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Chapter two

When they got back at the camp, everybody was getting ready for diner. Vinnie jumped of his bike while pulling of his helmet. He looked around for Throttle and Carbine, but he didn't saw either of them. He marched to Modo, who was busy with preparing some kind of fruit. Vinnie grabbed his arm.
"Have you seen Throttle and Carbine?", he asked with urgence in his voice. Modo studied Vinnie's face, alarmed by the sound of his voice.
"I think they are in their cabin, why?"
Vinnie was already walking towards Throttle's and Carbine's place, followed by Violet. Vinnie waved at Modo.
"You better come with us, big fella. You really wanna hear this."
Without knocking, he threw open the door but then stopped. Violet could hear a loud "Vincent!" and Vinnie moaning. "Ah man, not again!"
Violet peeked over Vinnie's shoulder and smiled. There were two, very embarrassed mice hasty pulling on some clothes.
"Dammit, Vinnie", Throttle cursed and Carbine was about to give Vinnie a huge scolding, but Vinnie held up his hand.
"Hold that thought. We got problems." And he walked inside. Modo and Violet followed, the latter closing the door.
Vinnie told them what they had seen today. Carbine was already on edge because they were busted again, and again by Vinnie. When she heard Vinnie's story, she exploded.
"Why for FUCK sake don't you ever listen?! I've told you you were not allowed to go that way! I was suppose to check that area before you or any other! Do you never learn from your mistakes?! The last time you ignored my rule, you were almost tortured to death! And we were forced to risk our own lives to save your stubborn ass! God, Vinnie!"
Vinnie almost looked bored, but his eyes were fuming.
"Are you done? You are missing the point here! A huge, on fire point!"
Carbine grabbed Vinnie by his shirt. "Wow Carbine, settle down!", Throttle tried to stop her, but Carbine didn't even hear him.
"Now you listen carefully, Vincent! The next time you disobey me…" but she couldn't finish her sentence. Vinnie grabbed her wrist in an iron grip and yanked himself free. He pushed her against the wall and put his arm on her throat.
"Now YOU listen carefully. Do NOT threaten me! We are not in the army anymore! We are free mice now! I really want to work together, but you really need to STOP telling me what to do and treating me like I'm some kind of idiot!" With one more push he let her go, breathing heavily.
Throttle lay a hand on his shoulder. "Calm down, Vincent. You too, Carbine."

Violet was observing all this. The thing that bothered her the most, was that Carbine didn't looked surprised at all to hear about this dragon. And why was she reacting like this? The only reason could be…
"You already knew, didn't you?", she asked with a loud voice. Carbine looked at her and lowered her eyes. Everybody in the room stared at her.
"That's why you get so angry. You already knew we are not alone on this planet."
Throttle looked at Carbine who was loss at words, a blush visible under her fur.
"Carbine… Is that true?", he asked.
"I ehm…", she stuttered. Throttle couldn't believe it. "You already knew?! And you didn't tell us? Why?"
When she didn't answered, Throttle turned around, disappointment on his face.
"Throttle! Stop! Please, I'm sorry!", Carbine yelled. Throttle slowly turned around to face her.
"You're sorry? Vinnie and Violet almost died today!"
Carbine sighed in frustration. "They shouldn't have disobey me!"
"Wow, wow, wow! Stop turning this on us! Why didn't you tell us?", Vinnie growled.
"And when did you find out?", Modo asked.
Carbine looked around the small group and by seeing all the hostile looks on their faces, she broke into tears. The tough General from the Freedom Fighters, who was always strong, broke.
"I'm sorry, okay? I was on a patrol by my own, in our first week here. I saw this creature, burning down the forest. I didn't tell because I was sick of it! Sick of living in fear. Sick of never having a safe place. We just got here, everything was perfect. I didn't want to ruin that. I didn't want to move again, get back in that spaceship and fly for hours and hours, searching for a new home." She breathed heavily.
Vinnie laughed and crossed his arms before his chest. "You've got to be kidding me. So you just thought; If I just ignore that a huge dragon is destroying the planet, we're safe?! You had no right to keep this as a secret to us!"
Carbine screamed in frustration. "You have NO idea how I felt when I had to lie to the mice at the base about our mission. To leave them behind! I fought so hard for our planet and I've failed! I let all those people die! And then we came here and it felt like heaven! Not only to me, but to everybody. I didn't want to ruin that! I just couldn't! This creature was far away from our camp. I thought that we were safe…"
She couldn't talk further. All the emotions she had hid so carefully for the last few weeks, overwhelmed her. Throttle took her in his arms.
"It's okay, babe. Breathe…"
The others were standing in the room, feeling a little lost. Vinnie rolled his eyes. Maybe Throttle could forgive her that easily, he sure couldn't. He was sick of her still ordering him around. That she treated him like he was a child. And then she lied about the dragon. Yeah, way to go.
Carbine slowly calmed down. "I'm sorry guys. I really am. I hope you can forgive me."
Violet took her hand. "It was wrong what you did, but you did it with the best intentions. But you need to stop carrying all the responsibility on your own, Carbine. We are in this together! And I'm fine with the fact that you and Throttle are leading us. But like Vinnie said, we are not in the army anymore. Please, stop treat us like soldiers. We are on the same level now. It's not necessary to order us around, give rules and expect us to obey you. You can ask or explain, and we will listen."
Carbine stared at her. "You are right. You're absolutely right. I'm so sorry. I really need to get used at being free."
"It's okay. Nobody is perfect. We all make mistakes. I forgive you", Violet said, smiling. Carbine gave her a little smile back.
Modo nodded at her. "I'm with Violet in this."
Everybody looked at Vinnie, but he was still upset and said nothing. Didn't even look at her.
Throttle turned Carbine's head with his finger so she could look at him.
"Give him some time, you know how he is", and he gave her a little kiss.
Throttle raised his voice. "I suggest we all calm down for now and eat dinner. Tonight, Carbine and I will get married and we will celebrate. We'll continue this conversation later. This dragon has been here all the time and we didn't see him near our camp. I don't think that will chance tonight. So my guess is that we are safe for now. Everybody agree?"
They all nodded, except for Vinnie.
"Vincent?", Throttle asked with a sigh.
"Fine", Vinnie growled.
"Good. You guys go ahead, we will be there in a few minutes."
When they were alone, Throttle looked at Carbine.
"Really, babe, what were you thinking? You know I'm here for you, right? You can talk to me about everything. I knew you were having a hard time because of what happened, but I didn't realize it was this bad. Next time, just talk to me, okay?"
Carbine nodded. "I'm sorry. And yes, I will talk to you. It's all so new to me, this new life. I was so used at living in a war, leading the Freedom Fighters. Give me some time, okay? I will do my best."
Throttle kissed her. "I know, babe. So, ready to get married?"
Carbine smiled. "Hell yeah!"
Throttle grabbed her hand. "Let's go then."

Meanwhile, Vinnie was pacing around in the small cabin where he and Violet lived.
"Really, how stupid can you be? Oh, I saw a huge dragon destroying half the planet, but noooo, I'm not gonna tell the rest! No, I will keep it a secret, act like it wasn't there. And then we will be safe and live happily ever after! Man, she really is unbelievable."
Violet sat on the bed, her eyes following the angry, white furred mouse.
"Vinnie, just let it go, alright?"
Vinnie swirled around and stared at Violet, his eyes fuming with anger.
"Let it go? LET IT GO? Like you did? 'I forgive you Carbine'. Ugh! No way."
Violet had enough. "Don't you dare to take this out on me! I make my own decisions how to handle any situation. So yes, I forgive her. Sure, it was a stupid move, but give the girl some slack, alright? Her life on Mars wasn't easy. She thought she was doing the right thing. Her intentions were good. And you, my friend, are making a way to big deal out of this. Nobody is perfect, you know?" Violet saw the look on his face.
"If you are gonna say that you are perfect, I'm gonna tie your tail in a knot."
Vinnie closed his mouth. She just knew him too well. "Okay, okay. Fine. I'll let it go. For now."
Violet smiled. "Good. And now we are going to eat and after that, party time!"
Vinnie shook his head. "I only said I would let it go. I am still angry at her. I'm not in the mood to celebrate her wedding."
Violet grabbed his hand and dragged him to the door.
"Fine. But it's also Throttle's wedding. I bet you don't want to leave him hanging. He is your bro. So, we are going."
Vinnie snickered. Was this lady on fire, or what?

After diner, they all gathered on the edge of the forest. There was a beautiful, big three with some kind of roses in it. Modo was standing under it, with a solemn look on his face. Throttle and Carbine stood before him, face towards each other.
"Please, take each others hand", Modo said. Throttle gently took Carbine's hand.
"Throttle Stormborn, are you willing to give yourself to Carbine Winter and be with her forever, even when dead is trying to get you apart?"
Throttle looked into Carbine's eyes.
"Yes, I am."
"Carbine Winter, are you willing to give yourself to Throttle Stormborn and be with him forever, even when dead is trying to get you apart?"
Carbine smiled, tears in her eyes.
"Yes, I am."
Modo nodded, taking his role very serious.
"You now may kiss each other."
Throttle pulled Carbine in his arms and pressed his lips on hers. The crowd went wild, whooping and cheering. After they broke off the kiss, they turned to face everybody.
Modo raised his voice. "May I pronounce to you: Mister and Misses Stormborn!"
A loud applause followed. Even Vinnie smiled, seeing his bro so happy. He whooped.
"Yo Throttle! Looks like you have a mom again!" Violet punched him, but Vinnie just laughed.
Throttle shook his head, Carbine had a little blush on her face. Vinnie pumped his fist in the air. "Let's party!"
Everybody laughed and cheered. Vinnie looked around him.
"Really? A party without alcohol?" he said, and then smiled. "Well, then I guess it's a good thing I brought some with me!"
Violet stared at him. "Really Vinnie? Our planet was about to be blown up and you thought of bringing alcohol with you?"
"Hey! Innocence!", Vinnie yelled while walking to their cabin. He came back with more than 10 bottles of Martian Liquor. He hardly could carry all the bottles by himself. "Yo bro's! Let's party, Biker Mice style!"
Everybody gathered around him to get a cup with the strong drink. Violet wanted too, but Vinnie stopped her and smiled.
"Ah, ah, ah sweetheart. You can't be all sassy about the fact that I brought the alcohol with me and later on expect I will give you some."
Violet saw the challenging look on Vinnie's face and sighed. "Alright, what do you want me to do? Go ahead, spill it. Let's get this over with."
Vinnie gave her a cocky grin.
"Well, let me think. Just acknowledge how awesome I am to bring the alcohol. Maybe, just maybe, I will give you some."
Violet rolled her eyes, but decided to play along.
"Oh my god, Vinnie. You are so awesome to bring alcohol with you when you needed to abandon your homeplanet." She had lowered her voice, knew how that turned him on. She winked at him and bit on her lower lip, while looking at him with innocent eyes. Vinnie blushed while everybody around him was whooping.
"Okay, fair enough!" and he gave her a cup.
"Cheers, partner!" and he slammed his cup against hers. They both drank it empty in one sip. Vinnie did a refill. Modo raised his cup.
"A toast to Throttle and Carbine! I wish you guys all the best!", he rumbled.
"To Throttle and Carbine!", the group repeated. Carbine smiled at Throttle. Everybody was having a good time, the dragon forgotten.
"The only thing we need right now, is music", Vinnie sighed. Jake smiled.
"I think I can help with that! Still have some music on my computer." He grabbed the computer and after a few clicks, heavy metal came out of the small speakers. Jake turned up the volume. It wasn't that loud as they were used to, but that didn't matter.
"Aaaaooww, life as I love it!", Vinnie cheered while he made a backflip. He landed perfectly on his feet. Modo looked at Throttle.
"I will keep an eye on loudmouth over there. You drink and enjoy your night!"
Throttle smiled. "Appreciate it, big fella!" and he took another drink.
It was a night full of joy and everybody had a great time, for the first time after the loss of their planet.

At the end of the night, everybody was going to sleep, except for Vinnie, Modo and Throttle. They were all a little drunk, but the effects were already fading away. "Really bro's, this dragon, it was huge! We can't just ignore that it exist, right?", Vinnie asked.
Throttle sighed. "No, we are not gonna ignore it. Tomorrow we will scoop it out, alright?"
Vinnie nodded and burped loud. "Oh, I forgot to tell you. It had a ring around his paw. I think it's someone's pet."
Modo and Throttle stared at him. "You forget to tell? That is a really important detail, Vinnie!", Modo said.
Vinnie shrugged and smiled sheepishly. "Yeah, well, I was kinda busy with fighting Carbine."
Throttle rubbed his chin. "Tomorrow we will go on a patrol, to find out what the deal is with this dragon. If it is indeed someone's pet.. Well, let's just hope they are on our side."

They all called it a night. They didn't notice there was somebody watching them, hidden between the trees.

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