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This chapter has hints of Game Of Thrones. I came up with the whole idea and after, I suddenly realised it looked a lot like GOT, but also with my own twist.
Ah, well. I do not own GOT.
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Chapter five
Throttle took the word, since he was the leader. "Ehm, thanks… I guess…"
The figure smiled. "My name is Dominus. I'm the leader of my people, the Dracano's."
Throttle hesitated. "My name is…" but Dominus interrupted him.
"I know who you are, Throttle Stormborn, son of Thread Stormborn."
This time Throttle's mouth fell open. "Ehm, how do you know?"
Dominus smiled again, like he was enjoying this conversation. "We have a Reader among us. He can read people when they are in range. Before I went to talk to you, he read all of you. To find out your intentions."
Vinnie finally found his tongue again. "Well, we are here to find out YOUR intentions. To figure out why you are burning down this planet. So we can stop you."
Dominus looked at him. "Ahhh, you must be Vincent van Wham, son of Finn van Wham. My Reader warned me about you. Hot head, hard to control and a big ego. But also very loyal. I'm here to reassure you our intentions are good."
Everybody laughed despite the situation. The look on Vinnie's face was priceless.
Vinnie crossed his arms before his chest. "Story of my life. No appreciation."
Modo turned his attention back to Dominus. "What do you mean, your intentions are good? You are burning down half a planet."
"Well, Modo Maverick, son of Stan Maverick. Let me explain." Dominus took something out of his pocket. He showed it to the mice. A was a piece of black glass. The mice recognized the material, since the whole castle was made of it.
"This is dragon glass. It's made of wood, fired by the breath of our dragons. It's a very strong material. We use it to build things and we need it to destroy our biggest enemy."
A silence. "And who is your biggest enemy?", Vinnie asked with raised eyebrows.
"The Ice King, also known as Rex. He is the leader of the Glaciers. They destroyed our planet and killed many of our people. They are immortal, what makes them almost unbeatable. But there is one thing that can kill them." Dominus held up the piece of glass again.
"One piece made from this material right in the heart or the head, kills them."
Another silence. "Okay… and where is that Ice clown now?", Vinnie asked, still with distrust.
"I'm not sure, but I do know they are coming this way. We fled from our planet, moving from planet to planet, to find enough wood to make enough dragon glass. Sadly, it's a slow process. We are preparing this war for years now. Rex followed us, but we managed to destroy his ships, so they are stranded now. But I know him. He will find a way to come after us. He and his entire army. We need to be prepared."
"Why is he going to so much trouble to hunt you down?", Violet asked.
"Two things. One; I killed his daughter. 2; They need the dragon glass to open a gate to another galaxy."
"And why would he want that?", Throttle asked.
"To get his brother Daemonium here. Together, they can take over any planet they want. Together, nobody is going to be able to stop them."
"And then we are all doomed?", Modo asked.
"Right."
Vinnie still didn't trust it. "So you are saying you are one of the good guys?"
Dominus nodded.
Vinnie snorted. "Right. Then why attack us with your dragons?"
Dominus looked almost ashamed. "We are very serious about our mission. If we fail, well… Let's just say we do anything to keep our mission secured. We don't want anybody to interfere our plans. So, we keep everybody at distance. We trained our dragons to protect what is ours. I'm sorry if we scared you."
"Scared me? Moi? It takes a lot more to scare the Vin man", Vinnie bragged.
Carbine still didn't understand it.
"So, why are we your prisoners then?"
"My people observed you in your camp. And then one of you wounded one of our dragons", he looked meaningful at Vinnie, who smiled sheepishly.
"Yeah, ehm… sorry about that. But we thought we were under attack."
"After observing you and the attack on our dragon, we knew you were warriors. You could be a real treat to our mission. When we saw you around our castle, we decided to bring you in. To ask if you are willing to leave us alone."
Throttle thought about it. It made sense. Dominus seemed like a honest guy.
"And what about Spero and her people? You are destroying their home. That doesn't seem fair."
Dominus looked confused. "Spero?"
"You know, the blue dudes", Vinnie said.
"Ah! Don't worry. Maybe it looks like the dragons completely destroy the forest, but it will grow back. After a while. The blue people are weak, sorry for my choice of words. But they are no treat. So we leave them alone. And they make room for us."
Vinnie shrugged. "Fair enough."
"So, can I trust you will leave us alone?", Dominus asked, looking at Throttle.
Throttle hesitated. "Can you leave us alone for a few minutes?"
Dominus nodded. "Of course." He left the cell.
"What is it with people who have the strong need to dominate every planet, or even a whole universe? God, can't they just let everybody live in peace?", Violet sighed.
"Peace is boring. But I agree. They really should find themselves a hobby", Vinnie said, shaking his head.
"We need to decide what we are going to do. Leave them alone? Fight them?", Throttle asked, looking around the group.
"I say we fight. Not against them, but with them. As far as I understand, if that Ice clown becomes the big boss, we are all doomed. So, let's do what we do best. Save the world", Vinnie said, cracking his knuckles.
Modo laughed. "Why am I not surprised you say this? But I'm with you. We can't just live our lives, pretending there is no war going on around us. It's just not who we are."
Gaya agreed. "I don't want that, after everything we have been through, the journey ends here. I'm with you."
Violet nodded. "Yeah. I really hate losing. So one time was enough alright. And this place is starting to feel like home. Nobody is gonna take away my home again."
Carbine looked at Throttle. He saw doubt in her eyes. Also pain. He didn't quite understand what was wrong with her. She just was not stable at the moment. Could she survive another war? He gently took her hand.
"What do you want, Carbine? Please, just be honest."
Carbine sighed and looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"What choice do we have?"
"There is always a choice, Carbine. We are in this together, or we are not in this at all."
Carbine shook her head.
"No. I don't want that everybody maybe dies because of me. Not again. We wanted a peaceful life. Apparently, we need to fight for it. Again. So there is no choice. We are gonna do this."
Throttle was worried about her. It was so not like Carbine to be so vulnerable. But he nodded. Now was not the time to talk about it.
"Alright. Then we are gonna do this."
"Yes!", Vinnie cheered. Throttle walked at the door and knocked. The door opened and Dominus walked inside.
"We want to offer you a deal. We are willing to fight next to you against the Ice King. But only if you protect us like one of your own. So please, no more dragon attacks."
Dominus thought about it for a moment. "Hmmm… Clever… But I gotta admit, I admire your courage. And you are good warriors. We can use all the fire power we can get. So, okay. We will fight side by side."
Throttle nodded and offered his hand. "Do we have a deal?"
Dominus shook his hand. "Yes. Deal. We need to talk about a battle plan and everything we know about the Ice King. Also, we need to examine your bikes and weapons, so we can make them suitable for dragon glass bullets or something like that. But, everything in time. I don't expect the Ice King within four weeks. So, I will come by tomorrow at your camp, to make a start. If that is alright with you."
Throttle nodded. "Perfect."
Dominus spread his arms. "So now, ride free, Biker Mice From Mars. We will meet again." A guard gave back their weapons.
The mice said their goodbyes and walked through the castle. When they walked out of the front door, they hesitated. But the dragons left them alone.
When they arrived at the bikes, Modo shook his head.
"Really, why is it that everywhere we go, a war is started?"
Vinnie punched him on the arm. "Because we are the baddest mamma jammers from Mars! It's our duty to save the world!"
Violet nodded. "So true, so true."
Vinnie suddenly had a thoughtful frown on his face.
"Or are we the baddest mamma jammers from Coelem now? Or the Biker Mice From Coelem? Ah man, that really sounds fucking lame… Dammit, this is so confusing!"
Throttle shook his head and sighed. "Let's ride."
When they got back in the camp, Vinnie jumped of his bike and scooped Violet into his arms. He kissed her passionately. Violet, at first surprised by this sudden attack, soon kissed him back, yearning for more. Vinnie broke off the kiss.
"I have so many ideas what I wanna do with you right now" and he walked to their cabin with Violet in his arms. The door shut with a loud bang.
The rest of the group stared at the closed door.
"Okay… where the hell did that suddenly came from?", Modo asked. They broke into laughter. Never a boring day with Vinnie around.
Gaya took Modo's hand. "He did have a good idea you know. Come on, sweetie." And she dragged him to their cabin, Modo blushing from head to toe.
Throttle and Carbine stayed behind. Throttle coughed.
"Ahem. Yeah. Well. That escalated quickly." Carbine didn't respond, staring at the ground. Throttle grabbed her hand.
"Come on, babe. We need to talk. We will inform the rest of the group after diner."
Once inside their little home, Throttle pushed Carbine on the bed and he crawled next to her. He wrapped his arms around her and Carbine lay her head on his chest. "Now tell me, babe. What is going through your head? What is bothering you so much? You are not yourself the last few days."
Carbine sighed. "I don't know what is wrong with me. I never felt like this before. I never had the time to feel all these emotions. Only one thing was on my mind, and that was winning that fucking war. And now, I have all the time of the world and it scares me. I feel like shit. Leaving this people behind, losing Mars… It really broke my heart. I'm thinking about it all the time. I feel so selfish for choosing to live, to start a new life and deciding who lives and dies. I thought I could handle it, but I can't." She broke into tears.
"Oh, Carbine. Please, don't blame yourself for what happened. We decided this together. And I know how much it hurts. I feel the same way. But remember what you said. If we all had died that day, everything was for nothing. That's what keeps me motivated."
Carbine nodded. "I know, but still…"
Throttle held her tightly. "I know, it still hurts. Only time will heal this wounds. And we are scarred for life. But think of Modo and Gaya, Vinnie and Violet, us… We have the chance to live a happy life. Together. We choose to live. For each other."
Carbine nodded and cried and cried. Throttle just held her tightly, rubbing her back. "It's okay, babe. Just let it all out. I'm here…"
After a while, Carbine slowly calmed down. "How do we start over again? Maybe I'm not used at this life, but I do like it. I was so happy we both survived the Plutarkian war. But now we are going to fight in the next war and I'm scared, Throttle. Scared that I am gonna lose you... I really don't wanna lose you, Throttle."
"You are not gonna lose me, babe. They are not gonna get rid of me that easily. We are going to survive this and after, we are going to live that peaceful life we both want together."
Carbine started crying again. "God, what is wrong with me?"
"You're not a robot, you know. It's really normal that everything that happened, touches you. That it makes you sad. You're just not used to it."
Carbine kissed him. "I love you so much. Thank you for being here. In my life."
Throttle planted a kiss on her forehead. "I love you too, miss Stormborn. I will always be on your side. No matter what."
They made love. No rough sex, but slowly, passionately… Only they existed in this moment.
Two souls, meant to be together, melting into one.
Meanwhile, Vinnie and Violet were lying on the ground, breathing heavily. "Wauw", Violet sighed.
Vinnie smiled. "You can say that, alright."
He touched his neck when he felt something sting and saw blood on his fingers.
"You bit me", he said, looking accusing at Violet. She blushed.
"Eh, yeah. Sorry about that. Kinda got carried away…"
Vinnie gave her a cocky grin. "That's because I'm a true Don Juan. I know what the ladies like!" He wiggled his eyebrows.
Violet laughed. "Normally I would say otherwise to avoid your ego explodes, but for now… Yeah. You really are good in bed."
"I know right? I had a lot of practise before I met you…" Vinnie closed his mouth. Oops. The many girls he had in the past was not really a good subject for romantic pillow talk. But Violet didn't care. She knew a little bit about his past and the many girls he had, but she also knew he was loyal to her now.
"How many girls did you have before me?", she asked, feeling curious. Vinnie frowned and smiled sheepishly.
"Ehm… I think I lost count after fifty… But that was just sex. I've been only in love for three times now."
Violet giggled. "Fifty? Wauw. I must admit, I'm impressed."
Vinnie smiled. "Yeah, what can I say? The ladies dig me. And I really like sex. Gives me the same satisfaction when I ride on my bike or blow up things. Helps me to deal with certain things."
"You're a real piece of work, Vinnie."
Vinnie wiggled his eyebrows.
"Hey pretty lady. What took you so long to notice?"
He kissed her nose. "And what about you? How many boys did you have in your short life?"
"Short life? Pfuh! You are only seven years older than me, mister."
"Yeah, so? Seven more years life experience."
"Right."
"But you are avoiding the question, sweetheart. Don't want to talk about it?"
Violet blushed. "I only had one boy before you, actually. Not really impressive next to your conquests."
"You do know that is way more healthy then what I did, right?"
"Yeah, maybe."
Vinnie turned on his side and leaned with his head on his hand. "Was he your boyfriend, or…?"
Violet nodded. "We grew up together. When we turned fourteen, we became a couple. But after what happened with my parents, he didn't want to see me anymore. Said he didn't want to be with a murderer."
Vinnie narrowed his eyes. "Excuse me? What a jerk."
Violet shook her head. "No, I didn't care actually. I told him I didn't want to be with a pussy. A mother's boy. Because that's what he was. I only didn't see it before. But with this war.. I realized I needed someone to be strong. Someone who could protect me. To fight with me, side by side. The war changed me. I am not that innocent, little girl anymore. And then I met you. And I immediately knew you were the one for me."
"I'm glad he let you go. You're mine now", Vinnie said.
Violet kissed him. "So possessive", she whispered between kisses.
"I'm a male. I claim what is mine", Vinnie teased, climbing on top of her.
"So, ready for round two?"
Violet looked up at him and bit on her lower lip. "Bring it on, hotshot!", she said, lowering her voice.
Vinnie immediately responded. She really knew how to turn him on, to make him crazy. Yep, he sure was ready for round two.
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