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Chapter twenty seven

Well, the answer to that question is simple; you don't. But as always, Throttle had the solution to save the fishermen. He revved his bike.
"Wheel and reel manoeuvre number six!" and he and his bro's turned their bikes and shot ropes out of the back.
The hooks grabbed a tree and they fired their jets. They landed on the other side of the beach and each drove around a tree. The ropes tightened and right at that moment, the wave reached land and broke. The water made his way through the bushes and trees, but the boats with the people in it landed on the ropes.
"Aaaooww, yeah! Not a bad haul!", Vinnie cheered.
"Okay, now let's grab Karbunkle", and Modo slammed his metal hand into his other hand.
"Nah, afraid it ain't gonna happen, Modo", Throttle said and he pointed at the other side of the lake, where he saw Karbunkle and Greasepit driving away in Greasepits trike.
"Looks like this is one that got away…"
Modo sighed and they drove towards the fishermen, who were still hanging in the ropes.
"Ah well, at least we did… hey, nice catch!", Modo suddenly called out when he saw the fish that the citizens caught.
"Yeah! What're you using for bait?", Vinnie asked, also looking at the big fish, somehow impressed.
The men in the boat looked at them. One of them shrugged.
"I dunno… Some kinda cheese…", and he showed it to them.
The mice moaned.
"Ugh, I hate cheese…", Vinnie gagged.
"Let's ride, bro's" and they quickly drove away, still with their noses wrinkled.
Modo sighed and looked at his bro's.
"Ah man, you bro's are never been on a really good fishing trip. I remember back on Mars… I used to to bring my little nephew Rimfire fishing in the secret canal I knew…", Modo finally smiled, after being sad for weeks now. "Let me tell you, bro's. That was some righteous fishing…"
Vinnie and Throttle shared a quick look.
"Yeah well, Rimfire ain't no kid anymore, remember?", Vinnie said. "Might be grown outta the sport."
"Hey! Once a fisherman, always a fisherman. Just hoping little Rimfire is keeping his powder dry and staying outta trouble up there…", Modo said, looking up at the sky, a nostalgic look on his face. He still felt sad he didn't saw his nephew the last time they were back on Mars, but there just wasn't enough time back then. First, the Freedom Fighters who were after them, then saving Kiwi, the ice asteroid, Limburger, Brie… He sighed. He just hoped he was gonna see him again. One day.

When they came home, they parked the bikes in the garage and walked into the garden to the guest house, still talking about the good old days on Mars.
"Oh come on, I'm a legend on Mars! You guys just don't know…", Vinnie suddenly trailed off.
His eyes had spotted Kiwi, who was lying in the sun in her red bikini. Throttle and Modo looked at him because he suddenly stopped talking and followed his gaze. Ah. Of course, there were just a few things that would shut up their white furred bro. Food and girls did the trick most of the time. Vinnie just stared at Kiwi for a moment, but then a appreciative smile curled his lips.
"If you guys excuse me for a moment…", and he strolled over to her.
"Hey sweetheart... ", he said with that low voice and Kiwi opened her eyes.
She looked straight into Vinnie's lazy arrogant eyes and she smiled.
"Hey macho mouse", she purred and he suddenly jumped on her. He landed on his hands that were now next to her to avoid she got crushed under his weight and he kissed her. She wrapped his arms around his neck and kissed him back.
Throttle was watching the scene with mixed feelings. Of course, he was happy for his bro. And were he first somehow held his distance when they were around, it was obvious they were growing closer to each other. And he deserved it. But she was still a human and Throttle knew it was gonna tear them both apart when they needed to go back to Mars. Modo saw him thinking and patted his bro on the back.
"I know what you're thinking, bro. But maybe we can just let them be happy for now… You know, after all the misery they both went through?"
Throttle took a deep breath and nodded.
"Yeah, I guess your right, big fella…", but he didn't sound that convinced.
Modo suddenly got a idea. This whole adventure they had at the lake made him even more homesick than ever. But maybe he could test his fisher skills here in the yard. Maybe that would cheer him up.

Half hour later, they were all sitting in the yard. Kiwi had changed into her normal clothes and was reading a book now. Vinnie was sitting in one of the chairs, balancing on the hind legs, drinking a rootbeer. Throttle was lying in the grass, reading the journals from Professor Milestone. Modo was also sitting on a chair with a fishing rod he had found in the shed. He had placed a bucket with water at the other side of the yard and was practising his throw. Which was still surprisingly good. The hook landed in the bucket and Modo smiled.
"Ah yes… still got that old Modo touch with a lure..."
Vinnie took a sip of his rootbeer.
"Lure schmure. Why make it hard on yourself? Personally, if I'd ever go fishing with ya, I'm using grenades…", he smirked.
Modo shook his head.
"Well, thanks for the warning. Think I stick to Rimfire as a fishing partner…" He yanked at the fishing rod and the bucket was starting his journey towards them.
"After all, as my dear old momma always said…"

"MAYDAY, MAYDAY!"

Modo looked confused.
"No, no, she didn't say m… what?", he called out, ducking for the bucket.
Vinnie eyes grew big when he saw the bucket was coming straight at him.
"Hey!", he started, but there just wasn't enough time. The bucket slammed in his face and he fell off his chair, water all over him and a bucket on his head. He quickly threw the bucket away, a annoyed look on his face.
Modo walked over to his bike, which was always parked as close as possible.
"I think that was Rimfire!" and he pushed a button.
Kiwi shared a confused look with Vinnie. Who the hell is Rimfire?
"This is Rimfire, calling the Biker Mice!"
Everybody stared at each other for a moment, but Modo quickly recovered himself.
"This is your uncle Modo, we hear ya, boy, come back!"
Uncle? Well, that explained. Kiwi never knew Modo's nephew was still alive. He never had talked about him.
"I'm on Earth approach in a Plutarkian ship, I came to warn you you're in real danger! There's… AAHHH!"
Modo's eyes grew wide, panic clearly written on his face.
"Rimfire! What just happened, what's your status?"
"I'm hit, I'm hit!"
Vinnie was still lying on the ground, water dripping of his face and something got his attention.
"Uh oh, bro's. Landing Martian on twelve o'clock", he said, pointing up.
His bro's and Kiwi looked up and Kiwi saw the same fireball coming down as when the mice had crashed on Earth.
"The ship's on fire, I'm going down…"
"Shit, it's heading towards Lake Michigan!", Kiwi called out. Throttle jumped at his bike.
"Helmets on, bro's. We got a ship to catch."
His bro's quickly followed his example.
"Pronto!", Modo added, worried about his nephew.
Kiwi jumped behind Vinnie and they revved their bikes.
"Let's ROCK…"
"...and RIDE!"

They followed the falling ship with dangerous speed. It was indeed heading for Lake Michigan. But that was a good thing. It was way better if the ship would land in the water instead of the ground. It would draw way too much attention, just like their ship back then. If there was another spaceship crashing down, the government might start a search to the owners and that was the last thing they could need right now.
When they were close enough, Throttle hit the brakes and looked at Vinnie.
"Wow, wow, now wait, Vincent. This is ground zero. You take Kiwi girl outta here", he ordered.
For once, Vinnie obeyed without complaining.
"I'm gone… AAAOOWW!", and he sped away to a safer location.
Throttle looked at Modo, closing his visor.
"Come on, big fella. Plutarkian steel. Gonna need two missiles."
Modo also closed his visor, worry written on his face. They drove towards the ship that was coming closer and closer.
"Family rescue number seven!", Throttle yelled.
Modo looked confused.
"What? I-I don't remember that one!", he stuttered, suddenly doubting himself.
Throttle chuckled.
"No surprise there, buddy, I'm making this one up as I go."
Modo shook his head and they fired their jets, using a stairs close by the beach as a ramp.
"Oh momma… You told me there'll be days like this…", Modo sighed, looking at the ship. But he knew they needed to get Rimfire outta there, no matter what. He pushed a button on his bike and the two rockets he fired blew a hole in the ship.
Throttle entered the ship through the hole and stopped with shrieking brakes at the door to the cockpit.
Modo made his way down and landed next to Vinnie and Kiwi. He looked up at the ship.
"I'm counting on ya, bro…", he said softly.

Back in the ship, Throttle activated his knuck knocks and punched the door open.
He looked into the cockpit and saw Modo's nephew lying unconscious on the controls, the radio still in his hand. The tan furred mouse quickly grabbed him by the jacket and threw him over his shoulder. He jumped on his bike and made a hasty retreat. Right on time. The ship crashed into the water. Luckily, it didn't explode and it quickly sank to the bottom. Throttle landed next to Modo. Rimfire moaned and Throttle chuckled.
"Hey! Anybody wanna sign for this?"
Modo jumped off his bike and ran over to Throttle.
"Rimfire! Boy, are you okay?" and he lifted his nephew off Throttle's shoulder.
But before anybody could say something, a big shadow fell over them and Rimfire pointed up.
"Look…", he breathed, still a little dazed. "...out…"
The bro's and Kiwi followed his finger and saw a huge, black ship hanging in the air.
"Uh oh…" Throttle quickly revved his bike. Modo jumped back on his and Kiwi jumped off Vinnie's to support Rimfire. But the ship suddenly turned tail.
"Hey! Scoop it out, bro's! It seems they be calling it a day…", Throttle said.
But Rimfire shook his head.
"I don't think they're gone… Those are stalkers. Trophy hunters. They won't give up. They're up to something. And you can bet… they'll be back."
"Yeah… Well, then we better get prepped…", Throttle nodded.
Vinnie suddenly breathed in sharply and everyone quickly looked over to him to see what's wrong.
"Geez… What should I wear this party?", he asked, rubbing his chin. But then he started laughing.
The rest rolled their eyes. Honestly…

Kiwi took a good look at Rimfire, now the threat was gone. He was smaller than Vinnie, clearly younger too. He was wearing some sort of army outfit, green pants with bags on the side, a soft yellow shirt and a sleeveless jacket over it with a star pinned on it. And maybe he wasn't that fully grown as her friends, he was already on his way. Kiwi could see the muscles under his fur, that had the colour of sand on the beach. He had a mohawk of brown hair between his ears with a orange stripe in the middle and his antennas peeped out of it.
God, he was just a kid. And yet so grown up already. But then again, did they have a choice? No. Growing up in a war must be hard. And it clearly forces you to grow up fast.
She saw how Modo looked at him and it almost made her cry. He clearly cared a lot about his nephew, but that wasn't surprising. The big fella maybe looked threatening, in reality he was just a big teddy bear.
"Why don't we go home, guys? It's almost time for diner and I think you guys could use a little time to catch up", Kiwi suggested and Modo's face lit up. This was exactly what he needed right now. After the whole Flo thing, a little quality time with his family would help him forget it for now.

"Hmmm, this is really good. What is it?", Rimfire asked while swallowing his bite and looking at the hotdog in his hand.
"That, my boy, is something we call the hotdog", Modo answered, holding his hotdog in the air like he was worshipping it. He probably was, though.
"Yeah, buddy! Food of the gods", Throttle agreed, chuckling.
"Finest cuisine on the planet", Vinnie nodded, while taking a big sip of his rootbeer and he burped loud. "And we wash it down with some fine root beer. Magnifique", he added, kissing his fingers.
Kiwi rolled her eyes. Honestly, these mice. She looked at Rimfire, who was laughing and enjoying his food. When he was done, he looked at his uncle.
"I thought you were dead…I was so happy when Carbine told me you were alive and kicking, on Earth", he said softly.
Modo's face darkened and he swung an arm around his little nephew.
"Luckily, I ain't. And you're the only family I've got left… I'm sorry. For leaving you. Not that I had a choice, but still…"
Rimfire sighed.
"I don't blame ya, uncle Modo. I immediately knew you would never just leave."
"Kid got more brains than Carbine", Vinnie blurted out. Throttle gave him a warning look and Vinnie quickly focussed on his food, a little blush on his cheeks.
But Rimfire nodded.
"Yeah. But you can't really blame her. She's under a lot of stress, and she thought you guys were dead. She had a pretty hard time with it, trust me."
Vinnie rolled his eyes, but said nothing.
Throttle sighed.
"Yeah well, she knows now. How did you end up here?"
"I was on a mission to stop a Plutarkian patrol when I got caught by sandraiders. They brought me to the Plutarkians, but the Plutarkians sold me to the Stalkers. I heard them talking about you guys, that you were the perfect prey. I managed to escape and stole a ship from the Plutarkians to warn you. But I just led them straight to ya…"
"No sweat, sweetheart. We can handle them", Vinnie said nonchalant, stuffing another hotdog in his mouth.
But Rimfire shook his head.
"They're different. They're smart. They…", but before Rimfire could continue, a window shattered and something flew inside. Everybody stared at the object lying on the floor.
"Uh oh, bro's. Looks like this party's about to become a blow out!", Throttle warned, recognizing the object. "Bail dudes, that baby is about to blow!"
But Vinnie jumped at his feet.
"Never fear! Vinnie's here!" and he grabbed the bomb. But when he wanted to throw it back outside, it exploded. Luckily, it wasn't a real bomb and heavy smoke filled the whole kitchen.
"Oops…"
"Hey, we lucked out. It's only a smoke grenade", Throttle coughed.
"Lucked out? Man, smells worse than Limburger's socks on laundry day", Modo managed to squeeze out between coughing.
Throttle signed everybody to leave the kitchen.
"Ah man… Ugh… So much for my heroic sacrifice…", Vinnie coughed, following the rest.
Rimfire was holding Kiwi, who was gasping for air.
"It's a trap. The stalkers are trying to smoke us out."
Throttle grabbed their helmets and gave it to his bro's.
"You got that right, kid. Rimfire, you and Kiwi hang back", and he put on his helmet and closed the visor. His bro's did the same and they walked to the garage.
"What are you gonna do?", Rimfire asked, while dragging Kiwi with him.
"We're gonna do what we do best, nephew", Modo's low voice rumbled.
"WHIP SOME TAIL!", the three mice yelled in unison and they drove outside.

"Hey you stinkin' rats! We're coming to get yous!"
Greasepits voice. He was standing behind the fence, looking really smugly at the mice. But when he looked over his shoulder, he suddenly wasn't that though anymore.
"Guys? Guys? Oh no…"
Modo grabbed him by the dungarees and dragged him with him on his bike. They drove to the city and when they were in the old neighborhood, Modo slammed him against a wall. Greasepit screamed in pain and slid down.
"Alright, talk fast, grease cusher! Where are the stalkers?", Throttle asked with a low voice.
"I eh.. I don't know… I swear... " and Greasepit shivered in fear, splattering oil all over Throttle and Modo.
"They were right behind me when yous came outta the house…"
Throttle sighed annoyed and grabbed a red bandana out of his pocket to clean his slippery hands. But before he even realized it, it was gone. A grenade had flew right past him, snatching the bandana right outta his hand and it exploded against the building closeby.
"Hey!", Throttle called out in surprise.
The mice looked up and saw the Stalkers standing on the roof of the building closeby. Again, they shot a grenade and it exploded closeby Vinnie. He flew into the air, but managed to get his bike back under control and he landed on his tires.
He looked up, a angry look on his face.
"Don't shoot at mice if you can't pay the price!", he called out irritated while revving his bike. He fired his jets and jumped up. "AAAOOOWW!"
But when he landed on the roof, he saw nobody.
"Huh? Where'd they go?", he asked confused.
On the ground, Modo and Throttle looked up, Modo still holding Greasepit. The gray furred giant threw him away and looked up again. They saw Vinnie driving closeby the edge, searching for the enemy. Throttle suddenly saw a shadow behind him.
"Vincent! Behind you!"
Vinnie quickly turned his bike, but nothing to be seen. Suddenly, a rocket exploded next to him. He drove into the direction where the rocket came from, but again, he found nothing.
Throttle and Modo joined him on the roof.
"Nobody blindsides our bro", Modo warned, but they also saw nothing.
Vinnie turned his bike and drove back to his bro's.
"What the…"
"Gone…"
Modo raised his hands into the air in frustration.
"Stand still and fight, dammit!"
Another grenade flew past them and exploded.
"We can't fight these guys if we can't get them in front of us", Vinnie pointed out, also frustrated.
Throttle leaned on his handlebars.
"Yeah well, then we just have to get them behind us…"
Modo and Vinnie exchanged looks.
"You mean… run?", Modo asked.
Vinnie crossed his arms before his chest.
"Ah man… You know what that'll do with my machismo rating?"
Throttle revved his bike.
"Well, at least we'll know where they are, Vincent. On our tails. Let's ride!" and they jumped off the building.
It worked. The Stalkers came outta there hiding spot and started the chase. But the mice drove full speed and when they were outta town, Throttle signed to stop.
"You think there still behind us?", Vinnie asked.
"That's hard to tell", Throttle answered, looking at the dark streets behind them.
"Yeah, these boys are slippery and greasy like snakes, alright", Modo said, waving with his tail.
"Well, hey, hey hey… Speaking of snakes. Look what I spy with my pink little eye", Throttle suddenly chuckled and he pointed at the bushes.
They saw Karbunkle standing by a hole in the ground, clearly busy with something. And knowing him, it was something bad.
"Well? Do we pound him?", Modo asked happily.
"That is standard procedure", Vinnie snickered.
But suddenly, Throttle's radio came to life.
"Mayday, mayday!"
"Hang on, bro's", Throttle said and pushed a button on his bike.
"Go ahead, Kiwi."
"They got Rimfire, the Stalkers, they got him! They took him back to the tower to use as bait for you guys!"
Kiwi's voice was filled with panic. Vinnie immediately tensed. Modo did too.
"Oh momma…"
"Ah man… How about you, Kiwi, are you okay?", Throttle asked.
"Yeah, they let me go. They said… they said I had no trophy value…"
Vinnie leaned forward.
"Well, you do to me, babe", he said with that arrogant low voice, wiggling his eyebrows.
"Ah, that's very sweet, Vinnie. But now isn't the time."
Throttle chuckled and pushed Vinnie away.
"Kiwi's right, Vincent. We gotta get Rimfire! And I got just the plan…"
"Stay safe, guys…"
"We'll do, babe."
Throttle broke the connection.
"We'll get him back, Modo. You know we will", he said when he saw the defeated look on Modo's face.
"Yeah, you bet we will. So, what's the plan?"
"Well, as far as I can see, Karbunkle is busy with that stupid toy he showed us this morning. It creates earthquakes and if you use it in the water, a tsunami, right? I'd say; let's take it with us for a little experiment, bro's. I mean, I'm dying to know what will happen if we activate that thing while it's inside..."
Vinnie's eyes grew wide of excitement.
"AAAOOWW, life as I love it!"
Modo nodded.
"Yeah, that will teach them a lesson. What about Rimfire?"
"You and Vinnie will free him. I'll take care of the rest. Let's ride!"
They drove over to Karbunkle and Modo knocked him out in one movement. Throttle grabbed the device and the remote and they drove back to the city.

Loud music announced their presence. Vinnie and Modo drove full speed towards the tower, taking the attention away from Throttle, who was already in the building. They saw Rimfire was on the roof, tied up against some sort of cross. The two bro's winked at each other and fired their jets. While in the air, Vinnie lit one of his flares and when he flew past Rimfire, he burned the ropes. One of the Stalkers opened fire, but Rimfire dodged it. He made a backflip and landed on the back of Modo's bike. They quickly jumped off the building.
In the meantime, Throttle drove out and pushed the button on the remote. The whole ground started to shake, but it was very local. It didn't took long before the whole building went down, along with Limburger and the Stalkers.

When Kiwi heard their engines, she quickly walked to the garage. But it were only Vinnie and Throttle.
"Oh my god, you guys okay? Where are Modo and Rimfire?"
"Modo took him fishing", Throttle smiled.
Vinnie jumped off his bike, threw away his helmet and grabbed Kiwi.
"I'm so glad you okay, sweetheart", he whispered.
"Right back at ya, you crazy macho mouse…"
She untangled herself.
"What happened to the Stalkers?"
"We caught them. Rimfire is gonna take them with him back to Mars, so they can stand trial, in their own spaceship", Throttle chuckled.
Kiwi laughed.
"Smart thinking, boys. Well, I'm gonna go to bed. See you in the morning, okay?"
She hesitated. She actually wanted to ask if Vinnie was gonna come with her. But she still didn't know where his tan furred bro was standing. So, she gave the white furred mouse a kiss on the cheek and quickly left the garage.
Vinnie looked at Throttle. Throttle looked back. For a moment, nothing happened. But then, Throttle sighed and threw his hands in the air.
"I give up."
Vinnie was already gone before the last word came outta his mouth. He shook his head. Crazy mouse. But Modo was right. They deserved to be happy for now.

Kiwi was just changing into her pyjamas when the door flew open. She whirled around, breathing in sharply. The door closed again with a bang and a white blur grabbed her and threw her on the bed.
"Let me show you how much value you are to me, Kiwi", he said with that low voice she loved so much.
Kiwi stared at him. He said her name. It was still a rare thing and when he did, she just… well, it meant a lot to her.
Vinnie turned off the light and it was now completely dark in her room. Kiwi tried to see what he was doing, but suddenly, she felt him. Everywhere. His fur on her naked skin. His hands all over her body. His mouth claimed hers, but where he normally kissed her roughly and wild, he now kissed her gently. Tenderly. She kissed him back and his tongue slid into her mouth. She grabbed him tightly. Suddenly, his antennas started to glow red. He gently broke off the kiss and she could see his face in the soft red light. It made him even more beautiful. His ruby red eyes glittered in the dark and the look in it almost took her breath away.
"I'm not that good in this mind trick stuff as Throttle, but… well, you'll see for yourself…"
Kiwi breathed in sharply when he kissed her again, more passionate this time. His antenna made contact with her head and she suddenly got flooded with emotions. And she knew it weren't her own emotions. She felt love, so much love, it almost suffocated her, but at the same time there was fear to lose it. The need to protect it was almost as strong as the love itself. It all came with a nagging feeling of insecurity.
She closed her eyes. She saw flashes of images of herself. She was sitting on that bench, staring at the fireball in the air. A white tail whirled around her waist and pulled her away from the danger. The image changed. She was lying in his arms, she looked up at him with eyes big of fear. They were falling and she started fighting to get out of his arms. A pang of fear jolted through her body. After that, anger. She saw herself sitting on the ground, Modo next to her who was trying to make her calm and all she could feel was anger. And love. Anger because of fear. Fear because of love.
The images speeded up. Their moments together on his bike. His voice. His touches. The look in her own twinkling eyes when she looked at him. She saw herself falling off Limburger's tower and the fear on her own face took her breath away, because the look on her own face was exactly what she was feeling now. Herself sitting in the shower, with her clothes on. She heard herself saying these awful words to him and she felt the pain in her own heart. The fear of losing this feeling of love. But then, that moment at the picnic table. She was holding his hands and she came closer. It suddenly melted into that moment she was showing her family to him, when finally their lips made contact for the first time and the love almost made her heart explode. She knew she had felt a burning desire, but she now felt Vinnie's desire and it was almost too much.
And then… that magical moment... the first time they had sex… She suddenly felt Vinnie pushing himself inside of her, at the same time she saw it happen in his memory. Slowly, the images flooded away. But she still felt his emotions and slowly, her own feelings joined it and it melted together into one, magical feeling.
He made love to her, slowly, lovingly. It was breathtaking. It was almost surreal. It was almost too much for one person to feel. But at the same time, she couldn't get enough of it. They both reached their peak at the same time. He was still connected with her and the explosion of passion made her whole body tremble. It made her gasping his name. Her fingers buried themselves in his fur. And she clenched her teeth to keep the scream inside. But damn, this was mind blown. And it was starting to get too much. She could feel she was was gonna faint, but Vinnie broke the connection before it could happen.
Her eyes flew open, she was breathing heavily. She stared at him, completely loss at words. Her muscles were still shaking. She felt dizzy, but at a good way. Her heart was racing.
"Now you know…", he whispered.
The way he looked at her, the way the words came over his lips... It was too much. On a good way.
Kiwi broke. She grabbed him and held him tightly, tears were streaming over her face. He was the one who'd saved her from their falling ship. He'd started to love her since then. He loved her. He really loved her. She had felt it. And he was so, so scared of losing her. So he did everything he could to protect her. Words couldn't describe how she felt right now. This was the most amazing, breathtaking and passionate experience in her life. And slowly, she could feel how the whole world became black and she fell into a deep, dreamless and very satisfied sleep.
Vinnie smiled. Was he good with woman, or what? But she was different. She was important. He really loved her. Even the feelings he had for Harley were nothing compared with what he was feeling for this girl. She was his home. He rolled next to her, threw the blanket over them both and crawled against her. Soon, he also drifted off, his arms wrapped around her and his tail holding her leg.
Home.

Meanwhile, Modo and Rimfire sitting in a boat they'd found at Lake Michigan. Modo had thought the owner wouldn't mind them borrowing it for a moment. After all, who went fishing when it was almost the middle of the night?
"Aahhh, just like the old times, ain't it, nephew?", Modo sighed happily.
"It sure is, uncle Modo", Rimfire nodded, also a happy smile on his face.
"You ready to go back tomorrow?", the gray furred giant asked.
Rimfire nodded.
"Yeah, I guess… Wish you could come with me, though."
"Yeah… But our fight ain't finished here. But we'll come back, one day. I promise ya."
"I know. And when you do, we can go fishing whenever we want."
"That's a deal, boy. That's a deal…"
And they both looked up, their eyes fixed on that small, red dot in the distance.
Home… Home sweet home… One day, he'll be home again.
A red headed woman popped up in his head, but he tried to push it away. But that wasn't easy. And Modo realized he was far more gone than he'd thought in the first place. Oh momma… What was gonna happen next? He didn't knew. But he knew one thing. And that was that he was gonna go back home one day and take care of his nephew. And the rest… Well, he could only hope it was gonna work out.
But as long as he had his bro's, home wasn't that far away...

Pfiew, danger... falling mouse... :D
And dammit, that was one intense part with Vinnie and Kiwi. Love it. They fit so well together.
Oh, and L. Villareal; Rimfire was the exact reason I skipped Bleu Cheese Bros. Because I thought Modo could use some family love after the whole Flo drama. :)
Good guess :D

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