Thanks again for the lovely reviews. Glad to hear that my English is good enough to understand the story. Sometimes it's really hard to discribe what is in my head and translate it to English. But, I'm learning. It's becoming a little bit easier, step by step.

Soooo, next chapter! Hope you guys enjoy!

Chapter seventeen

Two hours later, they were ready to go. They'd found enough soldiers who not only survived the attack, but also were eager to fight back. Luckily, most of the soldiers were outside during the attack, including their bikes. So there were enough bikes to take with them on this mission. The few who had lost their ride because of the destruction off the garage, drove along with another soldier. Because Violet didn't had her own bike, they'd decided to let her drive with Modo, since they had the same task (freeing the prisoners).

Vinnie had gathered all the weapons he owned, which were a lot. It hardly fitted on his bike, but of course, Vinnie had find a way to take them all with him. He had ordered the rest to do the same. They were definitely going to need all the firepower they could find.

Throttle and Carbine had spoken with the other five mice from the patrol group about the surrounding. It seemed there were no surprises, like boobytraps. The building was surrounded by rock formations and hills, but nothing they couldn't handle. There were enough routes they could take to get the prisoners to safety before Vinnie would destroy the building.

Finally, it was time. Vinnie walked over to Violet.
"Be careful out there, sweetheart", he said, while giving her a tight hug. Violet hugged him back.
"You too. You are way too cute to die", she smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. She was scared. Scared to lose him before they even were together. There was still so much to talk about. She still wanted to know what had happened on Earth. Vinnie had promised her that he would tell her, but that now wasn't time. She knew he was right. He needed to focus on the fight right now. If they would win, there was plenty of time to talk. And do other stuff…
Vinnie kissed her, breaking her out of her thoughts.
"See you after the fight. Kick some asses out there. I'm sure I will. See you back in one piece, okay!" It was not a question. Violet nodded. "Deal."
Vinnie turned to Modo. "Take care off her, big fella."
Modo gave him a hard clap on his back and Vinnie was almost smashed to the ground because of the strength. "I will, Vinnie my man, I will. Bikers honour."
Vinnie nodded, knowing that Violet was in good hands with Modo. But he had a such a strong feeling to protect her himself. Scared of losing her. He, scared? Yeah, for the first time in his life, he felt really scared. Not that he was going to say that out loud. He pushed his worries aside and jumped on his bike. He needed to focus on his task.

Violet climbed on Modo's bike, almost completely disappearing behind the large, grey mouse. Vinnie couldn't help but smile. She looked so cute and yet so sexy. The things he wanted to do with her… For the first time, he hoped the battle was over soon. Violet saw him looking and winked at him. Vinnie winked back and wiggled his eyebrows, to make his intentions clear. She laughed out loud while shaking her head. Modo turned around to see what was going on, but Violet waved it away. Vinnie snickered. He felt like a teenager that was in love for the first time. It was a weird, but incredible feeling. Something to fight for. And that was exactly what he was going to do.

When they were close to the building, the group splitted up. Jake took place at the same spot he had during the patrol, because it had a great view at the building, but was also well hidden.
"I'm in position", he said over the radio in his helmet, grabbing his computer. "I'm starting now, wait for my signal, over."
Modo, Violet, Stoker, Carbine and Throttle drove to the side of the building and hide between two huge rock formations to wait for Jake's signal.
Vinnie and his group waited behind a hill, out of sight. Waiting… Waiting… Waiting didn't really excist in Vinnie's dictionary. His heart was beating fast, his blood pressure rising… Ready to fight. His tail showed his impatience by lashing through the air. Just when he thought he couldn't stand it anymore, Jake's voice came over the radio.
"I'm almost in, start distraction, over."
"YES! Uh, I mean: copy that, over", Vinnie answered and then looked at his group.
"Alright you mamma jammers, let's rock… and ride!"

At the building, everything was quiet. It almost looked peaceful. Then, the sound of engines in the distant, becoming louder. The guards at the building looked up and tighten their grip on their weapons, ready to use them. Before they fully understood what was going on, they heard a high pitched voice.
"AAOOWW, let's whip us some Plutarkian tail!" and a large group of Martian Mice flew over the hill. One of the guards grabbed his radio. "We're under attack, battlestations!"
When Vinnie landed on the ground, he heard the same siren that they had heard during the patrol. He rode straight to the big entrance at the fence, which was guarded by two soldiers. "Honeyyy, I'm hoooome!", he yelled happily and opened fire.
The guards returned fire, but were soon forced to run away from the door because of the heavy attack coming from Vinnie. The white furred mouse laughed maniacally when he chased after them. "Hey, wait for me!" and he gained speed. He quickly caught up with them and steered his bike between the two guards. He let go of his handlebars and grabbed both guards, each in one hand. "Hey there! Welcome to Vinnie's driving school. First lesson; always keep a close watch on your surrounding!" and he slammed the heads of the guards hard against each other. Vinnie dropped the unconscious bodies and turned back at the fight. As expected, the building had opened his doors and a large army came out. They marched through the opening in the fence, right into the arms of the Freedom Fighters.
"Alright! It's working!", Vinnie yelled and threw himself into chaos.

On the other side of the building, Throttle's group was waiting for Jake's signal. The sound of heavy explosions and Vinnie's battlecry was echoing through the air. Everybody shook their head with a smile.
"Well, at least one of us is having fun", Modo said, knowing that Vinnie was having the time of his life.
"You know he is loving this", Throttle agreed.
Jake's signal came sooner then they'd expected.

"I'm in, I am opening the fence… now!"
The group jumped at their feet. "The kid is fast!", Carbine said, impressed in spite of herself.
"Alright, let's go", Throttle said while walking to the small door in the fence they had spotted during patrol. The door was indeed open. They ran to the building, heads low and keeping a close watch at their surrounding.
"Jake, are the doors from the building open yet?", Throttle asked through the radio. He didn't want to give away their presence by pulling on a door that was closed like some kind of idiot.
"Yes, I took all the security down. Piece of cake!", Jake answered. "So, you guys have a free ticket in and out of jail. Use it well, and fast! Don't know how long it will take before the Plutarkians notice that their security is down."
Throttle snickered. "Good job, Jake!" and he opened the door. Everybody sneaked inside and Carbine closed the door behind them. It looked like they were in some sort of cafetaria. Throttle walked to the open door at the other side of the room and peeked into the hallways.
"Coast is clear. It looks like our plan is working so far. Modo, Violet and Stoker; you guys go left and find those prisoners. Try to keep a low profile, but since Vinnie isn't here, that must be no problem. Carbine and me go right, trying to locate the virus."

Modo nodded, taking over the leading roll. He sneaked around the corner, his bionic arm ready to shoot. Violet and Stoker followed him, also carrying a gun. "Why is it so quiet here? Are they really that stupid to send everybody outside?", Stoker whispered, feeling uncomfortable. He soon got an answer on his last question. When they came around another corner, they saw two guards at a door with bars in it. The good news was, they had found the part of the building where they, by the looks of things, kept the prisoners. The bad news was, the guards found them. But before they could react, Modo raised his arm cannon and shot both guards. Violet was about to do the same, but saw that Modo already handled it. She lowered her gun. Her heart was beating fast, but her body was still reacting. That was good news. It confirmed her feeling that she was ready.

"We have to be quick, before they find out we are here", Stoker said, opening the door. They ran inside and Stoker closed the door behind him. When their eyes were used to the dark environment, they saw a long hallway with cells on both sides. There were about 50 of them. They walked slowly to one of the cells.
A female mouse was lying on the ground. She was skinny to the bone, the few clothing she was wearing were torn and dirty. But it was the look in her eyes that took Violet off guard. She had never seen someone who had lost hope. Who was waiting to die. She saw it in the eyes of the female mouse and it hit her right in the heart. Poor thing.
Modo gently pushed Violet aside and opened the cell door. He took the female mouse by the hand and helped her up. She was looking scared at Modo, who tried to calm her down. "We are here to help you, ma'am. Can you walk?"
The mouse nodded, still not really understanding what was going on. But she followed Modo. No matter what was going on, it was better than staying here and waiting till death was coming for her.

Stoker, Violet and Modo opened every cell and helped the prisoners to make a line in the hallway, were they waited for further instructions. It was heartbreaking work. Every prisoner was in bad shape, the one worse than the other. Some of them were only children.
Modo was almost at the end of the hallway and tried to open another cell. Before he could do that, a shadow flew to the bars and slammed against them. Modo quickly stepped back, in shock of what he saw. A male mouse, growling and drooling, his hands through the bars of his cell, trying to grab Modo. Bloodshot, empty eyes staring at him.
Violet saw Modo stepping back and heard the growling sounds. She slowly walked closer and when she saw the creature in his cell, she felt a hint of panic.
"The infected prisoners…", she whispered. "We didn't thought about that. We totally forgot it. What are we gonna do with them?"
She looked at Modo, horror on her face. Stoker joined them. "We can't take them with us. It's too dangerous. They can't be saved, it's too late for them."
"So we just let them die here?", Violet asked with a high tone in her voice.
Stoker nodded. "As much as I hate to say it, we have no choice. You've heard Jake, there is no cure. What if they bite us? What if they escape? I'm sorry Violet, but this is un negotiable."

Violet stared at him in disbelief and Modo shook his head.
"Oh momma…"

Oh Modo's momma... Please review! :)