Mouse from Space - Chapter 08.
New morning arrived. The warm lights felt so nice. Mickey enjoyed their caress and wanted to sleep forever, when suddenly a demonic beast screeched right next to his ear, making him shout and fell off the straw bed. He gasped for air and blinked over the bale, noticing a colorful chicken waddle with proud elegance. Mickey puffed his cheek and managed to punish this wicked creature when he heard a soft moan nearby. He turned and saw Minnie sleeping, leaning her back against a big bale of straw, crossing her arms over her chest. Seems she not really cared about the chicken.
Mickey crawled closer to the girl, examining with curiosity. Weakly he reached out his big hand and moved away a little hair from her face. The alien sparkled a little, he had a strange feeling deep inside as he stared at the female mouse. He thought for a moment, then softly wrapped his blanket around her body.
"What is this?" asked himself Mickey confused "Why I feel this strange? Later I ask Minnie, maybe she knows something." suddenly he heard voices outside the barn. The alien raised a brow, and, remembering Minnie's warn, he carefully sneaked to the door and peeked out. He saw three figure heading to the house, all in black. Men in black. These are those persons who took away his ship. Mickey clenched his paw on the door and shined red a little, but then quickly duck before anyone notice him. He quickly ran back to the girl and shook her shoulder. "Minnie. Minnie wake up!" The girl moaned and slowly opened her eyes.
"M-Mickey? Nhh it's too early... Just give me five more minute." mumbled and turned to her side, wrapping the blanket tighter around her.
"But Minnie! They're here! The men in black you talked about!" pulled away the sheet Mickey a bit annoyed and nervous. Hearing the word Minnie immediately awakened and stared at him.
"What? A-are you sure?" when the alien nodded she jumped up and hurried to the barn's door. She put a finger over her mouth, showing to stay quiet and peeked out with Mickey by her side.
He was right. Minnie immediately recognized the tall, annoying mouse and his two guard as they stood in front of the house, and, for the girl's shock they talked with Aunt Ellie and Uncle John. They stood side by side, Unc John leaned to a shovel, while Aunt Ellie cleaned her hand into her apron and smiled at the strangers. Minnie heard the nasty mouse talking.
"Forgive us for this sudden burden, Mr and Mrs. Let me introduce myself. I'm Dr Mortimer from the Army's special research squad. I'd like to ask a few questions for you, if you not mind." showed a disgusting, mischievous smile the mouse. The couple changed a look before Ellie answered.
"Of course we not mind." smiled kindly.
"Great!" clapped his hands Mortimer then cleared his throat "Ahem. Maybe you know about that little incident two days ago..."
"Everyone knows about it." barked in Unc John "Tap out what ya want and let us work!" Mortimer glared at him with hatred for a second, then hold back his emotions and fixed his ears.
"As you wish... so, where I stopped... ah yes. That night one of our man unfortunately escaped. We looking for him. Have you see a strange mouse wandering around in the past days? He has blue fur and strange tattoos all over the body. Poor one is a bit lunatic..."
Minnie gasped in shock. They know about Mickey. But how? Maybe someone in the town found him suspicious and called these dangerous guys? She clenched her teeth in anger as she saw the scene. But suddenly... for a moment her eyes met with Unc John's. The elder mouse stared at her, then winked, with his hand he invisibly gestured. Minnie immediately understood it and nodded.
"My, my... I not sure if I have ever see a poor boy like this." chatted Aunt Ellie "But why not come inside for a nice hot pie and tea? You must be very tired of the long travel."
"Are you sure you didn't see anybody?" Mortimer forcefully continued his questions "I got a nameless call someone had seen a blue mouse around this ranch." in the next moment they heard a loud clank as John dropped his shovel.
"My my... it slipped..." sighed John and leaned down. When he grabbed the shovel he straightened up and as he turned he banged the closest guard with great strength. The guy moaned and collapsed down "Whoops, how clumsy I am! My apologize, sir." said sarcastically.
"Hon, be careful next time." scolded him Ellie, and in the next moment she pulled out a rolling pin from her apron and knocked out the other guard with one nice hit.
"W-what are you doing?" shouted Mortimer shocked "How dare you hit a man of the Army!"
"Screw the Army!" spit out John then they heard a truck's motor. He grinned satisfied "That's my girl!" next to him Ellie snatched out the shovel and made a step toward the unarmed Mortimer.
"That's for my David!" she hissed and swung the stuff.
"Are you sure they will be fine?" asked Mickey a bit worried, looking out the truck's window.
"Aunt Ellie and Unc John are stronger than you think." grinned at him Minnie "I don't know how they knew it... but they give us time to escape." her grip tightened on the wheel. Mickey sensed deep inside she's also worrying to her family. The alien hesitated, then touched her shoulder, reassuring Minnie. "Anyway... we need to find a place we can hide from them."
"And you know any?" blinked the mouse.
"Thinking about it." answered the girl then she noticed something in the rear view mirror. "Damn... Mickey, lean down and hold tight. This will be a hard round."
"Huh? Why? What's going... on..." Mickey's voice gagged when he noticed the black car right behind them.
"Those bastards possibly set up another unit for emergency." growled the girl and sped up the truck. Mickey slightly peeked out, the car came even more close to them. "Hold on Mickey, I try to get rid of them." the engine rumbled louder, trying to leave them behind.
"Minnie, they just not want to leave us!" noted the alien.
"I know it just right!" she groaned, suddenly they felt a great thud on the truck's side as the other car hit them "Dammit! They try to force us down the road. Then take this bastards!" Minnie pulled the wheel to the right, the rims screeched and moved in front of the men in black. Her sudden emotion changes always surprised Mickey. The usually cheerful girl was now determinative and desperate. Her strong presence awakened something in the alien. For the first time he wanted to help the girl. Somehow, anyhow.
"Minnie! Next time let them approach the truck!" Mickey said with the same determination like the girl.
"You nuts?" glared at him Minnie.
"Just trust me." answered and in the next moment he leaned out the window. Minnie was unsure what the alien managed to do, but she needed to believe him.
Meanwhile Mickey reached his hand out, concentrating closed his eyes. The marks shined up on his body and circles appeared around his paw. He felt the energy gathering together in his palm, buzzing and trembling, ready to burst out. Mickey waited for one more second then snapped his eyes open and released the energy. It blasted out with a sonic boom and bright light, Minnie needed to shut her eyes not to blind. The next thing she heard was a loud explosion. She hurry looked into the small mirror and saw the black car few meters away the road, laying on it's side and burnt.
"Y-you did this?" moaned the girl in shock. Mickey gasped and stared at his hand.
"Y-yes... but didn't know it's this strong..." stammered Mickey startled and surprised.
"Let's just hope you not killed those morons... Better if we hide for a day or two." Minnie said and quickly continued their way back to the town, thinking hard what should they do next.