Author's pov:

After the information of the deaths of the Highest had gone through the whole planet of Mars like a wildfire, the Commander in Chief had got the highest soldiers to guard him in the hospital. He was still in a coma, and there was no information about him that he would ever wake up again. Which meant that the highest Generals now lead the Martian army and the communication was highly protected and hidden. Everyone wished for the best for the Commander in Chief and everything, but also feared for the worst.

"Was it best to inform everyone that the Leaders are dead?" Vinnie said while sitting around a table in one of the Army bases. He and the rest of the Biker mice had got a chance for a short break while the others took their places at the battle field. Which was clearly annoying if asked from the white furred male, even if his body felt that he could actually do a break or two since their small group had been on the battlefield ever since the war had started over a couple of weeks ago.

"We can't hide everything from the citizens of Mars.. But the reason for this war must stay hidden.. Besides, we didn't actually inform.. The Information just spread before anyone managed to say it should stay hidden.." General Carbine answered, her back facing the male while she was doing her job at the computers and other devices. Now one of her duties was planning and keeping tracks of the forces. "Yeah.." The Silver Star General, Stoker, sighed while preparing new plans too with his niece and making some more phone calls. He was needed to take care of the communication part, while being protected as a highly rated general. And that made his nerves pretty tight since he was more a fighting type of guy.

"Carbine.. You should eat too.. We don't have this kind of break often and we need to leave soon.." Throttle said while looking at the female. He had prepared her plate ready too, but she had barely even touched it. "Carbine.." He repeated but the female didn't answer. "Carbine. You have been talked to.." Stoker slapped her arm with his tail making her wake up from the set.

"Huh?" She said and turned around to see the tan furred male's sighing before he walked to her. "I know this is hard for you.. For all of us.. But take a break while you still can" He said quietly so only Carbine heard it when he leaned to hug her from behind. "I.. I can't.." She sighed but then heard a growl coming from his uncle's direction when she gently leaned against the tan furred male while smiling at him caringly.

"There are other soldiers too than just you.. Listen what the commander says" He nodded at her, making her try to smile which made him smile back at her. "I'll handle what you were doing, just go now.." Stoker said while Throttle already pulled her seat from under the set. Meanwhile there were a few other soldiers too at the base, doing their jobs that had been told to do by General Stoker and a couple of others. "Huh.. Alright.. Maybe I could take a bite.." She sighed and got up, slowly stretching while walking to the others who were eating around the table.

"You are doing a great job, General! But don't forget that the bikes don't move either without fuel.." Modo smiled at Carbine while going back for seconds. "Plutarkians started to steal our land.. There's not much time.. If we don't.." Carbine started but Throttle lifted her filled plate right in front of her. "Eat" He said while sitting next to her. He looked at her demandingly into her eyes, making her sigh deeply.

"What if we lose our food resources.. We should save for the bad days.." She said but he just shook his head. "There are groups for that, Carbine.. Just eat now.. We need you but if you don't have energy for anything, you are simply useless.." Stoker said coldly from the set table. Throttle growled at him before turning to look at the black haired female again. "We are alright so far.. You should trust our forces more.." He said while lifting a piece of her black hair behind her ear which made her look down while blushing.

She nodded slowly before smiling at him. He smiled back at her and nodded towards her plate. "Fine.." She sighed before starting to eat. "Good.. Less worries for me.." Throttle said before kissing her temple, but when he was about to do it, they heard a loud explosion coming outside. "Are they attacking us here?" Carbine said and got up from her seat but Throttle lifted his hands on her shoulders and gently pressed her to sit back down next to him.

"No.. Not yet.. We are fine down here, but the battle above us seems to have gone worse.." Stoker said while checking the devices. Then he got stuck on the calls for a while. "I knew we should have been there! There is no better group than us to fight!!" Vinnie said frustrate while drinking the rest of his drink. Then he slammed the empty bottle onto the table. "The Best guys need to take some breaks too.. Even if we are in the middle of war where there shouldn't be breaks to have.." Modo sighed while carefully listening to the voices that surely came above them. The Base was hidden deeply underground, but some of the loudest explosions and sounds from the battlefield could still be heard there.

"No use!!" Vinnie growled while his tail was swinging impatiently. He definitely was one of the most energetic soldiers, maybe even the most, and that was one of the reasons he was placed right away into Throttle's group since he would probably be the only one that really could handle him. Or actually, he and the General Stoker, not forgetting a couple of females too, which was a bit more rare!

After hearing another loud explosion from the above, while Carbine was still nervously trying to eat her food, Vinnie got himself prepared before he dashed to the doorway. "Where do you think you are going, Vincent?" Throttle raised his head from the female to look after his bro. "Out! I can't stand this waiting anymore!!" The White male grunted but got a glare from the commander.

"No you are not.. Sit down.." Throttle said calmly to him but he continued walking to the bike storage. "Vincent!!" He sighed deeply before getting up. He dashed after the white male while Modo sighed too and looked at the female general who rolled her eyes. "You can't just go against the orders! You know it!!" Throttle said while grabbing Vinnie's helmet from his hands.

"Give it back! I want to go!!" He growled while turning to look at the commander. "I understand you, Vincent.. But we need to follow the orders.. If everyone comes and goes like they want, would you call that an Army?" Throttle said while looking into his pink eyes. He sighed and turned to look at the ground. Soon the loud explosions could be heard again which made their ears move as the sign of sharp hearing.

"Are you worried about Harley?" Throttle asked after a small moment of silence. He only got a nod as an answer before Vinnie turned his back to him. "You are not in kindergarten anymore, Vinnie!" They heard someone saying which made them turn around. "Carbine.." Throttle said when he saw the light gray furred female leaning against the doorway, arms crossed.

"She might be in danger.." Vinnie sighed when the general walked to them. "I understand that.. But.. Uh.." Carbine sighed and thought about what she should say, not only as a general, but also as a friend. "I'm worried too.. We all are.. But you must listen to what your superiors tell you and obey the orders.." She said while looking at Vinnie who looked at the ground. "I know you care about Harley.. And after we saw her being killed.. And many others.. I know this is a horrible situation, but you need to keep your head clear.. For all of us.." Carbine said calmly but smiled when Throttle lifted his hand on her shoulder.

"Easier you to say when you two have each other at the same army base.." Vinnie growled and took his helmet back from Throttle. When he turned his back to them and walked to his bike, Carbine followed him and forced him to turn around to look at her. "Listen to yourself!! How can you call yourself a soldier if you care about Harley only?! Mars needs everyone here!! Mars needs everyone capable of fighting and taking care of each other! Not only the army needs you, the civilians need you too! What do you think Harley would say if she knows that you focus only on her and not the whole planet?! We are not fighting for just our dearest ones, we are fighting for all! We are Mars' future!!" Carbine gave her all while shouting to the white furred soldier. She could feel a tear running down her cheek, but she whipped it away soon before anyone could notice it. She meant every word she had just said. The situation was truly hard for everyone to handle.

"She is going to have a bright future.. Mars needs leaders like her.." General Stoker thought to himself while standing at the doorway. Soon after Vinnie noticed him standing there, his ears dropped down. He saw the silver star general nodding to him which made him look down at the ground again. After that the General walked back to the set with a filled food plate Modo handed him after leaving from the doorway.

"She probably couldn't even face me.." Vinnie said quietly before lifting his head back up to look at Carbine and Throttle. And from the side eye, he saw now Modo standing at the doorway. "I'm sorry.." Vinnie said but soon felt arms around him. "We are doing this together.. We understand you, Vinnie.." Throttle said while hugging him with Carbine. He closed his eyes to prevent himself from getting too emotional. "Come here, Modo.. I'm sure we don't have time for this much in the future.." Throttle said and opened his arm to Modo to join the group hug.

"Guys.. You are squishing me! The General!" They soon heard Carbine's whining in the middle of them after the gray furred male had joined them. Hearing her words made each of them laugh and laugh was what they needed for now to cheer them up even a little. After fighting for a couple of weeks almost non-stop, this break was something they could only wish for to have more if they knew what was waiting for them in the future. This whole battle had just started and worse was still to come.

"Hey punks! Come here pronto!!" They soon heard Stoker yelling from the other room which made them separate each other from the hug and run back to the room. "What is it?!" Carbine asked first after sitting back down on her seat next to his uncle's seat at the device set. "I just got a call from the field.." The General started to say. "Go on, Stoke! What happened?!" Throttle asked while looking at the monitor with the other Biker Mice.

"They got most of the nurses from the field.. Including Harley.." The Silver Star General growled and soon leaned his head against his hands, elbows on the set table. "No.." Vinnie felt like the ground had disappeared under him and the color faded away from his face, or that what he even had since he was all white. All of them were in a shock after hearing the news, but they could only just guess what Vinnie was feeling now..