Almost 25 years ago, in the city of Brimstone

Author's pov:

Nowadays known as a Silver Star General, but almost 25 years ago, Stoker was still just a young soldier who had just graduated from the soldiers training school. It was also just a few years before the civil war on Mars that took many lives, including parents from Throttle, Vinnie and Carbine who were just young children back then. Modo's father lost his life during that war too, but before the war even started, this young brown furred male had stayed in the forest to practice even more after his last tests that he had completed successfully during that day. He was about to attend to the Military forces and that's what the tests had been for. Now he just needed to wait for the decision from the above.

"You sure you want to stay here, Stoker? We're heading to the Plaza to hang out! Maybe even meet some females.." One of the male's friends smirked when the brown furred male with a bob haircut was rolling down the ground before kicking sharply to the air, just about to hit his friend who just laughed at him and punched sharply back his leg. "I'm sure! I want to be the best before I head to the new camp.." He said, making his friend chuckle and cross his arms. "Right, I forgot how nerdy you are when it comes to the military.. See you later then! But remember to leave here before the next group comes.. I've heard they are tough.." His friend said while lifting his bag on his shoulder. Stoker just waved at him while continuing his doings. It didn't even take long before he heard some shootings starting near there in the same forest. And that exact forest had actually been the same where his niece would teach Rimfire some army basics while babysitting the young 10 years old male in the future, but so far Carbine was still just a couple of years old too, not even mentioning that Rimfire wasn't even born yet.

"Don't go there Niv! That's out of our area!" Someone shouted while Stoker had climbed on the closest tree to see what was happening. "Tough group, huh? Let's see how tough.." He smirked himself while jumping to the another tree to get closer to the group. He could hear from the sound that the group was probably practicing shooting the targets. "Probably basics.." He thought, but just before he jumped to another tree, he felt sharp pain in his left tight which caused him fell on the ground from the tree. Someone had shoot him even if he was rather talented what comes to hiding on the surroundings, especially climbing had always been easy for him.

"Gahhh! Who idiot shoots all around here?!" He groaned in pain while landing on his back. "Who idiot jumps on the trees while there's a sniper's class around?!" Someone shouted back at him, making him sit up fast while holding his leg that was hurting. "Snipers?!" He gasped while looking around just to see no-one there. "Yeah.. Ever heard one before? Over here!" The Voice said before he noticed someone dropping down from the same tree he had been, but the comer had been much above him.

"Of course I have heard! Just.. Forgot you dudes would be here at the same time as our group.." He snorted, making the comer just chuckle. "If you are from that other group, they already left.. Did you get lost or something, Kid?" The Comer smirked, making him growl at them. "Kid?! And I'm not lost! I stayed here to practice more.." He said, making the other one lift their gun behind their back and whistle the sign of being on a break.

"I can see why.." They smirked while kneeling down to him. "Hey, stay there! I don't want any dude close to me!" Stoker growled, making the comer sit down near him and giggle. Giggle, right? "First of.. I'm not a dude.. Secondly.. I advise you to try these, might help you to see better.." Said a female that took off their helmet, revealing their brown colored fur and bright green eyes to the young male, making him blush right away. She was wearing a scarf around her head that hid her hair completely, so he couldn't say what color it was. But his blush got visible for the female when she took a pair of black framed specs from the collar to put them on the male's nose which made his blush even brighter. They had green lenses on them that were adjusted for the person's vision correctly.

"Whoah! You're a female?!" He gasped, making her giggle and sat back down there. "Correct.. Sorry about shooting you by the way.. Did you got hurt bad?" She asked while trying to lean closer to him to check his tight, but he lifted his left leg up too fast, making him groan and lean forward. "Don't act too brave, kid! And just tell me about this little ding, in your.." She smiled gently while lifting her hand towards him again, making him lay his leg down on the ground.

"H- How did you even notice me?" Stoker asked, making the female chuckle and smirk at him. "If you're trying to stay hidden, I recommend you be completely silent with your moves.. I thought it was a Sand Raider on a tree there!" She laughed, getting him to laugh too while dropping his ears down. "I'm not that fat, you know.." He smirked, making her blush when she noticed his well shaped body. They both were quite sure they were close to being the same age with each other. Niv's actually two years younger than Stoker.

"Well.. Right.. But about this ding.." She said while turning to look at his tight. "Bleeding quite badly.. Gosh I shot you too well!" She grinned, making him chuckle and roll his eyes. "Swag even more there, chick.." He growled, making her roll her eyes now while chuckling. "I need to call my friend here, alright? I'm not a nurse and I don't carry that stuff with me.." She said, making him shake his head. "No need.. I have some medical stuff in my backpack, I left it over there!" He said and pointed the way he had come. "I see nothing there?" She lifted her other eyebrow up, making the male point there still. "Behind those two trees that are grown along each other, there's a hole underneath them in the ground.. Between their roots.. You'll find it if you managed to shoot me too.." He explained, making her laugh and nod before running to there, but soon someone ran in front of her, making her stop just after a few meters away from the male.

"Gotcha!!" Someone shouted before she was surrounded by a group of five. "Nivster, what are you doing here unarmed?!" A Male shouted, making her chuckle and roll her eyes. "I told you about that nickname! But no time to chit chat.. I shoot that guy over there and he needs some help.. Mind to get the coach here?" She said, making the group lift their helmets up onto their heads, revealing their faces for a moment. "Woah!! You really got a catch, Niv! That's Stoker!!" Another female gasped after recognizing the young male. "No way?!" One other female from the group gasped while three males just rolled their eyes.

"Whoever, I need to help him now. You guys find the coach, now! Shoo!" She raised her voice, making Stoker a bit surprised. "Fine, but leave something for us too.." The Other female smirked at her, making the other one giggle before they put their helmets on again to leave. "There's plenty of space still to shoot, just choose freely!" She laughed, making them laugh too before she walked to the trees Stoker had told her.

"Right these.. Such a beautiful place.." The Female smiled while looking at two of the trees that were grown together as they looked intertwined. "No need to hurry, Miss but I feel a bit dizzy!" She heard Stoker shouting soon while she tried to pull his backpack from the hole under the trees. "I'm coming! Your bag is just stuck!" She tried to hurry without breaking his property, but since she thought his situation had actually got worse, she had no time to dig the backpack out of it so she pulled out her knife that she held on a sheath that was wrapped around her right tight. She cut the backpack's straps open and pulled it fast before running back to the male who seemed to have everything alright.

"You.. You tricked me!!" She growled when she saw the male laying there on his back, his head resting on his hands. "Well.. You shoot me.. I think that's only fair.." He smirked before seeing his backpack's condition. "What did you do to it?!" He sat back up when the female gulped and walked to sit back near the male. "I thought you were really.." She dropped her ears down and lifted the backpack in front of the male. "Sorry.." She said, making him only laugh. "I'm glad you actually got worried about me! I thought you were just lame! Or maybe annoying.. Which one do you prefer-- Ouch!!" Stoker said, but then got a rather rough punch to his biceps.

"Well not everyday someone calls our Niv lame.." They heard the same male saying who had called the female Nivster. "Lucas stop it!" One another female laughed while the same guys from the group of five walked back, but now there were just three of them with an adult male mouse. All the other youngsters were the same age as them, but that one who the female had called Lucas was a couple of years older than them. "Lune, Miya! Could you please shut his mouth?" The Female, called Niv, laughed before their coach growled at her.

"Niv!! I heard Xam had told you to stay inside the lines! And now I need to give you an official warning! To my best student!" The Male coach shouted, making the female drop her ears down while turning to look down. "No, Sir! It was my fault.. I stayed here overtime from my practice.. I got curious about seeing who would be next to come here.. I guess I stepped over your lines.." Stoker explained, making the coach sigh and rub his forehead, while the female just turned to look at him and wonder why he had lied. It had actually been her fault and he had no reason to cover her.

"And they wonder why is it so hard to teach a sniper class with almost full of females.." The Coach mumbled under his breath before turning to look at the young male. "Alright, what's your nam-- Hey, aren't you Stoker?" He said, making the male chuckle. "Does my fame travel across me?" He asked, getting two of the females, Lune and Miya, giggle while Niv just rolled her eyes. "Actually no.. I just happened to teach your older brother last year.. I can see why this accident happened.." The Coach chuckled while pointing at the youngsters.

"You have an older brother?" Niv asked, making the male chuckle. "Which one you might be talking about.. I unfortunately have two.." Stoker snorted while turning to look at the coach. "Dex.." He said shortly, making the male start to laugh. "My condolences.." He laughed, getting them all to laugh now too. "Got shot in his leg but here he's just joking around.. Not a bad fella!" Lucas chuckled, making Niv roll her eyes at him. That exact male would be later known as one of the Three Martian Leaders, the youngest of them all.

"Niv, give your gun to Lucas and you two get back to the class. I called another coach there for backup. I'll take this punk to meet the nurses and you will come with us.." The Coach said while looking at the female. "What?! But I was having my final test today!" She growled, making the coach glare at her. "Full points for aiming a moving target and being unnoticed, but other parts you will do when there's another test day! Understood?!" He shouted at her, making her get up and growl back at him. "But I'm not here then! I'm going on a holiday my parents booked two months ago!" She said, making the coach just point towards where the path to the city was. "Then cancel it if you want to graduate this year!" He shouted, making her growl and stuff her hands in her pockets while the coach lifted Stoker on his back carefully after the other females had left.

"Your gun, Niv!" He shouted after the female, making her growl and literally throw the gun on the ground. "HEY!!" The Coach yelled at the female who just glared at him deathly. "If you want to keep your license and graduate as a sniper, stop treating guns like trash!!" He shouted, making the female pick the gun up and hand it to Lucas while kneeling down and acting like she was holding a crown she would give to the next king in his coronation. That made Lucas just chuckle before he left back to the class too, while the coach just rolled his eyes and sighed deeply.

"Gosh that girl.. So troublesome.. Which is a miracle after knowing who her parents are.." He sighed while carrying the young Stoker on his back. "Umm.. I think my backpack was left there.." Stoker said after a moment they had been walking on the path now while looking at the female's back. "Hey Niv!! Go get this boy's backpack! Or do I need to.." The Coach said, making the female groan frustrated while throwing her arms into the air and turning around. "What a shame I only hit his right tight.." She growled under her breath, making Stoker just chuckle while the coach glared at her deathly.

A Couple of hours later, at the training school's nurse's room

"There you go.. It wasn't actually as bad as it first looked like.. But take it easy for a while, especially before you have your stitches taken off.." The Nurse said caringly after patching Stoker's tight and giving him some instructions to take care of it. He had got a couple of stitches there but could walk with a bit of limping his hurt leg. "Thanks!" The Young male said before leaving the room. Outside of it, in the corridor he saw a female standing there, leaning against the wall, her arms crossed.

"The Nurse's free now, your turn.." He said when he thought that the creamish white furred female was waiting for her turn to meet the nurse. She had a snow white Mohawk with a red stripe in front of it, which Stoker found pretty cool especially for a female to have. "Just checking if you are alright.. Stoker was it?" The Female said, making his jaw drop down to the floor. "Niv?!" He gasped when he recognized her being that sniper who had shot her. She looked so different from what he had seen her looking like in the forest, not only just because she had changed her clothes.

"Yap.. That's me.." She sighed and stood up while stuffing her hands in her leather jacket's pockets. "But.. Your fur was..?" He said, making her chuckle. "Ever heard of disguise?" She said while starting to follow the male who had started to walk towards the exit of the building. "But.. Oh wow.. You are really talented at that!" He said, making her stop right there and blush. "T- Thanks.. Never heard anyone saying that.. But my own fur would be spotted in nature right away, so that's why the disguise.. Lucas once recommended me to try it and after that I have always done it for the fields" She said while smiling at him. He gulped when he felt his body's heat getting up, when he saw her smiling at him.

"Umm.. Is that Lucas guy your boyfriend or.." He started, making her push him against the wall while having her arm on his neck. "Say that again and I'll make sure I don't shoot only your tight!" She growled, making him gulp and lift his hands up in the air. That made her giggle which filled his ears totally. He sighed when she took a step away from him and let him go. "He had a crush on me before he found someone else.. That Miya, a friend of mine.. But that's alright! I never had any feelings for him.. Or more brother-like since I don't have any.. Only a sister.." She chuckled while explaining to him. When they got to the main doors, he limped faster to open the doors for her.

"T- Thanks.. I didn't know someone still had some manners nowadays.." She blushed while her eyes widened when she got surprised about his actions. "A Mouse of many miracles" Stoker smirked at her, making her laugh and punch his shoulder gently. "What else are you going to do to me today? Already shot, lifted me to the wall and now punched.. Actually even twice if I remember correctly.. And you are not even sorry about that!" He said while now following her. "Hang out with me and find out" She winked at him while holding her hands in her pockets.

"Fine.. Don't have anything better to do either since I got some sick leave! Thanks about that too by the way.. If my career in the military gets ruined by you, I'll make sure you hear about it.." He chuckled, making the creamish white furred female laugh. "Planning to be a big boss, huh 'Ker?" She said, making him lift up his other eyebrow. "'Ker?" He asked, making her giggle. "Ever heard about nicknames?" She said, making him chuckle. "Like that Nivster of yours?" He said, making her snort. "Don't you ever use that.. That's the stupidest I have ever heard!" She laughed, making him laugh too before they found themselves walking to the Plaza.

"What about just Niv then, before I have something else in my mind? But maybe I'll even become a general, who knows!" He smiled at her, making her nod and help him up the stairs when he was limping his other leg. "Sounds cool, but where are we going exactly? And your backpack.. Did you once again leave it somewhere.." She said, making him chuckle. "I just followed you! And your coach told me that he can take it to my place, because had also something to say to my brother, wondering what it could be.." He rolled his eyes, making her giggle while she held his arm to help him. "Thanks for the help by the way.." He said, making her blush a bit. "I think I owe you that.." She said, making him nod.

"And maybe some sweets too?" He said suggestively, making her roll her eyes and laugh. "So your gentleman manners ended right there! Can open a door for a lady but can't offer anything.." She said, making him laugh. "Only if I just saw any ladies here.." He said, but got now a punch to his lower stomach, making him groan and lean forward. "A- Alright! I deserved that!" He laughed, making her laugh too before they ended up getting some ice creams Stoker offered to buy them after all. Maybe just to make sure she would stop punching him.

"Devil fruit with chili? Really?" He said while they walked to sit on a bench near some stores. "Martian Red berry, really?" She imitated him, making him laugh and roll his eyes. "You are one heck of a female, aren't you?" He said, making her almost choke on her ice cream after she had licked it a bit. "That's the best compliment I have heard so far!" She giggled while swinging her legs that didn't touch the ground since she was a bit shorter than Stoker and the bench was higher than normally.

"You're welcome then.." He laughed while they continued enjoying their ice creams, but then she caught the male looking at her longer than usual. "What is it now?" She said, making him shake his head. "Now it's just that.. What's with that hairstyle? Looks amazing" He said, getting her to blush again. "Really?" She asked, her eyes widened, making the male smile and nod at her. "You are the first who thinks that.. Others just see it as too boyish.. But I don't like to be like others.." She said, making him chuckle. "Believe me, you aren't! Not everyone dares to shoot me.. Even if I'm sure there's at least a few who would like to give it a try.." He said, making her giggle.

"I'm the best of my class, if you haven't yet noticed!" She said, making him laugh. "If I.. Really?! I literally have stitches on my tight, all thanks to you, Miss Wonderful! Here's your specs by the way.." He winked at her while handing her back the specs she had given him in the forest, making her blush and laugh. "Thanks for the nickname, but you can keep those.. As a reminder of me?" She laughed, making him blush before feeling something cold on his nose. "Hey! Remember you ordered it with chili! Be careful with that, if you even know what the word careful even means!" He gasped once she had poked his nose with her ice cream.

"Easily solved then, Kid!" She said before licking it away, making them both blush and turn to look away from each other. "Umm.." She started while trying to think what to say, just before she felt something cold on her nose, before Stoker turned her around and licked it clean. That made both of them laugh before they finished their ice creams peacefully.

"What about going somewhere, or do you want to hang out here?" Stoker suggested soon after they had finished eating. "What? We just got here and you want to leave already? Don't you get exhausted especially when you were supposed to take it easy?" She chuckled before seeing some Red Berry ice cream on his jaw which the male didn't seem to have noticed yet.

"This male will never run out of gas" He smirked at her, making her chuckle and roll her eyes. "That's what they say.." She said before whipping the ice cream away from his jaw with her tail, from which after he noticed it being mechanical. "Huh?" He turned to look at it, making her turn her head away. He noticed it fast, making him start to think fast about what he should say. "Umm, so you want to go somewhere?" He blurted out, making her drop down from the bench. "I'll pass, thanks.." She said while starting to walk away.

"No, don't go, Niv!" He hurried after her fast to grab her hand in his. "But I.. I saw your expression once you saw my tail! Or that I don't have one.. Just go ahead! Mock me like they all do! Niv the tailless mouse! That's what everyone says!" She felt tears filling her eyes while she shouted at him, making him shake his head and pull her closer to him. "I find you beautiful, with a tail or not.." He said, making her turn to look at his red eyes. "Really?" She said, making him nod and lift his other hand on her cheek to pet it gently.

"I do.." He said before leaning closer to kiss the female gently. She blushed before getting on her toes to kiss him back. "I do.." Stoker thought in his mind while he had been looking at Vinnie and Harley there just before the Biker Mice had left to save his niece, Carbine. Those words he had said five years later when he had got married with that exact female. But where was that female now and why was the general all alone there around the other couples that looked so happy together and caused him right away the feeling of jealousy? And why had he been so against the trio's leaving to the sandstorm? Was he afraid of losing them?