"I'm really worried about Throttle." Charley said. "He hasn't been back all day."
"Do you think we should go looking for him?"
Vinnie, who was polishing off a plate of hot dogs, was too busy eating to pay her any attention.
"What did you say Charley girl?" Vinnie mumbled, his mouth full of food.
Charley looked at Vinnie, whose face was smeared with relish. Portions of his meal rested on his lap.
"Honestly Vinnie, will you ever develop any proper table manners?" Charley asked him impatiently.
Vinnie answered her question with a loud burp.
"And I thought the Loogeys were bad." Charley mumbled.
Charley walked toward the entrance of the Last Chance garage, where Modo was working on his bike.
"How are you doing Modo?" a concerned Charley asked him.
"Alright I guess." Modo replied. "Good thing lil' darlin' here needed some repairs, it helps to get my mind off things."
"Modo," Charley said as she rested her hand on his shoulder, "if you ever want to talk about anything, I'm here."
Modo smiled at her. "Thanks Charley girl."
Vinnie walked toward the two of them holding his stomach. "Oh man, I'm stuffed." he said. "I don't think I could eat another bite."
Modo and Charley walked to the dinner table to find that only one hot dog was left. Both of them looked back angrily at Vinnie, who was grinning sheepishly.
"Hey, I have an active metabolism." Vinnie said in defense.
"If only you had an active brain to match." Charley muttered.
Just then Throttle entered the garage.
"Throttle!" Charley exclaimed. "We were so worried about you."
"Well you don't have to worry anymore Charley, I'm back."
The garage was silent for a moment until the silence was interrupted by the sound of beeping from the radio.
"Hello?" "Is anyone there?" Carbine's voice called out from the radio.
Throttle rushed over to the radio. "Carbine, we're here, what's going on?"
"I have something important to tell you." Carbine responded.
"Ooh." Vinnie catcalled. "It seems that someone is getting more for his birthday than he bargained for."
"Shut up Vincent." Throttle ordered.
"Go ahead Carbine." Throttle said.
"I'll fill you in on all the details once I land." Carbine said. "You guys are going to be in for the shock of your lives."