesn't have a lot of time left. So, come up with something, now!", she ordered.
Kiwi looked at her, her eyes fuming.
"Ruby, you're my friend and I love you, but honestly, you can be so insensible sometimes! I'm gonna go talk to him, I'm not just gonna drug him without him knowing. He trusts me. I'm not gonna break that trust. Never again."
For the first time Throttle had met her, Ruby had nothing to say. She probably wasn't used that Kiwi contradicted her.
Throttle nodded at Kiwi.
"Go talk to him, I'll stay here. But please..."
"Be quick. Yeah yeah, I know." Kiwi jumped at her feet and when she walked into the garage, she found Vinnie working on his bike, music loud. She quickly pushed the button on his bike and the music stopped.
"HEY! Oh, sweetheart, it's you… How's Modo?", Vinnie asked, worry in his eyes.
"Vinnie, we need to talk."
Vinnie rolled his eyes.
"Gosh, I hate these four words...", but Kiwi ignored him.
"Vin, I don't know how to tell you this, but Modo is in bad shape. And the only thing that can save him, is a blood transfusion…", she trailed off when she saw the look on his face. He immediately knew what she wanted from him. And oh boy, he wasn't happy about it. His ears twitched and his eyes were wide open.
"I… No, I can't…", he whispered.
Kiwi gently lay her hands against his face and looked him in the eye. His beautiful, ruby red eyes, filled with panic.
"Vinnie, I really don't wanna push you into something you're not ready for, but honestly, you don't really have a choice. We can drug you if you want, so you won't notice a thing, but Modo needs you."
Vinnie's breathing became heavy and he looked at Kiwi with so much despair, it almost broke her heart.
"My sweet Vincent… I will be there the whole time. I'll hold your hand, I'll talk to you, I'll even sing for you if I have to, but please… Nobody's gonna hurt you. I need you to trust me. Just like I trusted you that day at the bank…"
He bit on his lip, his hands were shaking.
Kiwi took his hands and held them.
"Do you trust me?"
He looked at her, and slowly, he nodded.
"I'll make sure nothing is gonna happen to you, Vin. You're safe. Come on…" and she gently took him with her to the living room.

When they walked inside, Vinnie's eyes were flying into every direction. First, he saw Modo lying on the couch, his skin as white as his fur. Then, he looked at Throttle, who smiled encouraging at him. And then he looked at Ruby. He looked at her as if she was the devil in disguise, but Kiwi squeezed his hand.
"You can do this, Vinnie."
Ruby took a deep breath, knowing when she needed to be a little bit more subtle.
"Hey, you. Don't worry, I'll be nice to you. Please, sit here", and she pointed at the other couch.
Vinnie took a few deep breaths, to make sure he kept his head clear and slowly sat down. Kiwi sat down next to him, still holding his hand.
Ruby kneeled down in front of him and lay her hands on his knees.
"Listen, I know how hard this is for you. But you're doing the right thing. It's very brave of you. Let me explain what I'm gonna do. First, I'm gonna shave you at the place where your vein is, right here…", and she lay her finger on the inside of his elbow. She felt his tensed muscles, but she continued.
"Then, I clean your skin with a little bit of alcohol. That feels cold, but it doesn't hurt. I'll put this around your arm…", and she held up a elastic band.
"After that, it's the hardest part. I need to insert a needle. The needle isn't small, otherwise it's gonna take too long. When I have enough blood, I remove the needle and you need to take it easy for a couple of hours, since you can feel dizzy or even faint after giving blood… You think you can do that?"
She talked to him as if he was child, Throttle realized. But it worked. Vinnie was looking at her with wide eyes, following every word what she was saying like a eager schoolkid. Poor guy. It broke Throttle's heart to see him like this. But it was also a good step into the right direction of recovery. He knew his younger bro was never gonna get over it, but maybe they could help him to make it a little less heavy.
Vinnie slowly nodded, still staring at Ruby. Even Ruby had a hard time looking at him. The panic and despair on his face really moved her.
"Okay. Let me know when you're feeling the panic is gonna take over, okay? Then I'll stop and only continue when you're ready."
Kiwi was impressed how Ruby handled this. But she worked with soldiers before. She knew exactly how to do this. She looked at Vinnie. He was so hard trying to hold himself under control. She hated it she needed to ask this from him. He wasn't ready. He probably never was gonna be ready. This ran deep. Wounds on the inside that were never gonna heal completely. But Modo needed him.
Ruby gently took his arm and after a little hesitation, he stretched it. She started to shave the fur.
"You're doing great, Vinnie. I know you can do this", she said, grabbing the alcohol. "This feels cold, but that's all, okay?", and she looked at the white furred mouse. He gave her a small nod, his teeth clenched and his eyes still wide open. Ruby smiled reassuring at him and she cleaned the shaved skin with the alcohol. When she touched him, he almost pulled back his arm, shivering like a scared child in the dark. But he stopped himself. Ruby was worried about what was gonna happen next. She wasn't sure if he was ready for this. But there wasn't exactly a choice.

Kiwi held Vinnie's other hand, her thumb rubbed slowly over his fingerless glove.
"It's okay, Vin, you're doing just fine. Try to stay focussed on the fact you're here with us, on Earth. Ruby isn't gonna hurt you. Nothing is gonna happen to you…", she whispered.
She studied him. He was breathing heavily between clenched teeth, his whole body was shaking and his eyes… Oh god, his eyes were filled with pure panic. She quickly shared a worried look with Throttle, who came closer to grab Vinnie in case he would lose his shit again.
Ruby took a deep breath and grabbed the needle. But when Vinnie saw it, he snapped.
"NO!", and he yanked himself free, while jumping at his feet. He pushed Kiwi back on the couch and he wanted to get the hell outta here, but Throttle caught him.
"Vincent, look at Modo", he ordered, and when Vinnie didn't do as he said, he raised his voice.
"VINCENT! Look at Modo! NOW!"
Vinnie stared at him, but then looked at Modo. The big guy looked small, weird enough. His breathing was shallow and Vinnie saw the white skin shining through his fur. Throttle grabbed Vinnie by the chin and forced him to look at him. He hated it to be so stern right now, but he had no choice.
"Listen to me. You're the only one who can save him. I know you. He's your family. OUR family. OUR bro. And you're never gonna forgive yourself if you let him die. So, you are gonna sit on that couch, give your blood and if you don't, we will drug you. This is gonna happen, one way or another. So make your choice. NOW. Because our bro is running outta time."
"I… I wanna help him, but… dammit, I can't… I can't do this again…", Vinnie stuttered. Tears streamed over his face, he was clearly battling with himself.
"Do we need to drug you?", Throttle asked, still holding him by the chin.
"NO! No, please, don't… I…Fucking hell… Fuck this. Fuck this shit!", Vinnie growled and took a few deep breaths.
Throttle saw something change in his eyes. He nodded and let his white furred bro go.
Vinnie stumbled back to the couch and sat down. Kiwi grabbed his hand again and he stretched his arm.
"Let's get this over with", he breathed with a hoarse, low voice.
Ruby nodded. Vinnie closed his eyes and Kiwi lay her head against his chest. He wrapped his other arm around her and held her tightly. He buried his nose in her hair. Kiwi heard his heart racing and she just held him tightly. Ruby quickly pricked the needle in his arm and Vinnie held his breath when he felt the sting. He grabbed Kiwi even tighter and started to hum a melody she never heard before.
But Throttle did. It gave him goosebumps all over his body. It was the song that Jester was humming.
Ruby quickly attached a tube at the needle and quickly walked over to Modo and did the same. Normally, she would use a bag for the blood, but Throttle was right; the big guy was running outta time. Vinnie's blood now immediately entered Modo's body. She watched how the white furred mouse was holding Kiwi tightly, his eyes squeezed shut, his teeth clenched and humming this melodie over and over again. But he did it. Ruby was impressed. She knew how deep these wounds could go sometimes. And given his previous reactions, this ran deep. Very deep. So, that he was able to control himself right now, was miraculous to say at least. She knew Kiwi had a big part in this. She was proud of her. She also came from very deep, but look at her now. She was a fighter. Ruby had seen it in her eyes the moment she saw her, lying in that hospital bed.

Ruby quickly turned around and finished the stitching from Modo's wound. After fifteen minutes, she checked his vitals again. His skin was slowly turning back to its own, healthy colour and his pulse was way stronger already. Pfiew. It was a close one. But he was gonna make it.
She walked over to Vinnie, who hadn't moved the whole process and he was still humming that song. She lay a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm gonna remove the needle now. And I know you wanna get outta here as soon as I'm done, but it's important you stay on your seat. Like I told before, you need to take it slow for now. We don't want you to get hurt, now do we?"
Vinnie nodded, his eyes still closed, but his lips curled into a little smile. Ruby quickly removed the band and needle. She wrapped a small bandage around his arm, to avoid he was gonna bleed.
"Voila. All done. You can be proud of yourself, Vinnie. You did very good", Ruby said friendly.
Vinnie slowly lifted his head and looked at her with dazed eyes.
"Did you doubt…?", he whispered.
Kiwi smiled. He was gonna be okay.
"Modo is gonna be alright, guys. He just needs rest. I will give him some antibiotics and painkillers, he need to take them twice a day, okay?", Ruby asked, while starting with cleaning up the mess.
Throttle nodded.
"Yeah, no problem. Ruby, I don't know what to say, I…", but Ruby held up her hand.
"It's my job. No problem at all", she said, blunt as always. Throttle smiled.
Suddenly, Modo moaned and slowly opened his eye. The first face he saw was Ruby's. She got beautiful eyes, he noticed now. Black. Just like… Cami.
"Hey, big guy. Welcome back", she winked at him.
Modo tried to smile at her, but his face didn't seem to cooperate. Ruby smiled.
"Take your time. You took quite the knocking. I'll come back in two days to check on you, okay? Stay strong, big guy."
Modo sighed heavily and his eyes closed again.
Ruby turned around and threw her bag over her shoulder.
"Kiwi, call me if you think there's something wrong. If not, I'll see you in two days. Try to keep them all under control, will ya? They all could use a little rest after all this."
"I will, Ruby. Thanks."
The red headed woman nodded and left the room. Kiwi heard the door closing behind her.
Vinnie was hanging listless on the couch, staring at the ceiling.
"What a day… What a fucked up day…", he sighed.
The others couldn't agree more.

The next day, Modo woke up again. This time, he felt way more clear than yesterday. He slowly lifted his head and looked around him. Throttle was sleeping in the big chair next to him. Vinnie and Kiwi were lying on the couch, intimately entwined and also deeply asleep. He lay down again with a sigh. Luckily, they were all okay. He immediately got flooded with shame.
Flo…
Oh momma, he sure messed up, big time. And his bro's and Kiwi almost paid the price for his stupidity. Pain jolted through his arm, but he didn't care. It was the least he deserved after what he'd done.
"Hey, big fella", he suddenly heard Throttle's husky voice. He looked at his tan furred bro.
"Hey…", he said, turning his face away again. He just couldn't look his bro in the eye.
Throttle sat down next to him.
"Welcome back. How are you feeling?", he asked.
Modo almost couldn't stand the friendly look on his bro's face. He just didn't deserve it.
"Modo, what…", Throttle started, but Modo suddenly grabbed him by the arm.
"Throttle, I'm so, so sorry. About everything. I was wrong, and…", but Throttle stopped him.
"Bro, it's okay. Differences in opinion are allowed. And it all ended well. So, stop feeling guilty, okay?", but Modo shook his head.
"Kiwi almost died because of me, and Flo tried to shoot you and…", but again, Throttle stopped him.
"You saved Kiwi. You caught the bullet for me. You were there for us when we needed you. So, stop feeling bad about this. You need to take things slow. We almost lost you there, bro."
Modo finally looked at him.
"What are you talking about?", he asked confused. He hardly could remember anything after he got in the car with Kiwi.
"You lost a lot of blood. If it wasn't for Vinnie, and Ruby of course, you wouldn't have made it…", Throttle said slowly.
"Vinnie? He... ", Modo stuttered, still confused, but then it dawned on him. "He gave me blood?"
"Yeah. He's the only one with the same blood type, remember?"
"But… what about his trauma, what about I did to Kiwi…?"
"You really think because of all this, we just would've let you die? That Vinnie would've let you die?", Throttle asked. Now it was him who was confused.
Modo shrugged.
"Yeah well… He cares a lot about her. I think he even loves her. And I almost got her killed…"
"Modo, stop it. You know better than this. We're family. We all make mistakes. But that doesn't mean we let each other down. No way. Like I said, differences in opinion are allowed. And that woman played with your head. It wasn't your fault."
Modo looked past Throttle at his white furred bro, who was still sleeping with Kiwi in his arms. He noticed the bandage around his arm.
"So, he overwon his trauma to save me?"
"I really don't understand why you're so surprised... But no, he didn't overwon it. He's never gonna recover from that, we know that now. He just… sat it out. Because he didn't had a choice."
"There's always a choice…"
"Stop it, Modo. Letting you die wasn't a option. So, there was no choice", Throttle said firmly.
Modo sighed. Throttle was right. He would've done the same for his bro's. He would give his life for his bro's. But still…
He yawned. He was so tired. Throttle lay a hand on his shoulder.
"Go to sleep, big fella. You need your rest. And stop carrying the whole world on your shoulders. Things happen. And sometimes, it tackles you. But no matter how hard you fall, you always stand up again and you move on. Got that?"
Modo nodded. "Yeah, I hear ya…"
And quickly after that, he drifted off into a deep dreamless sleep.

Vinnie woke up with a startl and clenched his teeth to keep the scream that was burning in his throat inside. He looked wildly around him, but quickly realized he was lying on the couch in the livingroom. He saw Throttle sleeping in the big chair and Modo was snoring loud. Vinnie wrinkled his nose. Damn, you should think he was used at Modo's snoring by now… But it almost made his eardrums vibrate and a pounding headache slowly made his way up to his temples. He yawned and suddenly noticed he was missing something. Something with black hair and twinkling blue eyes. Hmmm…
Vinnie slowly slid off the couch and found Kiwi in the yard, sitting on top of the picnic table. He strolled over to her and she turned around when she heard him.
"Hey, macho mouse", she said softly, a little sad smile on her face.
Vinnie stared at her face. Both of her eyes were swollen, her eyelids had a purple/black color. Her nose was also swollen.
"Sweetheart…", he whispered, touching her cheek. "Look at your face…"
Kiwi turned her head the other way, somehow ashamed.
"Flo packed a serious punch", she said shortly.
Vinnie sighed and sat down next to her. He swung his arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer to him. Kiwi crawled against him, sniffing up his scent. He always smelled so good.
"I missed your pretty face next to me when I woke up, doll. How long have you been out here?"
"I don't know. I just couldn't sleep anymore and… well, I needed some fresh air…"
Vinnie immediately understood what she meant. She was having nightmares too. Not a strange reaction giving the circumstances.
"I thought I was gonna die yesterday in that box… God, I was so scared…", she whispered.
Vinnie just held her tightly. He suddenly felt guilty. This was all because she was with them. Because he was with her. They dragged her into this war and she had faced death too many times now. How long was she gonna take this? How long was he gonna take this? What if...
"I'm so sorry, sweetheart…", he whispered. Kiwi froze and looked up at him.
"This isn't your fault, love…"
Vinnie shrugged, clearly not at ease.
Kiwi studied him. And it suddenly dawned on her.
"Vinnie, come on. You can't blame you and your bro's for this…"
"I just… I... ", Vinnie stuttered.
God dammit, grab yourself together, macho mouse. He took a few deep breaths.
"It's just… We're the reason you almost died yesterday. If you never met us, then…", but Kiwi interrupted him.
"If I never met you guys, I was long gone already. Because of you, I finally have a reason to live…"
"I know, but what if… what if we… No, what if I'm not gonna be on time to save you next time? What if I'll lose you?", Vinnie softly said.
Yesterday, he'd thought for a moment he'd lost her. And the pain was unbearable. He needed her. Clearly. But still…
"It just feels selfish to be with you because I need you and because I can't stay away from you, I'm putting your life at risk…"
Kiwi grabbed his chin and forced him to look at her, feeling a pang of panic.
"Don't talk like that. Please, Vinnie… It feels like you wanna say goodbye. But I need you. Don't you see? I love you, you stupid mouse…"
Her eyes grew wide. Shit. Did she just really said that? She stared at Vinnie, who stared back. But then, his lips curled into a small, arrogant smile.
"I love you too, you crazy woman…"
Kiwi giggled and kissed him. He pulled her on his lap and kissed her back. When he broke off the kiss, she leaned with her forehead against his.
"I'm so proud of you, by the way. You did it. You saved your bro, even if you knew you weren't ready to face your demons. But you did it for him. I admire that."
She saw him blush and she smiled. Crazy mouse. A roaring sound broke the silence.
"Guess it's time for breakfast", she laughed when Vinnie looked at her a little ashamed.
"Guess it is…", he smiled and he kissed her again. She kissed him back, way too eager, but before things could get out of control, Vinnie stopped her.
"Breakfast, sweetheart."
"Right."
And Kiwi quickly climbed off his lap and walked to the kitchen, a big smile on her face. Even if things were rough, scary and sometimes even almost deathly, it all was worth it. Because she would face everything to have Vinnie at her side.

After breakfast, there was a silence. Modo was strong enough to join them in the kitchen and he was obviously having a hard time with himself. Vinnie felt the tension, but didn't knew what to say and just stared at his plate. No surprise there. Throttle sighed and looked at Kiwi. She nodded at him and he turned his gaze on Modo.
"Speak up, big fella. What's eating you?"
The tan furred mouse knew exactly what was eating him, but it wasn't his place to tell.
Modo took a deep breath and looked at Kiwi.
"Kiwi ma'am, I… I just don't know what to say, you… you almost died because of my stupidity. I only can say how sorry I am…"
Kiwi lay a hand on his hand.
"Modo, this wasn't your fault… And you saved me. Thank you. For saving my life."
He gave her a sad smile. Then, he looked at Vinnie, who was still staring at his plate. But before anyone could say something, the white furred mouse surprised them all. He probably even surprised himself. His head jerked up and he looked at Modo.
"I never should've said that it was your fault, big fella. Because it wasn't. I'm sorry…"
Modo stared at him for a moment, but then quickly recovered.
"It's okay, Vinnie, you were worried and… I know. And eh… thanks for ehm… this", and he pointed at the bandage around Vinnie's arm.
Vinnie started to blush and shrugged.
"No biggie. You're my bro. Couldn't just let you die, right? Besides… I'm a hero. It's just what I do", and he winked at Modo.
Modo sighed, but smiled. That's Vinnie for ya. But he knew everything was okay now. And a huge weight fell off his shoulders. But he vowed to himself to never let a girl between him and his bro's. Not even a red headed woman with beautiful black eyes…
"Hey, what happened with Flo?", he quickly asked, not wanting to think about Ruby right now.
Vinnie chuckled.
"Don't worry about her. She can brighten up the guards in jail with that ice queen attitude of hers…"
Modo looked surprised at Throttle.
"You called the police?"
Throttle nodded.
"Yeah, seemed the right thing to do."
"But what about the journals? If the police finds them, we…"
"No sweat, sweetheart. Kiwi grabbed them when you were bleeding to death in the car."
Kiwi punched him.
"Honestly, where's your filter?", but then she looked at Modo.
"When I brought you to the car, I spotted Flo's car, hiding between the bushes. I quickly grabbed the files and the journals, but left the weapons."
"Yeah, so it's gonna be her word against theirs… Well, we already know the police doesn't buy stories about mice on motorcycles", Vinnie added, looking proud at his girl.
Modo nodded. He somehow felt relieved. He knew Throttle would never let him, but he kinda was scared that Vinnie still had killed her. But luckily, he didn't. No matter how hard she hurted him, she didn't deserve to die like that. And it wasn't their thing. It just was wrong.
Kiwi suddenly jumped at her feet.
"Wait, there was something in the files you guys need to see", she said and ran out of the kitchen. The mice looked at each other. Vinnie shrugged. How someone could get excited like that from some dusty old journals was something he didn't, and probably never will, understand.
Kiwi ran back and threw something on the table and Throttle took it. It was a picture. He stared at the human standing on the right. That must be Barker. The guy looked tiny next to the Martian Mouse that was standing on his right, but his face was full with joy. Throttle's gaze landed on professor Milestone and breathed in sharply. Even if the picture was old, very old, it already was in colour. Probably technique from Mars. But the mouse had a shining, snow white fur. And as far as he knew, there were only a few families who carried this rare gen. And one of them was sitting next to him right now.
He looked at Vinnie, who wasn't interested in the picture at all. Then he looked at Modo, who saw it too. They exchanged looks.
"He's white", Modo said slowly.
"Yeah…", Throttle nodded.
Vinnie still wasn't interested. He was busy with stuffing his mouth full with the last pancake that was left.
Kiwi noticed the looks on his bro's faces.
"What?"
"Eh… White mice are pretty rare on Mars…"
"Are you trying to say that this mouse is family of Vinnie?", Kiwi asked, her eye wide open.
Vinnie froze, his mouth still full. He snatched the picture out of Throttle's hand and looked at it. But then, he shrugged and threw the picture over his shoulder. He tried to say something, but his mouth was still full. He quickly swallowed his bite.
"Who cares? The guy died ages ago. It's not like I knew him or something."
Throttle chuckled. Only Vinnie couldn't care less about this discovery. Throttle could understand where he was coming from. It didn't matter, actually. But if it was him who found out that professor Milestone could be related to him, he would find that very interesting. But it didn't surprise him that Vinnie didn't.
"I guess you're right", Kiwi sighed. But she grabbed the picture and put it in her pocket.
"I will keep it with the journals and other stuff. It's history. We can't just throw it away."
"Yeah, and maybe loudmouth isn't interested, but I am. I wanna read the journals", Throttle said. Kiwi nodded.
Vinnie looked outside.
"You know, bro's… I really could use a ride and a few explosions. Now, it happens to be that we got Flo behind bars, but she was hired by something big, smelly and ugly…"
Throttle scratched behind his big ear, a thoughtful frown on his face. Then, he looked at Modo. The big guy could hardly sit up straight in his chair, let alone riding a bike. Hmmm..
"You know, Vincent… You're right. Let's blow up his building to keep him busy, before he finds out one of our team player is outta business for now…"
Vinnie jumped at his feet and pumped his fist in the air.
"Yeah! AAAOOWW, let's rock and ride!" and he ran to the garage. Throttle smiled at Kiwi and Modo.
"Sorry, big fella. But you need to sit this one out. You need rest."
Modo nodded. He knew his bro was right.
Throttle quickly followed Vinnie before the white furred mouse was already gone and was gonna do something stupid, like he always did. They drove away and quickly after that, Kiwi saw the whole building scrambling into dust in the distant. She smiled. That were here guys. Now, it was time to take a little break. To catch their breaths and recover. Because they may have won this battle, this war was far from over.

After two days, Ruby came over to check on Modo. Vinnie quickly left the room, mumbling something about feeding the birds. Kiwi giggled. Of course, his trauma wasn't funny at all, but Ruby only came for a check up. But Vinnie clearly linked the lady to trouble. Ah well, she really couldn't blame him.
Modo was sitting on the couch, reading a James Bomb book. When he looked up, he looked straight into Ruby's twinkling eyes.
"Hey there, big guy. How're you feeling?"
The book slipped out of his hands, but he caught it before it hit the ground.
"Ruby ma'am. Didn't see you there… I eh… I'm feeling okay, I guess…", he stuttered, a blush on his cheeks.
Ruby nodded and quickly examined him. When she was done, she also checked the wound. But everything was looking good.
"You're doing fine. You'll be back on your feet before you know it."
And she turned around to face Kiwi.
"Sorry, I can't stay. Need to go to work. You okay? Your face looks like it's been used as a boxing ball."
Kiwi glared at her.
"I'm fine. Talk to you later."
Ruby laughed and wanted to leave, but Modo cleared his throat.
"Eh, Kiwi ma'am? Never got the chance to thank you… So eh… Yeah… thanks for saving my life."
But as usual, Ruby didn't want to hear it.
"Thank that white furred bouncing ball. Without his blood, even I couldn't have saved you. Take care, big fella."
And she left the room, leaving Modo speacheless behind. Oh momma. This woman was way too feisty for him. But her eyes… he wondered why he hadn't noticed before. Ah well… she would never want him. Probably for the best to forget about her. She was clearly out of his leak.

The next few weeks went on quietly. Modo was completely recovered from his gunshot, but Kiwi and his bro's noticed he wasn't himself yet. And Kiwi knew why. He was lovesick. Even if Flo had tried to kill her and his bro's, even if she had used him, even if she betrayed him… he also was head over heals with the woman from the moment he'd laid eyes on her and now, he was still having a hard time with coping with all this. Poor guy… But this needed time. Kiwi knew that. She just wished there was something she could do to cheer him up. But there wasn't.

The mice were taking a ride through the city to patrol, but also to try to distract Modo from his pain. They stopped for a red light, next to a cabrio. The guy behind the wheel was obviously very full of himself, looking at the mirror the whole time with a smile on his face. Throttle knew how to recognize a walking ego since he was living with one. Then his gaze landed on the woman next to the guy. She was pretty and staring at him. She lowered her sunglasses and he saw how her eyes almost undressed him. The guy next to her, probably her boyfriend, saw it too and didn't look happy about it. Throttle chuckled. Even if he was flattered, he was with Carbine. And no woman was gonna push her from her throne.
"Ride free, beautiful citizens", he smiled and when the light turned green, he and his bro's quickly drove away.
Vinnie drove up next to him.
"Heeeeyyy, bro… that lady was checking you out seriously… Of course, you were blocking her view of me", he quickly added.
Modo rolled his eyes.
"Oh momma… But yeah, Throttle. She was giving you the old loving eye", he said, but his voice sounded sad. He didn't want to talk about woman. But he didn't say it out loud.
"Yeah well… You kinda get used it after a while…", Throttle shrugged. "And speaking of eye… Keeps yours out for trouble."
"Oh puhlease… What kinda trouble you think we're gonna find here?", Vinnie asked, looking at Throttle with narrowed eyes. Somehow, he couldn't stand it when his bro was playing his role, including the big ego.
Throttle chuckled. He knew exactly how to get on Vinnie's nerves. But when he looked in front of him, he already spotted trouble.
"That kind. Oil spills… All over the road", and he pointed at the road before them.
"And when there's oil…", Modo started.
"...you just know old stinkface is been oozing around…", Vinnie finished with a smirk.
"Bingo. Let's ROCK…"
"...and RIDE!"

The mice followed the trail and ended on the beach of a small lake. They saw Karbunkle standing across the lake, holding some sort of device. Greasepit was standing next to him.
"Ahhh, what a beautiful idyllic scene…", Karbunkle sighed happily, looking at the lake.
It was a beautiful day. The lake was surrounded by trees and the sun made the water shine like there were a million diamonds close to the surface. There were a few small boats lying in the water, with people fishing in it.
"It's really quite a shame that I am going to have to completely obliterate it, hahahahaaaa!", he cackled.
Greasepit was rubbing his hands with a smile on his face and he slapped Karbunkle on the back.
"Yeah! Obligitais it…", he laughed. Karbunkle glared at him. But then…
"Well now, I wouldn't stick your rep onto that diagnosis, doc…", a husky voice said and the two minions looked at the beach across the lake.
"You see, we kinda like the view as is…", Throttle added.
"Making waves again, 'ey, Biker mice?", Karbunkle asked.
He looked way too happy. Usually that meant he was having a plan.
"Ooooh, I think not. You see, you're just in time to help me test my new tsunami generator!", and he pushed a button on the device he was holding.
A cable, that was attached to the device and disappeared into the lake, lighted up and the mice suddenly felt the ground shake beneath their feet.
"What the…", Vinnie said, looking at the ground, but he suddenly noticed the water was pulling back. He looked up and a huge wave came towards them, including the boats. The people inside it were screaming in fear.
"Oh man…", Throttle sighed.
"You said it, bro", Vinnie chuckled, still looking at the wave.
"Looks like the wet is about to come back in a huge way…", Modo added.
"I can't be killed… There are still races to be won… Girls who haven't met me…", Vinnie said with a frown on his face.
Modo glared at his white furred bro.
"Besides… We've gotta save them fisherman!", Modo pointed out.
His bro really needed to get his priorities straight, alright. But then again, he probably was convinced there was nothing wrong with his priorities.

The wave came closer and closer, ready to destroy everything on his path, including the mice. They were in big trouble now.
Because how on Mars did you stop a big wave of water?

Oh dear...
I skipped Bleu Cheese Bros. Sorry guys, but the next chapter connects better with the previous one. Hope you don't mind.
I also used a cliffhanger from the show, muawahaha. Maybe not as half as nervewrecking as my own cliffhangers, but hey, it's still a cliffhanger. ;)

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Later y'all!