Mouse from Space – Chapter 18.
They were received by great chaos as they entered the hospital and tried to reach the level their friends were. Panicked citizens and workers pushed them from a side to another as they tried to go as far from the epicenter as they could, while Mickey and Delbert managed to move the opposite way. As they turned a corner Mickey slid a stop and dragged back Delbert, pressing their backs against the wall.
"Why we stopp...?" Delbert's mouth was shut by a big paw. Mickey peeked out from behind the corner and his marks began to sparkle.
"Those bastards again..." hissed the mouse. Delbert looked over his shoulder and noticed large humans in black suit, holding big guns in their hands as they guarded a ward. And inside...
"Let her go!" screamed Aunt Ellie, struggling in strong grips that hold her firmly.
"Release her or I..." snarled Uncle John, who had a bleeding wound right above the eye. Next to the bed another black person, Fantome towered, his claws clenched around Minnie's neck, lifting her sit.
"Where is it?" bellowed Fantome "Where is the alien?"
"A-alien? W-hat alien?" gasped for air Minnie, but her answer received a slap across the face.
"DON'T DARE YOU FOOL ME, PEASANT!" roared the dog "I know you hiding it somewhere! Tell me where the alien is and I..."
"And you what?... You just... want to torture him more..." Minnie had some difficult to speak, but she grabbed Fantome's wrist, squeezing it "Tell me... what is the Lapis Lazulli you want badly from Mickey?" Fantome's eyes grew wide in surprise, so did Delbert's, hearing every word those two shared.
"How... do you know about it?" hissed through his teeth the black dog.
"Not your concern..."
"You wretched bitch! I have enough of your play. Where is the alien?" his grip tightened around Minnie's throat. Her already pale face now got a shade of green/blue color.
"Stop! You will kill her!" begged Aunt Ellie, tears streaming her cheeks. Fantome growled, but eased his grasp. Minnie immediately gasped to catch some air and coughed. With trembling fingers he mentioned the male to lean closer. Suspiciously Fantome did and lowered his head to her level. The girl opened her mouth and whispered with a grin.
"Screw you!" said, in the next moment she was tossed off the bed and kicked in the abdomen. She groaned painfully, curling up on the floor.
"Tsss I have enough of your stupid play!" Fantome aimed his gun at the girl, glaring with disgust. Minnie slowly raised her head and stared back with the same expression "This damned face. Ughh how much I hated it! Reminds me of another rodent like you..."
"Rodent...? W-who you talking about?" muttered Minnie.
"There was a damn private of the army, that stuck his snout into too many things. What was his name, Daniel? Damian? Something with 'D'..."
"David? It was my David?" moaned in Aunt Ellie and Fantome's eyes shined up viciously. A demonic grin crept across his face.
"Ah yes, David... that was the name..." continued on a false kind voice "He was exactly the same, like you. Annoying and tried to cross my path too many times. He said aliens are our friend, we shouldn't use them as subject. The mere fool..."
"...stop..."
"Once he even blackmailed me he will tell the supervisors we do illegal experiments..."
"...stop it."
"I had no other choice. He knew too much..." his grin grew even wider as he talked to the uncle and aunt, who slowly turned pale like the wall around them. Minnie grit her teeth, trying to kneel up.
"Stop it."
"So one day I called him behind the building and..." raised his hand, like a gun at the adults "Bang!"
"STOP IIIIIIITTT!" bellowed Minnie and jumped at Fantome, but she was too weak, the canine punched her between the ribs. The mouse gagged and collapsed down, above him Fantome cackled wickedly.
"You monster!" snarled Uncle John, his captive had some difficulties to hold back the elder farmer. Aunt Ellie was close to faint, she stared at the nothing with blank eyes, repeating his son's name.
"Hahaha you're so pathetic! Trying to protect an alien pest, just like that moron David, ahahaha this makes me laugh! Hahahhaha, but now... better if you follow your cousin..." Fantome raised his gun right at the girl.
"Minnie! Leave her alone!" struggled Uncle John in rage. But before Fantome pulled the trigger, around them the machines began to tremble and zap. All of them looked around confused by the strange malfunction.
"LEAVE MINNIE ALONEEEE!" bellowed a voice only Minnie heard. For the others only a horrible screech surrounded. Fantome rolled around but he hadn't got the time to shoot. In front of him a blue-red blur appeared and a huge, zapping fist punched him right in the face. The canine groaned, the force tossed him hard onto the wall, knocking his head against the tile. Like a heavy bag he collapsed down senseless.
Near him a small figure, a blue mouse raised up in attacking position. His marks, even the eyes glowed with bloodred light. He clearly showed his sharp fangs, whipped his tail around. Both his large hands zapped with blue electricity. Now the alien faced with the remained black suited men, snarling at them. The men in black guys changed a scared look, then dropped the two elder mouse and retreated.
"E-everything is okay now?" peeked in Delbert carefully at the doorside. Minnie glared at the other mouse shocked, unable to move. Mickey also stared back, then quickly rushed to the female and hugged her tight.
"Minnie!" tweeted on his original tone, his marks stopped glowing.
"M-Mickey..." yelped the girl startled, but hugged him back "Geesh I was worried about you..."
"You were worried? I was worried! You almost killed yourself!" scolded her the alien, but at the same time he fought with his tears "Don't do this again!"
"I'm sorry..." Minnie then glanced at her foster parents and her smile dropped. With some help she went to the bedside, where the broken Aunt Ellie sat, weeping into her old palms. Uncle John tried to calm his wife, however his eyes were wet either.
"Aunt, Uncle..." Minnie knelt in front of the couple, rested her head on Ellie's lap, like she did when she was a young girl. Ellie's hand trembled, instinctively reached up and cuddled Minnie, caressing her long hair. John then stood up, avoided the bed and picked the gun Fantome dropped. He aimed the weapon at the fainted dog, indeed his hands also trembled.
"Sir, what are you manage to do?" asked Delbert, who meanwhile found an unconscious rabbit, Ozzie in the corner.
"Revenge..." sneered the elder mouse.
"Please don't, he..."
"This bastard killed my son!" shrieked John, flailing with the gun "Just because he was too curious, this demon took him behind a building and shoot him like a dog! This is the least he deserve after he..."
"John, enough!" snapped suddenly Ellie's voice. The male twitched and turned to see his wife's red, tearful eyes glaring at him.
"But Ellie, he..."
"I-if you kill him, that will bring back David from death? I d-don't think so." poor old woman shook in the whole body as she talked "If you shoot... then you would be the same like that demon on the floor... Please, John... for our son's sake..." John bit his bottom lips in despair, but lowered his arm, dropping the gun.
"Forgive me Ellie..." his rage faded away as he stood there, fighting with his own tears. Aunt Ellie went there and embraced her mate.
"Shhh its alright, dear..." nuzzled under his chin Ellie "Please don't cry..."
"Forgive me to interrupt this moment, but we can't stay here..." spoke up Delbert who, with some nice slap brought back Oswald to his senses. The rabbit groaned and shook his head.
"Ugh my head... where is that bastard who hit me?" barked Ozzie as he tried to blow away the stars from his eyes.
"Oswald!" suddenly he was tightly hugged by Minnie "Oh you big fool..."
"M-Minnie?" moaned the male surprised "I-I thought you hate me..."
"Forgive me I was angry at you. Okay you deserved it, but then you proved you're still a good guy." Ozzie blushed, but lowered his head and slowly moved out her arms.
"Thanks... but I not deserve your forgive..." he said.
"Guys, can we do this another time? The men in black should arrive in any moment!" interrupted Mickey, tugging Minnie's hand.
"The Prince is right, this place is unsafe for us." agreed with him Delbert. Minnie took a step ahead, but then rushed back and hugged her foster parents.
"Aunt Ellie, Uncle John, forgive me but I have to go..."
"B-but you still not heale..." started Ellie, but John cut her sentence.
"Don't forget to take your pills." he stated and patted her between the ears.
"I won't, thank you so much. Aunt, Uncle... I love you." she leaned to her tip toes and kissed both of them on the cheek. "Better if you not go home for a while. For your own sake."
"Don't worry about us." reassured her John "You just go." Minnie nodded, then grabbed her checkered shirt, the medicines from the bedside and joined her friends. The males changed a look with the two elder mouse, nodded their head and followed the girl outside.
"I'm so happy you're fine again." said Mickey, smiling at the girl.
"Haha you forgot one thing. I'm tougher than you guys think." smirked Minnie, touching her muscled arm "But now... where should we go?"
"As far as we can from these bastards." answered Ozzie, touching the bum on his head and hissed "Yeowch this hurt..."
"Maybe big baby Ozzie needs a kissy on tha bumpy?" teased him Minnie like if they were great pals again. The rabbit twitched, while the others chuckled on his expression. Their feelings were bittersweet, but at least they were together again, so what should happen?
Somewhere else, far-far above the atmosphere, where the endless sky was dark blue and black a huge, ship like vehicle appeared from a wormhole.
"Captain, we arrived!" saluted the alien on the bridge. In front of him the large figure not moved, just stared at the bright blue planet.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" he said on his deep, ominous voice, it made the smaller alien confused.
"W-well y-yes, sir..."
"It will be a pleasure to destroy ahahaa." burst up in laugh the Captain that made the other one grimace "Beware, dear prince, your destiny has arrived!"
End of Chapter 18.