You guys... I am done with this story. So here by I post the last two chapters in one. But I must say, I really enjoyed writing this story. To just let my fantasy speak and do whatever that pops up into my head.
Tomorrow I will upload my new story and I really hope you guys are gonna like it.
It's just way more fun to share my story when people are liking it, or maybe not, but share their opinion with me.
Ah well, only time will tell.

Later guys!

Chapter twelve

"Okay everyone. The plan", Throttle said, looking around the group. They all sat on a chair in a circle. No table since Spero burned it down.
"We will fly on the dragons nearby the place we think Daemonium is. Modo, Vinnie, Carbine, Spero and me will attack from the ground. Dominus and Lectorum will stay in the air with Violet to have our backs. We need to keep Violet as far away from Daemonium and close by Lectorum. I don't want him to see her. If he can do all this from distance, I really don't wanna know what he can do to her when she is close by."
"Maybe it's safer if she stays behind?", Carbine suggested. Vinnie shook his head.
"No dice. I want her close to me. And Lectorum."
Throttle nodded. "I agree. Gaya, you stay here."
Gaya's eyes filled with tears, but she said nothing. What could she say?
Modo glanced at her. His heart broke when he saw how sad she was. This couldn't be a act, right? He truly believed she was sorry.
"Follow your heart."
He suddenly took a decision.
"Throttle? I think we can trust her."
Gaya gasped and looked at Modo.
"You sure, big fella? You sure she is not gonna be a distraction? A danger to our mission?"
Modo shook his head.
"No, I truly believe she is sorry and that the Gaya we know is the real Gaya. I'm following my heart and I'm willing to give her a second chance."
Gaya burst into tears. She didn't knew what to do. But Modo helped her, by spreading his arms. "Come here." Gaya ran over to him and jumped in his open arms.
"Oh god, Modo. Thank you. And I'm so, so sorry."
"I know, Gaya. It's okay."
Modo looked at Vinnie who was holding up his thumb with a big smile on his face.
"See? Told ya. Follow your heart." Modo smiled. Who would have thought that the day would come he followed up advice giving by Vinnie.
"Gaya, welcome back at the team. Don't fuck it up this time", Throttle said strict, but with a little smile on his face.
"I won't. No more secrets", Gaya said, still crying. Modo pulled her in a tight hug. He made the right decision, he felt it. He loved her too much. And he really believed that she was honest and had told them the truth. The whole truth.
"Okay. Once we are on the ground, we'll keep Spero safe. We need to make sure she gets to Daemonium in one piece. And she need to spare her strength, because she will gonna need it to kill him."
"I will take care of THE ICE KING", Vinnie said, using his dark voice again when he said the name.
"Okay, fine. But please, stop saying his name like that. Well, I don't know what to say further. We actually have no idea what to expect", Throttle said while scratching behind his ear, smiling a little bit sheepishly. Vinnie laughed, he just couldn't help it. Hearing Throttle say that he didn't know what to say further was weird.
"We just need to improvise. And we are good at that."
Throttle smiled. "Yeah, actually we are."
Dominus rose at his feet. "I will go get some of our strongest dragons. You wait here, I'll be back as soon as possible."
He left the room with Lectorum, followed by Spero who was gonna make sure they could leave the cave without getting soaking wet.
"Do we have enough weapons and fuel?", Modo asked.
Carbine shrugged. "We have no other choice then to use what we have. We have no time to go back to the cave. I think it's for the best we all go get some sleep. We need to be at our best. I will contact the cave to give them an update."
Everybody agreed. Spero showed them the rooms and every couple climbed into a hammock.
"Well, this is cosy", Vinnie said, wiggling his eyebrows. Violet smiled and crawled against him. It didn't took long before Vinnie heard her breathing getting deeper. She was exhausted after all those mind tricks from Daemonium. Vinnie closed his eyes too, but he immediately felt he couldn't sleep. He kept hearing Charley's voice in his head. He stared at the ceiling. Hearing her voice had definitely ripped open some wounds. Wounds which were just starting to heal. He sighed. No matter how hard he tried to ignore his guilt, to keep in my mind it wasn't his fault that Charley died, it kept nagging at him. And he missed her. So much. He looked at Violet. She was everything to him. They belonged together. And yet, he couldn't forget about Charley. She was still in his head every day. Also in his heart. He realized that would probably never change. But hearing her voice today… Damn, that was really fucked up. He closed his eyes again. He felt that he slowly fell asleep.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes again. But he wasn't in the room. Or in his hammock. He looked around him. He was standing on a large lawn. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining and the birds were singing. It looked like he was back on Earth. But how… He looked up and saw Charley, who was walking over to him.
"Ch… Charley?", he asked hesitantly. He couldn't believe his eyes. But she was there. She was really there. His Charley girl. She smiled at him.
"Hey, Vinnie."
Vinnie took her hand. "Is this… Is this real? It can't be…"
Charley smiled again. "No, it is not. But I am. And I wanted to see you one last time."
Vinnie looked confused. "But…"
Charley squeezed his hand. "Don't try to understand it. But I wanted to tell you that it's time. You need to let me go, Vinnie."
Vinnie firmly shook his head. "No. I can't. I failed on you. I was too late. And it is killing me. It kills me that I've lost you. I love you, you know that, right? I wanted to tell, but I didn't got the chance, and…"
Charley put a finger on his mouth to silence him.

"Ssshhh… It's okay. I know. And you didn't fail on me, Vinnie. There was nothing you could do. If there was, I know you would have done it. I know if it was possible, you should have saved me. You were always there for me. And I wish I told you more often how much I appreciated that. The save feeling you gave me. To know I could always count on you. How much I cared about you… But I was scared. Scared that it would ruin our friendship. Because I wasn't sure you felt the same way. I was scared that you would tell me I was just a flirt. Or that you were gonna go back to Mars, leaving me behind. But dammit Vinnie… I was stupid. How could it be that I didn't saw it? We love each other. But it just wasn't meant to be. And I know that hurts…"
She looked at him, tears in her beautiful, green eyes. Vinnie raised his hand and touched her soft, auburn hair.
"My sweet Charley girl. So much mistakes. But at least, now we know, right? God, I miss you so much…"
He pulled her against him and buried his nose in her hair. He smelled her scent, the scent he always had loved since the first time he had smelled it. Everytime she was near him. The combination of oil and flowers. He wrapped his arms around her. It felt so good to finally have her in his arms. Charley looked up to him.
"I want you to be happy, Vinnie. And Violet is making you happy. She is the one for you. And I want you to let go. Stop feeling guilty. Stop throwing away your life because of me. I don't blame you. I just want you to be happy. You hear me?"
Vinnie felt tears in his eyes. He knew this was goodbye. A final goodbye.
"I love you, sweetheart. I will always love you. And I will never forget you. Never."
Charley smiled. "I love you too, Vincent van Wham. Forever yours."
She pressed her lips on his. Vinnie kissed her back without hesitating. Suddenly, the world was fading away. The lawn, the sun, the birds… His beautiful Charley girl…

His eyes flew open. He looked around him. He was lying in the hammock, Violet softly snoring with her head on his chest. He took a deep breath. He felt that his cheeks were wet. He wiped away his tears. Okay, that was weird. Beyond weird. It felt so real. But he noticed he finally felt peace inside. The nagging feeling of guilt was gone, the light pressure on his chest also gone. Closure. That is what he had needed. Wauw… Of course, the grieve was still there. But that was normal, right? He stroked Violet's hair and planted a kiss on it. Then he closed his eyes again and he quickly fell asleep again.

"Vinnie? Violet? Wake up. It's time…"
Violet opened her eyes and saw Throttle standing by their hammock. She moaned. "I feel like shit…"
Throttle snickered. "I know, I felt the same way when I woke up. When all this is over, we are gonna sleep for a month or so."
"I'm totally with ya…", Vinnie whispered, fighting to open his eyes. Powernaps. He hated them. Waking up after them was always such a struggle.
Violet climbed out of the hammock. "Pfew… Well. Let's do this."
Vinnie tried to get out of the hammock, but he was dizzy because he was still half asleep. His leg got stuck and he fell on the ground with a bang.
"Ah man… that darn gravity…", he moaned. Violet needed to sit down since she was laughing so hard, her legs became weak. Throttle chuckled.
"Yep. Real smooth, Vinnie. Really. Only you can achieve this."
Vinnie picked himself off the floor.
"Hardee har har. Very funny", he said sarcastic and he grabbed Violet.
"Okay, pretty lady, enough with the laughing. We need to go. It's hero time."
But Violet couldn't stop laughing. Vinnie rolled his eyes. Honestly. Woman…
He dragged her with him. Violet was still softly laughing, she didn't quite understood why she couldn't stop. But maybe it was just some sort of discharge of emotions. They walked to the big entry of the cave. The rest of the groups was already waiting, with four dragons. Everybody looked at Violet, who was still laughing.
"What up?", Gaya asked curious. Violet tried to say something, but didn't have enough air to say something. She took a few deep breaths and slowly calmed down.
"Oh gosh, Vinnie, you should have seen your face!"
Vinnie rolled his eyes again. "Are you done?", he asked, slightly annoyed.
"Yeah. Yeah, I guess I am…", Violet nodded. Gaya still looked curious, but Violet shook her head. Now was not the time. And Vinnie was a bit cranky, so her guess was that he would not appreciate it if she told the rest what happened.

Dominus and Lectorum were waiting patiently with Lyncas and three other monstrous dragons.
"Violet, you will sit between me and Lectorum, to keep you safe. Vinnie and Spero, you can fly with Cornu", he pointed at a black with red dragon. The beast sniffed at Vinnie and licked him.
"Yuck!", Vinnie squealed, wiping of his face. The rest of the group laughed. Dominus smiled.
"She likes you. That's good." Vinnie murmured something, but patted the dragon friendly on her head.
"Throttle and Carbine, you can take Durum", and Dominus pointed at a green yellow dragon. Carbine slowly walked closer. Durum looked a little suspicious at the newcomer, but allowed her to touch him.
"Durum can be a little distant at people he don't know, but you can trust him." Throttle joined Carbine. He was impressed by the size of the animals, but they were actually very kind and friendly.
"And last, but not least; Ignis will carry you, Modo and Gaya." The last dragon was almost gold.
"Wauw, she is beautiful", Gaya breathed. Dominus looked like a proud father.
"Yeah, she is. Her colour is very rare. And she is very friendly." He clapped in his hands.
"Okay, now we are all introduced, a few instructions. Let the dragons do the work, just sit back and relax. I will guide them. Hold on tight on the shoulder blade, where the wing is coming out the back. And please, don't hurt my dragons. They are all very dear to me."
Everybody nodded, feeling insecure. This was going to be a challenge.
Dominus climbed on Lyncas and offered his hand at Violet. She climbed up and took his hand. He gently placed her behind him. Lectorum climbed up too and took place behind Violet. She felt a little bit uncomfortable, sitting so close to people she hardly knew. But Lectorum gave her a reassuring squeeze in her arm.

"It's going to be alright. We will protect you. You can trust us."

Violet nodded. She knew he was right. She looked at Vinnie. He winked at her. She smiled back at him. Vinnie turned around to Spero.
"Well, let's do this", he said determined, not wanting to let anyone see how nervous he actually was. Flying on a dragon… Not something he had done before. But hey, as a hero you sometimes had to do things that were challenging. And with his skills… Pfuh, this was going to be easy. Right?
He climbed on Cornu. The dragon was so in love with him, she followed him with her head and licked him again.
"Okay okay, enough with the licking, alright? I like you too, okay?", Vinnie said while stroking her neck. Cornu made a high noise. It sounded way too sweet for a dragon. Vinnie snorted. This creature was way too cute. Not good for his macho mouse image. But he was glad the dragon at least was nice to him. And he was impressed. Sitting on such a big animal with so much power… Yeah, he kinda liked it.
Spero sat behind him, very busy with trying not to touch the white furred mouse. She didn't want to make Violet think she wanted something from Vinnie. Although, she had to admit; he was quite handsome. But actually, they all were. On their own, unique way. But if she would allow herself to have feelings for one of them, then it would be Throttle. She really liked his calm personality. But he was taken. They all were. So, she kept her distance.
When everybody was ready, Spero opened the waterfall. Lyncas walked outside and spread his massive wings. Violet swallowed. She was kinda nervous actually. But at the same time, very excited. Who could say they had fly on a dragon? With a few strokes with his wings, Lyncas rose in the air. The rest slowly followed, but first the three dragons carefully grabbed the bikes with their big paws.
The moment Cornu rose from the ground, Spero wrapped her arms tightly around Vinnie's waist. She suddenly didn't care anymore. All she could think of what was gonna happen if she lost her balance. She pressed her head against Vinnie's back. He really smelled good. Spero, what is wrong with you? He is from another planet, another race and most importantly; he has a girlfriend. Why was she feeling like a teenager in love? Maybe it had something to do with finding her powers back. She really felt powerful, almost reborn. Like she had lived in another world before, and now she was back. Weird. But a great feeling. Only slightly annoying that she suddenly became very aware off the male's around her. Including the mice. She shook her head. Focus. Focus on the misson. But while focusing, she kept sniffing up Vinnie's scent. Nobody could blame her for that, right?

Vinnie was not aware of the struggles from his female passenger, nor he noticed how tight she was holding him.
"AAAAOOWWW, man! This is great!", he cheered, feeling the same adrenaline rush he always experienced when he was riding his bike.
Throttle and Carbine were also enjoying the flight. For them, it felt like a little moment of peace before the storm.
"Wauw, this is truly amazing", Carbine breathed, holding tight to Throttle. He nodded.
"Yeah, I agree. This is great. But I must say, I still prefer my bike."
Modo however, didn't liked it at all. No. He also prefered his bike. This was way too unsteady.
"Oh momma. I'm glad when I can ride my little hoss again." Gaya giggled. She actually enjoyed it. She rested her head on Modo's back. They had talked a lot while the others went to sleep. Everything was okay again. She was glad he finally knew the truth. Lying to him wasn't easy. No, it was actually horrible. She felt like there felt a huge weight of her shoulders. She could be herself now.

After a while, the mice were getting anxious. After flying for such a long time, it actually became boring. But when they looked into the distant, they saw a huge, dark forest and a high, black mountain.
"There it is", Spero said, still holding on to Vinnie.
"I think we better land here and continue our journey on our bikes", Throttle said.
"Good idea!", Modo immediately responded. Vinnie nodded.
"Yeah, good plan." He looked around to face Spero, who was still holding him like she was gonna die.
"Are you okay, sweetheart?", he asked. Spero blushed, her normally blue skin red on the cheeks. She let Vinnie go.
"Yes, yes. I am fine. Thank you for asking." Vinnie gave her an questionable look but said nothing.
Violet saw it all happen and smiled. Crazy mouse. He was always bragging about how the ladies digged him, but when there was one drooling all over him right before his nose, he didn't notice. Ah well. It only confirmed that he really was loyal to her.
Dominus gave a high whistle and the dragon's started landing. The three dragons carefully set the bikes on the ground and landed a few meters away. Everybody, except for Dominus, Violet and Lectorum climbed down. Vinnie helped Spero down.
"Pfew, that really was awesome. But I'm kinda glad to feel solid ground under my feet again." Cornu lay her big head on his shoulder.
Vinnie smiled. "Thanks for the ride, pretty lady." He stroked her nose. Cornu let out a low growl and raised her head. She opened her mouth and licked Vinnie full over his face. "Yuck! What was it we had agreed on? No more licking!" But he couldn't hide his smile.
"As much as I like you, my own ride remains the best."
He whistled and his bike drove to him.
"Hey there, sweetheart", he said loving at his bike and jumped on. "Allright! I am ready to kick some maturly butt!"
The rest followed his example. Spero climbed behind Vinnie. Another new experience for her, riding a bike. Well, it couldn't be that bad as the dragons, right?
Oh sweet, naive Spero…
Throttle took the word.
"Yo Vin. I think it's time to test your old motocross skills again. Your job is to get Spero as close as possible to Daemonium. Nothing's gonna stop you, you hear me? We got your back."
"Aaaooww, no problem!" Vinnie closed his visor with a grin. Spero looked confused. Motocross? What was he talking about?
"We will back you up from above, but stay at safe distant with Violet. There is nothing we can do, Spero is the only one who can stop Daemonium and you guys can take care of the rest. But we will stay close" , Dominus said.
"Allright. Let's end this. Once and for all!", Carbine said, revving her bike. Vinnie winked at Violet.
"See you, sweetheart!" Violet waved at him.
"Be careful, cutie!"
"Let's rock… and ride!"

Vinnie popped a wheelie. Spero gasped. What was happening?
"Hold on, Spero. You are gonna experience why they call me the velocity atrocity and the baddest mamma jammer from this side of the asteroid belt", Vinnie grinned. When his front tire hit the ground again, the bike flew away at full speed. Spero grabbed Vinnie and screamed. Oh my god, this was horrible.
"AAAOOWW! Nothing better than a fast bike to get a girl's attention!", he laughed while zigzagging between the trees. Spero was terrified. How was it possible that somebody could do this without getting himself killed? But she trusted Vinnie. She had to. But that didn't changed the fact that riding on a bike with Vinnie was truly scary. She glanced behind her. The rest was following, but at slower pace.
"Okay, where to go, Spero?", Vinnie asked while jumping over a river. Spero swallowed, trying very hard to not to throw up on that speed devil.
"To the mountain. I think that's where he is hiding."
"Ask and you shall receive", Vinnie said and when he came on a lawn between the trees, he hit the accelerator. His bike sped forward.
"Yo, bro's! You still with me? Or am I too fast? Muahahaha", Vinnie yelled in the radio.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. We are close by, no worries. We can keep up with you perfectly." Modo's voice sounded slightly amused.
"So close, no matter hooooow faaaaaaarrrr", Vinnie sang, very off key. "Wow, wow, wow. Please stop the singing!", Throttle moaned. Vinnie laughed. Spero just shook her head.
After driving for a while, they came close at the mountain.
"Bro's. Is it just me or is it way too quiet here? Where are the reinforcements? Where are the guns? Why is nobody at least trying to stop us?", Vinnie asked, looking around him. He only saw trees, rivers and rocks. He hit the brakes. Spero's heads slammed against his back. Vinnie smiled sheepishly.
"Oops, sorry sweetheart."
The rest joined them. Throttle stopped next to Vinnie.
"You're right, Vinnie. This all smells like a trap to me…"
And of course, he was right. Suddenly, they were surrounded by Black Dudes. Rex came into view.
"Ah, welcome! We were already expecting you."
"Hey, Ice breath! How is your leg?", Vinnie asked, leaning forward on his bike. Throttle shook his head.
"Shut up, Vincent. We are in trouble. Big trouble!" Rex laughed.
"He is right, you know. You are in big trouble. Now, throw away your weapons and leave your eh… rides here. I want you to come with me. My brother is dying to meet you."
"Interesting way of words", Modo said, his eye glowing red. Rex smiled. "I know. Now, do as I say or this whole army will burn you alive. Your choice…"

The mice looked at each other and sighed.
"Ah man, I hate it when this happens", Vinnie muttered under his breath. They raised their hands and climbed off their bikes. Spero looked around her. She could attack now. She quickly glanced at Throttle, who shook his head.
"Not yet", he whispered. She nodded. Rex walked at front and Spero and the mice followed him. The Black Dudes were walking behind and next to them. There was no way out. But that was fine. They came here to find Daemonium. And now his lovely brother was leading them to him. Throttle shook his head, feeling confused. It all felt too easy. But maybe, sometimes things could be easy. He decided to wait and see.
After walking for a few minutes, they arrived at the mountain. Rex walked into a cave. The mice hesitated, but the Black Dudes pushed them. They stumbled inside. Once their eyes were used at the dark environment, they looked around. It was huge, dark and cold. Vinnie shivered. He looked at Throttle and quickly signed he still had one knife. Throttle nodded and signed back that he needed to wait till he gave the signal. Vinnie sighed, but nodded back. Suddenly, the temperature dropped further. They saw a big, black shadow coming right at them. Once he was close to them, they saw eyes red as fire and a smile with sharp teeth. Vinnie immediately recognized the eyes. He had seen them by Violet. He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. So this stupid shadow was the one who had haunted his girl. Daemonium looked at every face he saw before him.
"Where is the girl?", he said with that familiar voice. "
What girl?", Carbine asked innocently.
Daemonium growled. "You know perfectly what girl!"
Vinnie's tail lashed through the air.
"She is not here, you ugly face." Daemonium walked over to Vinnie, who was prepared for a fight. But he suddenly realized he couldn't fight this creature. It was a shadow. How in the world could you fight up a shadow? But he didn't burge. Daemonium stopped right before him.
"I remember you. You hurt my brother." Vinnie shrugged.
"Yeah, well. He kinda deserved that. You know, you could be more grateful. At least I didn't killed him… Yet…"
Daemonium laughed. "You really have no idea who you are talking to, right? I can kill you with one clap in my hands."
Vinnie imitated Daemoniums laugh and gave him a dirty look.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Daemonium had to admit, he admired the courage from this creature. He had no fear. Killing him would be a shame. But hurting him.. Well, that was another story.
"Vinnie, chill", Throttle said, but it was too late. Vinnie suddenly fell on the ground, his body shaking. He screamed in pain. The pain was overwhelming. Unbearable. Every muscle in his body was cramped. Spero ran over to Vinnie. She looked at Daemonium.
"Stop! Now! What is it what you want?" Daemonium smiled, but Vinnie felt the pain fading away. He lay on the ground, breathing heavily.
"I want the girl. Apparently, she has a connection with me. I can use her."
Vinnie couldn't help himself. He laughed. "And why do you think we are gonna give her to you? What's in it for us?"
Daemonium grabbed the white furred mouse by the chin. "Then I will let you live. And leave this planet alone. That is what you want, right? Live in peace? You can have that. If you give me the girl."
Vinnie yanked himself free. "Never!"
Throttle did a step forward. "You do know we are here with the chosen one, right? We are holding all the cards here. She can destroy you. So why are you standing here, telling us what to do?"
Daemonium laughed. "She is too weak. I can sense it. She just found her powers back. No, I feel no fear from this girl. Give me the girl and I will leave you and this planet alone. Say no, well… You may find out by yourself what will happen than."
Spero had enough. "Violet belongs to us and you will never have her. And I am NOT weak!" Her purple eyes spit fire, like her whole body. Flames came out of every vein and her eyes turned red. Daemonium scrambled back when he felt the heat of the purple flames. He laughed and raised his hands. Red flames came out and shot at Spero. She tried to dodge it, but she was too slow. The flames burned her arm and she screamed in pain. She fell on the ground. Daemonium laughed, his dark voice echoed through the cave.
"You see? Weak! Now, last chance! Where is the girl!?"

"Here I am!" Everybody turned around. Violet was standing at the entry of the cave. Vinnie jumped at his feet.
"Violet! What are you doing here?" Violet raised her hands.
"It's okay, Vinnie. I heard every word. It's me who he wants. And then he will let you all live." Vinnie shook his head. Was she really that stupid? Like that scum was gonna keep his word. Dominus and Lectorum appeared behind Violet.
"We tried to stop her, but she was too fast", Dominus breathed. Daemonium came closer to Violet.
"Ah. Finally we meet. You are brave. Together, we can do great things." Violet hesitated, but stepped forward.
"You promise me that my friends are save? That you will leave this planet alone?", she asked.
Daemonium smiled. "You have my word…" Violet looked at Vinnie. He could only stare at her. What the hell was she doing? Then she winked at him. Vinnie felt confused. What… oh… This was a diversion. He looked at Throttle, who had seen it too. Throttle looked at Spero. She was lying on the ground, with a mean looking wound on her arm. But she was angry. Really angry. She slowly rose at her feet. Her eyes turned red again and flames came out of her hands. She closed her eyes and concentrated. Rex saw it happen and ran towards her to stop her. Daemonium was still busy with Violet. He was somehow intrigued by this person who was on the same level as him, without even knowing it.

"Vinnie, NOW!", Throttle suddenly yelled. At that point, a lot of things happened at the same time. Vinnie grabbed the knife out of his pocket and jumped into the air. He landed on his hands and pushed himself up again. After a perfect somersault, he raised his hand with the knife and slammed it in Rex his head while he was landing. The Ice King looked surprised, but soon his white skin turned black and he crumbled into dust. Daemonium turned around and saw what happened.
"NO!", he yelled and moved towards Vinnie. Violet closed her eyes and concentrated. Daemonium suddenly froze and slowly turned around.
"Are you really trying to get into MY head?", he growled. But Violet only smiled at him and pointed at something behind him. Daemonium turned around. Spero was hanging in the air, surrounded by purple flames. Daemonium fired his red flames at her, but she stopped it. The purple flames became brighter and brighter and Spero screamed. She raised her hands and a huge fireball flew right at Daemonium. Violet, Dominus and Lectorum quickly ran away. The fireball hit Daemonium, who screamed in pain.
"NO! NOOOOO!" but the flames consumed him.
"I will come back! Mark my words!" But Spero shook her head.
"No. You will never come back. You will die. Goodbye, Daemonium!" She brought her hands back together. In the flames that surrounded the shadow creature, a sharp looking point stabbed right in his chest. Daemonium didn't even got the change to react. His body just faded away. The flames slowly burned down until there was only a plume of smoke. The only evidence this evil creature even had existed. When Throttle looked around him, he saw that the Black Dudes also were gone. Spero gasped and fell on the ground. Throttle ran over to her.
"Spero! You okay?", he asked while kneeling next to her. She didn't respond, didn't move.
"Lectorum! What is wrong with her?", Throttle asked. Lectorum rushed over to them. He gently took Spero's hand.
"She used her powers at full strength, which has cost her a lot of energy.. She is exhausted. But she will be fine. And her arm will heal."
Everybody sighed from relieve. Vinnie looked at Violet.
"Really, sweetheart? What were you thinking?" Violet smiled a little sheepishly.
"We heard every word, thanks to Lectorum. I came up with the idea to distract Daemonium. I knew Spero had it in her to kill him. She just needed some time. And I thought, let's give her some time." Vinnie pulled in her in a tight hug.
"You really are a fighter. Good job, sweetheart." Violet just hugged him back, glad it finally was all over. Vinnie looked at her.
"Did you really tried to get in his head?", he asked with disbelief. Violet laughed. "Well, yeah. But of course, I couldn't. So, Lectorum helped me a little."
Vinnie smiled. He was proud of his girl. She did well. She was strong. Very wise for someone at her age. He looked around him. Everybody looked like shit. Tired, shocked and still a little bit suspicious. Was it really over?
"I wonder what happened with the army from the brothers?", Carbine asked.
Throttle shrugged. "I hope they are gone."
"Well, only one way to find out, I guess", Dominus said. "I suggest we fly back on the dragons and see for ourselves." Everybody agreed. Dominus walked over to Spero and gently lifted her up. She looked really small in his big arms. They walked outside the cave. The sky was turned back into his normal, blue color. Not a cloud to be seen. That gave them hope. Hope that this really was finally all over.
Dominus took Spero with him on Lyncas and Lectorum climbed behind him. Cornu was very excited to see Vinnie again and made that cute, high noise again. Vinnie smiled and climbed on her back. His tail snaked around Violet's waist and he set her before him. He wrapped her in a tight hug.
"I am never gonna let you go. Ever again", he whispered in her ear. She smiled and stroked his arm. When everybody was ready, the flew back to Spero's cave. When they flew over the forest, they saw that all the army's were gone. They had left a trail of destruction, but thank god, they were gone. The dragon's landed before the cave. Spero was still not awake, so they walked through the water. Immediately, they were surrounded by Spero's people.
"What did you do to her?", one of them asked with worry written on his face. Dominus shook his head.
"I didn't do anything. She is just exhausted from the fight. She need to rest. When she wakes up, tell her that we won. Oh, and treat that wound." The blue man nodded. He gently took Spero over from Dominus and walked away. The group walked back outside. Dominus turned around and looked at the mice.
"You are all very brave, Biker Mice From Mars. I can not say how grateful I am that you helped us with this war. It was truly an honour to fight side by side with you. Our journey will end here. But know, you are always welcome at Dracano Castle."
Throttle cleared his throat. "And know that you are always welcome in our camp. What are your plans? You stay on this planet?"
Dominus nodded. "Yes. We do like it here."
Throttle smiled. "Yeah, we do too. Thank you for everything. You too, Lectorum."
Lectorum nodded and gave a little smile. Violet walked over to him and took his hand.
"Lectorum, thank you so much for everything. Because of you, I survived this. Because of you, we knew how to stop this war. You are a really good man."
Lectorum's eyes filled with tears. Violet felt a little bit like the daughter he never had. He gave her a tight hug.
"Take care, Violet."
Vinnie clapped Lectorum on the back. "Yeah, thanks, old man. You truly are…"
"A lifesaver? I know", Lectorum interrupted him with a teasing look in his eyes.
Vinnie froze for a second, but then laughed.
"You're a real piece of work. But really, thank you for taking good care of my girl. I owe you. Big time."
Lectorum patted him on the arm. "Anytime."
When the rest had said their goodbye's, Dominus and Lectorum climbed on Lyncas again. Cornu gave Vinnie one last lick and everybody laughed. Vinnie too. He was way too happy this was all over. Even getting licked by a dragon, which was really disgusting, couldn't change his happy mood. And though he would never say it out loud, he really found it kinda cute. He stroked her head one more time.
"Thank you, pretty lady. Take care." Cornu growled and unfolded her impressive wings.
"Goodbye, Biker Mice From Mars. Until we meet again!", Dominus said. The mice waved at them.

"Until we meet again, Snowball."

Vinnie shook his head. This guy really was unbelievable.
"Well, another job done by the Biker Mice From Mars", Throttle sighed while swinging his arm around Carbine's shoulders. She looked up at him and smiled.
Vinnie cheered. "Aaoow! We are the best! Better than the best!" Violet nodded. Modo punched Vinnie on the arm.
"We did get a little help, you know." Vinnie's face became expressionless.
"Yeah, yeah, okay…", he mumbled. Modo laughed. They walked to the bikes and Throttle gave the signal.
"Alright people. Let's rock… and ride!"
When they got back at their camp, they found out everything was still intact. The rest off the group came out of the cave.
"Stoker!", Carbine yelled and jumped in his arms. "I thought I lost you! You crazy mouse, why would you give your life for me?", she said with tears in her eyes. Stoker just smiled.
"You are young, still a whole life ahead of you. I want you to be happy. You deserve to be happy. But I must say, I'm kinda glad I'm still here to witness it." Carbine smiled and gave him a tight hug. Throttle walked inside the cave to see how the wounded were doing. Thankfully, everybody was going to live. Jake his back was burned real bad, but he was awake.
"Jake, how do you feel?", Throttle asked. Jake smiled a little sad.
"I did have better days. But you guys won! Great job!"
Throttle smiled. "Good to see you're okay. Take your time to recover. We have all the time in the world. Finally."
That night, the group was sitting by the campfire again. Everybody felt peaceful. Even Vinnie.
"I wonder how Spero is doing", Modo said. Gaya nodded. "Yeah. Me too."
"Let's go check on her tomorrow morning, okay?", Throttle suggested. Everybody agreed. One by one, everybody went to sleep. They were all tired from all the events.

Vinnie and Violet stayed behind. Even they were tired, they were still too restless to sleep. Violet looked at Vinnie. With the soft light from the fire shining on his face, he looked more beautiful than ever. But there was still that nagging feeling there was something wrong.
"Are you okay, cutie?", she asked, gently grabbing his hand. He gave her a sad smile. He knew he had to tell her. She knew him too well. And he also wanted to be honest with her.
"When Daemonium took over your body today, something happened." Violet looked in his eyes. She saw sadness. Oh god. What happened? She swallowed.
"It's okay. Tell me. I want to know. Since I can't remember it by myself", she said, slightly annoyed. Missing parts in your memory really sucked.
"Well, I… It was weird… He… Well… Uhm… You… Dammit. He talked with Charley's voice. I literally heard her voice coming out of your mouth. Beside the fact it was fucking scary, it hurted me. It ripped open some wounds which I thought were just healing. But when I think of it, the wounds were never healed. I miss her so much. And that's weird, you know? Because I have you now. And you are everything to me. But she was too…" He looked at Violet with despair on his face. Violet couldn't help getting the feeling she was... jealous? But she stopped herself. You can't be jealous on a dead girl. But still, it kinda hurted what he just said. She knew how important Charley was for him. But she didn't knew he was still in so much pain.
"Vinnie, I... I'm sorry. That must be really painful…", she whispered.
Vinnie shook his head and cupped her head in his hands.
"No, no, no. No sorry. I hurt you, I can see it in your eyes. I must be the one who says sorry. But I want to be honest with you. I love you, you know that right? And I will never leave you. But you need to know that Charley still has a place in my heart. She always will."
Violet nodded. "I know. I know you love me. And it's okay. It's perfectly normal she still has a place in your heart. You loved her. Yeah, it kinda hurts me to hear you say that. But it's fine, cutie. I will always be here for you."
Vinnie wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her against him. He lay his chin on her head and together, they stared into the flames.
"When we went to sleep at Spero's place, after the whole demon took over your body thing, another thing happened. I had this weirdest dream. I saw Charley. She told me she didn't blame me. That she knew I loved her. And that she loved me too. That we made mistakes, we both did. But that it just wasn't meant to be. And she wanted me to be happy. Happy with you. That you are the one for me. She told me to let her go. And I did… and I finally feel peace inside now. The guilt is gone, the pressure on my chest is gone. But the grieve is still there. But I think that is normal. And maybe I did let her go, but I will never forget her. I will carry her with me for the rest of my life. But I'm ready now. Ready to move on. This weird dream gave me closure I needed."
He didn't told her about the kiss. There were some things you could better keep for yourself.
Violet had tears in her eyes. She didn't know what to say. Vinnie turned her around so she could face him.
"I love you, Violet. And I want to spend the rest of my life with you. So, ehm… Yeah… Will you marry me?" he asked, fiddling with her fingers. He never, ever had felt this insecure and vulnerable. What if she was gonna say no? He almost didn't dare to look at her. But then, he felt a finger under his chin. He raised his head and saw her beautiful, green eyes. The eyes he loved so much. There were tears in it.
"Yes, Vincent. I really want to marry you. Because I also want to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you. Forever."
Vinnie jumped up and swirled her around in his arms. His grin almost split his face in half.
"Aaaooww!", he cheered. Violet laughed, he looked so cute and innocent. What a guy… When they stood still again, he pulled her against him and pressed his lips on hers. The red moon shined his light on them. After everything that had happened, they now knew there was one thing that would never break. One thing that was gonna survive everything. And that was their love for each other.

"No more talk of darkness..
Forget these wide eyed fears..
I'm here..
Nothing can harm you..
My words will warm and calm you.
Let me be your freedom..
Let daylight dry your tears..
I'm here..
With you beside you..
To guard you and to guide you..

Love me… that's all I ask of you.."

To be continued…

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