"You incompetent fools!" Mace screamed at the two Plutarkian guards once they had arrived back at the Plutopia military base. "How could let them escape you!"
For his role in helping the Plutarkians defeat the freedom fighters on mars, Mace had been promoted to the head of military operations on Plutopia. He also was rewarded with a large sum of money from the Plutarkian government, which allowed him to enjoy a comfortable life on a second Plutarkian moon, known as Plutopia II. This moon was part of an experiment set up by the Plutarkian government. After the ruination of the first Plutopia, Plutarkian scientists began to plant large amounts of vegetation, which were often pilfered from other planets, on the former uninhabited moon. Massive amounts of soil and water were used to support their project. The end result was a paradise planet that was a popular resort destination among Plutarkians as well as interplanetary criminals and space travelers.
"You don't understand boss!" one of the soldiers exclaimed. "They outsmarted us!"
"Obviously." Mace said flatly. "Did you have your utility belt cameras on when they 'outsmarted' you?" Mace asked.
"Uh…yeah." the second soldier stammered.
"Good." Mace said with a smirk. "We shall soon identify our Thelma and Louise."
The soldiers each detached a small camera from their utility belts. They then handed them to Mace. Mace then extracted a small computer chip from both cameras. He called for one of his assistants and instructed him to load the chips onto a special decoding program that was attached to the base's central computer. A few minutes later, the assistant returned with a color photo of Harley and Torque.
"Well, well, well." Mace said as he looked at the picture. "If it isn't my old friend Harley."
"One of the first mice I sold into labor on this moon."
Mace glanced at Torque. "Hmmm…she looks familiar." he said as he made a mental note of her physical features. "That fur color, those eyes…"
Mace then recalled a tattered picture of a young Martian female he had seen while he was infiltrating the freedom fighters headquarters during the Plutarkian war. It was attached to a file of deceased freedom fighters that he had to file one day. Intrigued by the photograph, he read the file attached to it. He learned from the file that the young female was connected to two of the key members of the freedom fighters. It turned out that she was the fraternal twin of Throttle and the wife of Modo. According to the file, she was killed while patrolling a Martian village. The file stated that she died in an explosion created by rats who were working for the Plutarkians. The Plutarkians had employed the rats to destroy Martian villages so that the Plutarkians could seize their land. Mace knew that the rats also went through villages after explosions, searching for survivors to sell into slavery. Apparently, Torque had been one of those survivors. The file had also stated that no body had ever been recovered from the explosion site.
Mace grinned slyly. He then turned to face his two subordinate officers.
"Were you two smart enough to activate the GPS on your vehicle?" he asked them.
"Yeah." they both answered.
"Then don't just stand there!" he yelled. "Go down to the control room and track them, they couldn't have gotten far."
"Yes sir!" both of the soldiers said as they rushed out of the room.
Mace then crumpled up the picture and threw it on the floor. "Now I'll be able to get my ultimate revenge on the Biker Mice." he said as he laughed wickedly.