Mouse from Space – Chapter 19.
"Any suggestion where should we go?" asked Ozzie on the driver's seat. The gang was crowded in his small, weathered car, driving on high speed. Minnie sat on the passenger's seat already dressed, while Mickey, Delbert and Morph were behind them. The rabbit constantly took short glances at the female, worried about her condition. The worst, visible thing was the darker spots on her neck, where Fantome's fingers gripped her throat. By this Oswald clenched his hands on the steering.
"Anywhere, just stay far from those creeps! And please stop glaring at me!" stated Minnie, frowning a little "I'm fine."
"Are you sure?" leaned to her Mickey over the seats, his marks slightly sparked up "That monster almost did something horrible with you."
"Gah guys! How many times I have to repeat? I'M O-KAY!" emphasized every word Minnie annoyed, then turned his head behind "But what was that power before, Mickey? I didn't know you can do that?"
"You mean that attack with my hands?" glanced at his arms the alien, rubbing them "Neither I know how it happened. I only felt rage when I saw you in danger..."
"That was only a normal defensive reaction of your kind, Prince." interjected Delbert with a tiny tap on the mouse's shoulder "It seems your memories are slowly coming back to you."
"Huh? But... I still remember nothing..."scratched his head awkwardly Mickey.
"May can I ask who the heck is this?" interrupted their chat Minnie, pointing at the dog. "And why he calls you prince?"
"Ah yes, we didn't meet yet. I'm Delbert, teacher and mentor of our prince, Neraion." adjusted his obstacles Delbert. Minnie raised a confused brow.
"Nera-what? N-now hold on a second! You're a prince, Mickey?"
"It seems to be..." scratched his head the mouse. In the next moment they heard a yelp and Delbert leaned over the seats dangerously.
"Ehm sorry to interrupt the chat, but we got company, captain!" whimpered to Ozzie.
"Who ya called captain?" snapped the rabbit, but in the next moment the rear view exploded on his side. He shouted and pulled away the wheel in reflex, almost leaving the road. Minnie grabbed the steering and helped him taking back the control over the vehicle.
"Not good, not good!" dug his fingers into the carpet Delbert.
"Minnie, they following us!" said Mickey nervously. In the middle rear view they saw several cars' flashlight.
"The bastards!" frowned the girl "I thought you knocked him out for a longer time..." Minnie turned behind, but immediately ducked when she heard gunshots. The others did the same with surprised yelps. A big crack appeared on the wind screen.
"Gaaaah they shooting us!" moaned Delbert in fright.
"I noticed that!" groaned Ozzie annoyed "Then do something!"
"Mickey, try to blow up their wheels! Quick!" told Minnie to the alien mouse.
"I try..." gulped the alien and carefully peeked out the window, just to duck in the very next moment. The other rear view blew off the car "Gah I can't! They don't give me time!"
"Then we have no other choice but flee!" stated Ozzie and stepped on the accelerator as much as he could. They heard the shouts as the other cars tried to reach them. No matter how Ozzie tried, he couldn't get rid of the men in black.
Suddenly they heard a loud boom and their car, with a horrific screech it rolled around uncontrollable. The passengers screamed as the vehicle left the road and bounced twice on the wet grass before it stopped. The bonnet steamed and the car let out some dying whistle and cough.
"Ugh my head..." groaned Minnie, rubbing a bum on her skull. "Everyone is alright?"
"I-I think so..." moaned Ozzie on his side.
"T-the world is rolling around, ugh please make it stop!" Delbert's voice muffled as he shut his mouth with his own hands.
"For a second I thought we will die..." shook his head Mickey a little, then turned around on his place "Guys... we have to go, quickly!"
"Oh damn... Mickey is right! Hurry guys!" Minnie groaned and with some effort kicked the door open and crawled out the car, pulling Ozzie after her. Mickey tried to help Delbert. Outside Minnie made only one tottering step when she heard the screeches, as cars drifted and stopped near them. From the vehicles armored persons jumped out, aiming their weapons at the group.
They were surrounded. The four pressed their backs against the car, searching for any kind of escape, without success. Preparing for the worst Ozzie pulled out a baseball bat from the remains of his car. Delbert raised his gun, while he shook in the whole body. Mickey and Minnie raised their fists. From behind the 'barricade' one person stepped out. Fantome's face was swollen and purple on the side Mickey hit him, pure hatred burnt in his eyes as he approached. His fingers gripped on his gun.
"Well, well... what my eyes see..." sneered with disgust the canine "I found some escaped pest... some pest I need to put down..." his face torn into a mad, painful grin.
"Leave us alone, you insane moron!" barked Minnie. A bullet impacted right in front of her feet. She startled and fell onto her bottom.
"Minnie!" shouted Ozzie and Mickey at the same time, then glared at Fantome angry.
"Stay at your place, or I shoot you down!" yelled the canine, then burst up in laughter "Now try to act the thought brats, we're outnumbered." he then aimed the gun at Mickey "Get back here, you damned subject!" Mickey bared his fangs and hissed.
"T-the Prince said... h-he never be your g-guinea pig again." translated his words Delbert on trembling voice.
"THIS WASN'T A REQUEST!" shrieked Fantome and shot again into the ground. Delbert yelped and jumped in fright. "You must obey me or I kill you one by one!" Around them wind rose up. At first nobody noticed it.
"We're not afraid of you!" riposted Minnie "And we never let you take Mickey away!"
"Grrr you wanted it!" Fantome aimed the gun at her. The girl opened her arms to protect the others, when suddenly a hurricane-force wind knocked all of them behind, followed by a strange noise.
"W-what's going on?" stammered Ozzie, glaring up with the other three. On a huge place the usually starry sky was now black. The buzzing noise turned louder. In the next moment they noticed a great shape, illuminating with green light.
"What the..." Minnie's eyes widened in surprise. Behind Mickey Delbert let out a frightened moan.
"Oh no... nononoonoo, this can't be..." his knees shivered, near to collapse.
"What's wrong, Delbert? You know what is that?" glared at him Mickey. He didn't know why, but the fur quivered on his back.
"It's... it's the Flying Dutchman..." stammered Delbert, his face was white like a chalk. "I-I thought they w-wouldn't find us... Prince, hurry! We must escape befo..." he had no time to finish, because the vehicle stopped less than a hundred of meters above them.
The object had the shape of a giant ship with many great, strange looking sail. They didn't have time to wake up from their shock, because in the next moment shapes jumped off the deck, landing right next to each man in black, pressing weird blades against their neck. All of them were aliens of various kinds.
"What's going on?" yelled Fantome astonished, when a new figure landed and stood up, staying in the darkness.
"We don't need them." said a deep voice and a flip sounded. The aliens grinned wickedly and before the men in black could react they merged their weapons into their body, killing them all with one slash. They rattled and collapsed down. In shock Mickey and the others crawled closer to each other. Beside the group only Fantome staid alive, watching the death of his crew.
"N-no... You bastard!" he roared and shot into the darkness. The answer was only a chuckle and suddenly a figure jumped right in front of him, a really huge person. The team didn't see his face, because he turned to Fantome, towering him like a dark mountain.
"I think you missed..." whispered on an ominous voice the stranger, then something stabbed and rattled. In the next moment Fantome collapsed down, his eyes wide open in shock and blank, blood streamed from the corner of his mouth.
The large figure chuckled and turned around, showing himself to the others. He wore long, dark coat and dark pirate hat. His lizard-like, fanged face torn into a wicked grin, his six, yellow eyes shined maliciously at them. His appearance made Minnie and the gang shiver. The alien made a step forward them, blood dropped from his blade holding in the hands. Delbert let out a frightened whine and hold on the mice' shoulders.
"No... I thought we n-never see him again... C-C-C-C-C-Captain Flint..."
"It's been a while now..." said the pirate captain, staring at Mickey with a tone of joy in his voice "I'm glad to see you again, dear Prince."
To be continued...