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Chapter thirty two

Thirty minutes later, they were all standing by the ships. Carbine had picked out thirty two other mice who she thought were gonna be useful. They were all young and strong, both male and female. Brave warriors. She had explained the situation to them and they were very willing to come with her. They already had lost all of their family, so there wasn't actually much left for them here.
Violet looked at their faces, but she didn't recognize any.
"What about Flint?", she asked, turning her gaze at Carbine.
"He can rot in hell", Vinnie said, who couldn't believe why she even bothered to ask.
Carbine sighed. "He betrayed us, Violet. He stays behind." Violet nodded. This all felt so surreal. Like some kind of bad movie.
"What did you tell the others? The ones who stay behind?"
Carbine clenched her fist. "I told them we are going on a mission and we will be back tomorrow…" It obviously had broke her heart to tell such a big lie. She turned her attention at Throttle. "Do we have everything we need?"
Throttle nodded. "Enough water and food to survive at least for three weeks. All the weapons we could find, gear for the bikes, communication gear, gasoline…"
"And my studly bod!", Vinnie finished, flexing his muscles.
This time it was Gaya who punched him on the arm.
"How can you be so insensitive? With all that is happening and here you are, making jokes."
Vinnie looked at her in disbelief. "A joke? I would never make a joke about my body…Pfuh."
Gaya was about to retort, but Modo stopped her.
"Let it go. It is his way of cooping. Just ignore him. You will get used to it. Someday…"
Gaya shot one more dirty look at Vinnie and walked into the ship. When she walked past Vinnie, she bumped her shoulder against his.
Vinnie snickered. "She sure has a little temper, right?"
Modo shook his head. "Only when you are around. Somehow, you always manage to get the worst out of someone. Really, how do you do it?"
Vinnie smiled his trademark smile. "What can I say? It's a gift."
Modo walked right past him into the ship. The rest followed. The others who were picked out by Carbine took the other three ships.

When everybody was in the ship, Carbine activated the radio. "Is everybody ready?"
The three other ships gave the signal they were ready to go.
"Alright, let's go." Carbine activated the engine.
But somehow, she hesitated to take off. She looked out of the window. Was she really ready to give up their planet? To leave all those people behind? The answer was no. But otherwise, everybody would die. For nothing. It was a deadly conflict. Both options sucked. Throttle lay a hand on her arm.
"It's okay, Carbine. I know. But this is the right choice, even if it feels so wrong."
Carbine suddenly felt tears in her eyes. She hadn't cried in a long time. But this, all this what was happening now, was killing her. She had fought so hard for this planet, for their people. Letting it go was almost impossible. It felt like failure. She looked at Throttle. He gave her a encouraging nodd. Suddenly, determination flooded through her body. How awful this all was, this was the right thing to do. She wiped away her tears and pushed the button. The ship came loose and flew into the air. Everybody was looking out of the tiny windows, to see the incredible view of their homeplanet one last time.

Violet grabbed Vinnie's hand, tears in her eyes. While looking their planet become smaller and smaller, Vinnie stroked her hand. This was crazy. No, beyond crazy. Even for him. What if this was a trap? To lure them out? To chase them away? But soon, he had a answer on all of his questions. He saw a huge flashlight. It was so bright, he closed his eyes in reflex. When he opened them again, he saw Mars explode into million pieces. Even they were on safe distance, they felt the shockwave from the explosion. The ship rocked, but hold it.
Nobody said something. All they could do was stare at the spot where their lovely home planet used to be. They were officially homeless now. Vinnie was, of course, the first who broke the silence.
"So… and where do we go now?"

They were flying for hours now, looking for a place were they could land. Everybody was dazed and silent. Even Vinnie sat still and stared out of the window. Violet was laying with her head on his lap and he was stroking her hair absently. He felt weird. Heartbroken because his home, his entire planet was gone. Wiped away. But he also felt some sort of relief. The Plutarkians were gone. The war was gone. As much as he loved to fight, to do all those crazy battles and missions, even he was somehow grew tired of it. And the greatest benefit off it all was that he never had to look at those ugly fin faces again. The smell was something he was never gonna forget, but never gonna miss. But what will the future bring them? 'And they were living happily ever after.'
No. He didn't believe in fairytales. In happy endings. But only time will tell. Vinnie looked at Violet, who was fast asleep. He was glad they were together. She was his light in the darkness. His anchor in this fucked up world. It felt good to finally be with someone, after all the shit he had been going through. And he was lucky, very lucky that this someone was his Violet. She was a unique personality. And he loved her from the bottom of his heart. He will carry Charley with him for the rest of his life. He still loved her. But it was different. Violet was his soulmate. Everything that had happened, was meant to be. To eventually meet Violet. No matter how hard and heartbreaking these events had been, it was all worth it. She was his home. And as long she would be with him, he could survive everything. Well, almost everything. The pain in his back was killing him. He had forgotten to take some extra painkillers in all the hurry they had to leave. Although the wounds were clean and already healing, it still hurt like hell. The bandage on his face was also starting to get very annoying. He sighed.
Throttle suddenly stood beside him. "You okay?", he asked with worry written on his face. He had seen the pain on Vinnie's face. Vinnie waved it away, acting all macho. "Nothing I can't handle." But his eyes told otherwise. Throttle shook his head and pushed something in Vinnie's hand.
"Take this, Vincent." And he walked back to the cockpit. Vinnie looked at the pill in his hand. He glanced around him and quickly put the pill in his mouth. No need to waste any medicine, right? Soon after, the pill did his work and the pain faded away. Vinnie sighed from relief. Better.

After a couple of hours, Carbine became desperate. They were flying for hours now, but still no place to go. Thankfully, the ships still had enough fuel, but the time was ticking. They couldn't fly around for days without finding a place to land.
"Jake?", Carbine asked. Jake walked over to her. "Yes?"
"Is there something you can do with your computer? Search if there's any planet close by where we can land? Where there's oxigen?"
Jake rubbed his chin. "I can try, but I can't promise you anything."
"That's all I'm asking." Carbine smiled at him. Jake took his seat again and grabbed his hand computer.
Throttle took Carbine's hand.
"It will be okay, Carbine. We have each other", he said, trying to comfort her. She squeezed his hand.
"That's the most important." And she gave him a little smile. When Jake finally said something, everybody was fast asleep, except for Throttle and Carbine. Jake joined them.
"It seems there is one planet sort of nearby that looks like it's livable", he said. He summed up the coordinates.
Carbine set them in the computer and activated the automatic pilot.
"It's still an eight hour flight. Thanks Jake, you did a good job."
"No problem. Let's just hope it's good enough."
Carbine radioed the others and gave them the coordinates. She yawned.
"Go get some sleep. I'll stay awake to keep an eye on things", Throttle said. Carbine kissed him.
"Thanks, hotshot." She walked to the back of the ship. Jake was still busy with his computer, Stoker sleeping next to him. Gaya and Modo were also sleeping, holding hands. Violet and Vinnie were lying on the couch, Violet lying with her head on Vinnie's chest with Vinnie's arms wrapped around her. Even in his sleep, he protected her. Vinnie was snoring loud, but not so loud as Modo. Carbine sighed and curled herself up on a chair. What a mess. What a strange, fucked up world.

Finally, they were close by the planet Jake had found. Throttle woke Carbine up. They sat together in the cockpit, looking at the planet. It looked a lot like Earth actually. At least there was water. But will there people who lived there? Carbine sure hoped not. They all needed some peace and quietness. She looked at Throttle. "Let's do this", he said and she nodded. "Prepare for landing", she said into the radio. The other ships gave the signal they were ready to follow. The rest woke up right before the ship landed. They all looked out of the window. They saw a beautiful landscape. It was some sort of a dessert with a big bush around it. Large lakes with water. There was a sun shining, but it was a different sun. It gave some sort of a blue glow. If heaven did exist, this sure looked like it. All the ships landed without any trouble. Carbine shut down the engines and silence dawned at them.
Vinnie stretched and yawned. "Alright, now what?"
"I suggest we take a quick look around on the bikes. The others can stay here and guard the ships", Carbine suggested.
"Okay… You know I'm all about risks and stuff, but who knows what could happen when we step into that sun? I really don't wanna die melting away or whatever. I'm way too cool for that", Vinnie said while looking out of the window.
Modo nodded. "I hate to say it, but he's got a point." Throttle rubbed his chin.
"Well. Only one way to find out." And he put his helmet on his head in deep space mode. Vinnie and Modo exchanged looks and did the same. No way they were gonna let their bro go out there on his own. They took place on their bikes.

"Ready guys?", Carbine asked. When they nodded, she pushed on the button to open the door. The three mice revved their engines and drove slowly outside. Vinnie held his breath when his tires made contact with the sand, but so far, nothing happened. They drove further, into the weird looking sunlight. Nothing happened. It felt actually very nice. It wasn't that different from the feeling of the sun on Earth. They stopped their bikes. Vinnie pulled of his helmet and inhaled the air. It was fresh, but also warm. Weird. But great. He looked around. The environment was amazing. Very different from Mars, only the sand had the same, red color.
"It's beautiful", Modo said. Vinnie and Throttle agreed. Throttle waved at the others. They all slowly walked out of the ship, amazed by how beautiful this planet was. And quiet. Jake checked something on his computer.
"The oxygen level in the air is perfect. Even better than on Mars."
"Great!", Carbine answered. She felt a pang of joy. Was it finally here? A war free life? She wanted to feel happy, but restraint herself. Who knew how many dangers there were on this planet? But they had a good start. Maybe it was possible to finally be happy. Really happy. She grabbed Throttle's hand and they smiled at each other.

They explored the closest area on the bikes, while the rest was guarding the ships. But it didn't appear to be necessary. They were, by the looks of things, alone. Nearby the bushes, on the edge of the desert, they had found some caves. It was a perfect place to spend the first night. When the sun set, a red moon appeared in the sky. It did get dark, but the temperature stayed the same. The group was sitting together in front of the caves, eating diner. Everybody was still upset and mindblown that Mars was gone. So, for the first time they were actually quiet as mice. Of course, they were lucky they had found this beautiful planet. But nobody felt really happy. Everybody was grieving for the loss of their beloved home and all the mice who had lost their lives. But time will heal. And now, it was time to rebuild. And that was gonna be hard. But they will make it work. One way or another.

'The hardest part of ending is starting again'

To be continued...

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So, if you wanna know how the mice adjust to their new homeplanet and find about their new advantures, please read Battle Sympony.
I'll try to post the first chapter also today.