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You guys... I've been thinking (a dangerous thing). Not many people are reading my story.
I'm starting to doubt. Posting a chapter online takes time. And that's fine of course. But if almost nobody is reading or liking my story, I guess I can use my time for other things, you know what I mean? :)
I don't stop writing, I'm writing because it's some kind of therapy for me. An escape. It helps me in my fight against my depression.
Battle Symphony has allready thirteen chapters in my book and I allready have ideas for a next follow up.
Well, I'm gonna think about it. If there are people out there who wanna know how the story continues, let me know. :)
Chapter six
That night, after diner, Throttle told the rest of the group about Spero, the Dracano's and the upcoming war. The group was still willing to fight.
Carbine took Vinnie apart.
"Look Vinnie, I want to apologize. I haven't treated you as you deserve. I just have a really hard time adjusting to this life. It's no excuse, I know. But I'm sorry. I will do my best, okay?"
Vinnie shrugged, not really knowing how to handle this situation. Carbine who was apologizing? Weird. Carbine who was apologizing to him? Beyond weird.
"It's okay, Carbine", he said eventually, looking at her. She was Throttle's girl after all. He didn't want to fight with the girl from his bro all the time. He respected Throttle too much for that. And Carbine did have her good sides. Carbine smiled, feeling relieved.
"So, were good?", she asked, holding up her fist. Vinnie nodded and slammed his fist against hers. "Yeah, we're good."
There was an awkward silence.
"Oh, and Vinnie?"
Vinnie looked at her questionably.
"I think we still are the Biker Mice From Mars. It sounds way too badass and Mars will always be our home", Carbine said, smiling at him.
Vinnie laughed. "Alright!" And he gave her a high five. They walked back to the rest of the group.
Throttle was glad to see they had made things right. Both were very important to him and sometimes, it was hard that two of the most important people in his life didn't get along very well. Throttle knew why, they were each others opposites after all. And Vinnie just couldn't handle authority very well, especially when it came from Carbine. But if Carbine was able to let go her status as a General and stopped telling Vinnie what to do all the time, things could become better.
The rest of the night went on quite peaceful. Soon, everybody went to bed, exhausted from all the events that happened today.
The next morning, after breakfast, most of the group was chilling by the lake. It was a lovely, lazy day without any problems, until…
Max suddenly jumped at his feet, pointing at the sky.
"What the hell is THAT?!" The urgence in his voice alarmed the rest of the group. They all were still on edge because of the war on Mars and the behaviour from Max caused them all to panic. Throttle looked at were Max was pointing at. A large dragon approached them. He raised his hands.
"Everybody, calm down. Max, stop frighten everybody. I already told you that Dominus was coming by today to talk about the upcoming war."
Vinnie snickered. "Yeah, well, I guess you forgot to tell them about his ride."
Throttle gave him a dirty look. Vinnie's smile vanished and he turned around with a innocent look on his face.
The dragon landed before them on the edge of the lake. He let out a low growl and smoke came out of his nose. Dominus patted him and climbed down by using the big wing. He was wearing his black cloak again, but the hood was down. Everybody was staring at him.
Dominus smiled. "Ahhh, Biker Mice From Mars. We meet again!"
Another Dracano slid down from the dragons back. They both walked over to Throttle and his group.
"Dominus. Welcome to our camp."
Dominus nodded. "Thank you. This is Lectorum, our Reader I have told you about."
Lectorum nodded to the small group. "Nice to meet you, Biker Mice From Mars."
He was way smaller than Dominus and by the looks of things, very old. His green, scaly skin was wrinkled and his yellow eyes had a white film over them.
"I've brought Lectorum because he is able to show you everything we know about the Glaciers. How they look like, how they fight, how they die… You need to know everything we know, so we can work together as a team. To avoid surprises."
Throttle nodded. "Alright. You need everybody, or…?" He didn't have a clue how this all worked.
"Only this little group. The same as yesterday. Otherwise it will be too much for Lectorum, since he is getting a little bit old…"
Lectorum gave him a dirty look.
"I'm sorry, but it's true. I just want to protect you."
Lectorum put his chin in the air, but said nothing.
Throttle guided them to the cabin he and Carbine shared. The six mice and the two Dracano's were enough to fill the whole room. Everybody found a place to sit.
Vinnie didn't knew what to think of all this. He looked at Lectorum. The guy looked like he was dying. How in the world…
"I maybe look old, but my skills are not."
Vinnie smiled sheepishly. "Oh, sorry man. My bad."
Everybody looked at him.
"Sorry for what?", Violet asked with a confused look on her face. Vinnie looked confused back.
"They don't hear me. Only you…"
The voice echoed in his head. Vinnie jumped on his feet, shaking his head and grabbing his ears.
"Get out of my head, you…" but before he could finish his sentence, Throttle interrupted him.
"Vincent! A little respect, bro!"
Lectorum looked at the ceiling with a smile on his face. Vinnie glared at him.
"Sit down, Vinnie", Throttle ordered. Vinnie glared one more time at Lectorum, but did what Throttle said.
Dominus smiled. "A very talented man, our Lectorum. He also really likes to tease. Very well, let's continue. Lectorum will crawl into your heads and will show you our story. It actually not really different from how you communicate with your antennas."
Modo looked confused. "How do you know…"
"I've read all your minds yesterday, Modo Maverick, son of Stan Maverick. I know everything about you and your species", Lectorum said, giving Modo no chance to finish his sentence. Nobody said something.
Dominus spread his arms. "Close your eyes, Biker Mice From Mars. Let it all happen. Just relax, sit back and enjoy the show!"
The mice closed their eyes. First, nothing happened. But then they felt a click in their heads and suddenly, they saw images before their eyes, like they were watching a movie, but with closed eyes.
It all started with the view of a beautiful planet. Wide fields, black rock formations… A volcano, lava streaming between the black rocks, a blood red sky and dragons circling in the sky. It was a breathtaking sight.
The image changed and now they saw a village. Houses made of the black dragon glass. Little Dracano's playing with each other. Little dragons with their mothers. The adult Dracano's busy with training and feeding the dragons. It all looked very peaceful in a strange way.
Suddenly, a flash of blue light in the sky. The Dracano's in the village all looked up, mesmerized by the strange, blue light. Large ships, made of some kind of blue glass, came flying towards the village. The ships looked a lot like ships on water, with sails and even an anchor. But these ships didn't need water, they flew through the air without making any noise. The front ship was bigger than the others. On deck, a long man was looking down. His skin was white as snow, his hair and eyes blue as the sky. He had a crown on his head, made of the same, blue material like the ships. His clothing was also blue, a huge cloak with fur on the edges. The look in his eyes, the look on his face… The mice all felt that the guy was pure evil. He was watching at the village on the ground with a devilish smile on his face. Next to him stood a beautiful, young girl. She had the same white skin and blue hair. Her eyes were pink, giving her a unfriendly look. The rest of the people on the ships must be the soldiers. They had also that pure white skin, with blue hair and blue armors. But their eyes were green, looking like fireflies in the dark.
Violet felt fear for the Dracano's. She wanted to yell at them that they had to run away. But she didn't. Of course she didn't. This was a flashback. There was nothing she could do.
The ships came closer. The little children laughed and waved at the ships. The adults had a thoughtful frown on their face. Suddenly, blue fireballs were shot from the ships. The people in the village started screaming and tried to run, but they weren't fast enough. The balls landed and exploded.
"No…", Violet whispered.
When the blue flames touched the dragon glass, it turned blue. The houses now looked like they were made of ice. The Dracano's in the village were all dead.
The images speeded up.
Soldiers from the Glaciers who were smashing the blue glass in little pieces with huge hammers, so they could take it with them.
The dragons, spitting fire, but it didn't made any difference. The Glaciers didn't die. They just walked through the fire like it was raining.
Blue arrows, flying to the air, fired from the ships. One arrow right between the eyes of a dragon. The poor beast was already dead when his body crashed on the ground.
Dracano's who were trying to fight back, but most of them got killed in the most gruesome ways.
And there was Dominus on his impressive, big dragon. He flew right at the ship, grabbing a arrow with a sharp looking point made of dragon glass. He laid the arrow on his bow and aimed at the young, beautiful girl on the front boat. He fired and the arrow hit her full in the chest. She gasped and her white skin became black. She fell on her knees and crumbled into dust. Within a few seconds, she was completely gone.
The Ice King, screaming in rage. The Dracano's cheering for this little victory.
But the Glaciers doubled their efforts and the attacks became heavier. Huge, blue fireballs were destroying the beautiful planet.
The Dracano's had no other choice to flee. With ships made of dragon glass, they left their precious planet.
On all the planets they landed on, they made more dragon glass. As soon as the blue light appeared in the sky, they fled to the next planet.
An image of the ships from the Glaciers, destroyed with huge blocks made off dragon glass. The Ice King roaring in rage, stuck on a planet he didn't want to be.
The landing on Coelum. And then everything went black.
The mice opened their eyes, feeling a little bit sleepy, but also shocked. This was a whole other level then the Plutarkians. These creatures were smart and cruel. Dead on the inside. Determined to get what they wanted, destroying everything and everybody who was standing in the way.
"So, now you know. The Glaciers are the most cruel species we have ever met."
Throttle stared at Dominus.
"But how do you know about…"
"The brother? Daemonium?", Lectorum interrupted again. Vinnie rolled his eyes. This was getting pretty annoying.
Throttle sighed. "Yeah."
"I have read the mind of Rex, the Ice King. I saw it in his head. His brother is locked away in another galaxy, some sort of parallel universe. Together, they are too strong. Together…"
"Yeah, yeah, together nobody can stop them and we are all doomed. Got you there, old man", Vinnie smiled triumphant.
Lectorum narrowed his eyes, but then he smiled.
"Touche"
Vinnie heard in his head. Vinnie leaned back, feeling very satisfied with himself.
"Okay, we got the point. If we stop the Ice King, then…" Throttle started, but Lectorum interrupted him again.
"Then Daemonium can not come back. Right."
Throttle sighed again, feeling slightly annoyed.
Vinnie pointed at Lectorum, while looking at Dominus.
"Can you please leave him home next time? Having a conversation…"
"Is impossible when I'm in the room. I know. Not the first time I hear that."
Vinnie gritted his teeth. "Yeah, and probably…"
"Not the last time. I know."
Vinnie jumped at his feet, pointing a finger at him.
"Now you listen to me, if you interrupt me one more time…"
"Then you are gonna punch me in the face. Or shoot me. I know."
Modo quickly grabbed Vinnie before he could launch himself at Lectorum.
"Easy, little bro. Don't let him get into your head. Chill."
Dominus smiled, but gave Lectorum a meaningful look. Lectorum nodded and did a step back.
Modo managed to get Vinnie to sit down again. The white furred mouse crossed his arms before his chest, looking angry at the Reader.
"Okay. When those blue fireballs touched the dragon glass, it turned blue. What's the deal with that?", Throttle asked, relieved that Lectorum kept his mouth shut this time.
Dominus shook his head. "The blue fire is a way to spread their powers, and to destroy a whole planet of course. When it's touching the dragon glass, it stays the same material, but with other powers, so they can control it. They need it that way in order to open the gate."
"And how many do they need to open the gate?", Violet asked.
"We are not sure. But my guess is a lot. And I don't think they already have enough at this point, otherwise I think we should have noticed. But we don't know for sure."
"Great", Carbine sighed.
Dominus clapped in his green, scaly hands. "Okay! Can we take a look at your bikes and weapons?"
Throttle nodded. "Yeah, sure. Follow me."
He walked outside, followed by Dominus, Lectorum, Carbine, Modo and Gaya.
Vinnie punched his fist in his other hand. "That guy really is…"
"Annoying?", Violet interrupted him. Vinnie stared at her. Violet laughed.
"Sorry, that was just too easy", she said between laughing. Vinnie grabbed her and threw her on Throttle's bed.
"You are so dead", he growled and started tickling her. Violet was struggling to get free, laughing hysterically.
"Please, stop!", she managed to squeeze between laughing.
Vinnie didn't show any mercy. "Say you're sorry!", he demanded.
Violet shook her head. "Never!"
"Okay, have it your way then", and Vinnie grabbed her foot. He gave her an evil smile, knowing how much she hated to be tickled under her foot.
Violet's eyes grew big. "Don't you dare!"
Vinnie slowly took off her boot. Violet tried to get free by kicking with her foot, but Vinnie was too strong.
"Okay, okay! You win! I'm sorry!"
Vinnie smiled and turned on her boot again. "Victory is mine!", he cheered. Modo popped his head around the door opening.
"You guys coming? I don't think Throttle and Carbine are going to appreciate it if they find out you two are almost having sex in their bed."
"We are not…", Violet started but Modo was already gone. Vinnie laughed out loud. "Come on, pretty lady. Let's go."
After Lectorum did a extended exam on the bikes and weapons, they walked back to the waiting dragon. The impressive beast lay curled up in the grass by the lake, snoring loud. Little flames came out of his nose by every breath, making little burn marks in the grass. Dominus picked up a little stick from the ground and held it into the little flames. The stick turned black and Dominus held it up.
"This is how we make dragon glass. Now, it needs to grow hard. That takes about 24 hours for this little stick. Big trees take about a week. Now you understand why it's such a slow process."
He gently stroked the dragon on his head. "Wake up, my dear Lyncas."
Lyncas slowly opened his golden eyes and shook his head. Dominus and Lectorum climbed on his back.
"We will make suitable munition for your weapons. When it's ready, we will return to your camp. Till then, enjoy the freedom and the peace now it still can. Who knows what is going to happen when the Glaciers arrive here. Till next time, Biker Mice From Mars."
The mice waved at them.
"Till next time, Snowball."
Vinnie heard in his head with the voice of Lectorum. It took both Throttle and Modo to stop Vinnie from jumping on his bike to blow up the annoying Reader. The rest laughed about it, but they all felt a little undefined.
The war that was coming, was going to be the biggest challenge of their lives. They all hoped they were strong enough to survive.
I will let you know what I decide about the future of this story. :)