Author's pov:

"And once again.. Nothing.." Throttle groaned while dropping the pickaxe down the ground after they both were sure they found nothing from that spot. "At least we got to the closest village in the morning before the search to fill our food storage a bit again" General Stoker said while placing a backpack on the ground next to his feet. It was a bright day but not too hot there in the mountains so they would spend the whole day there again. They had already been there for over a week, but hadn't found anything else than just red rocks and those pink and mystical diamonds.

"Yeah.. But are you sure it's necessary for you to stay hidden here too? This is rather far from Brimstone.. And maybe even their hideout wherever it currently is" Throttle said while wiping some sweat away from his forehead after taking his specs off to do it. He had taken his leather vest off in the morning and left it to the cave since the day seemed to be warm and by working that much it got much hotter. "Yea, just in case.. Even if I trust her to not send anyone after me, I'm showing her my loyalty by obeying her will.." He sighed while the commander lifted his other eyebrow up a bit.

"Loyalty? What kind of loyalty is she to banishing you?" He growled, making the general cross his arms while looking down at the ground. They both enjoyed the shining Sun, but soon they would have to go back for a break to the cave's shadows to prevent themselves from getting a heatstroke. "She was in shock.." Stoker said, making the commander just shake his head. "Yea yea, you have said that the doctor told she needs time and every feeling is fine, but that! I can't believe you.." He groaned, making the general chuckle.

"If she had told the Queen about this, I would be dead by now.. So that's the loyalty to you.." He said, making him just roll his eyes. "Wow.. Makes me think about getting married again.." He chuckled, getting his mentor poke his arm by his elbow. "Carbine's not a princess who got through a coma.. Even if her skills are close to the sniper level.." He laughed, making Throttle smile before turning to look at him when he realized what he had just said.

"Sniper? Oh right, she mentioned that at the party.." He said, making Stoker nod at him while smirking. "Well that explains.." He chuckled, getting the general to just roll his eyes. "Yea.. But soon you all get to know about her more, you'll like her" He said while starting to stretch his arms and body a bit. "Any plans about when we're getting back? Or how you can go back.." Throttle said while trying to look around for a while without the specs, but he saw nothing but just white. It made him sigh and remember that when he had met the doctor in the evacuation center, he had just told him that he would probably never get his vision back the way it was. There was nothing much to do and he had just got used to it. At least he had those black framed green specs Stoker had given him, which he was very thankful for, like many other things too to his mentor.

"After you have found the diamonds, but no need to rush.. I'm going to talk this through with her but now she needs some time to calm down a bit and try to understand me a bit more.." He explained while starting to do some workout there at the same time. "Alright.. And good to hear since I don't have even an idea about what kind of diamond Carbine would like.. Neither about the ring.." Throttle sighed deeply while taking off his specs again for a moment to rub his eyes with his fingers.

"You'll have the feeling about the right one, like you did with her.." Stoker smirked, making him smirk too before chuckling. "I believe that.. And I can't wait for it.. But she must be very worried about me now.." He sighed again, making the general nod while doing some sit-ups. "Better propose to her before she tears your ears off.." He grinned, making him laugh while placing his specs back on him. "Thanks for the advice, Stoke.." He said, but then continued while turning to look at his mentor who took a small break for a moment. Then he lifted the pickaxe from the ground with his tail and was about to continue digging again.

"And thank you for everything.. You have done so much to me.." He said, getting the older male smile and nod to him. "Anytime, Throttle. Anytime.. You know it" Stoker said, making him nod and smile too. "I know you have a rough past.. But I'm proud of you for who you have become after everything you have got through" He said, while they both knew what he had meant, getting them to start to think about Throttle's past. He had been an orphan as long as he could remember since his first memories took him into the North where the orphanage had burnt down a few years later.

Throttle's pov:

About 20 years ago, when I was just eight years old, I had woken up in the middle of the night to a loud fire alarm. It woke up the whole orphanage where I had been living my whole life so far, but my first memories were from when I was just three years old. But those times I didn't want to remember since I was badly bullied when I was six years old to that day when the fire alarm woke everyone up. And even if it wasn't badly said, I am actually thankful that it happened. It saved my life..

"Throttle! Are you woken up already?! We need to go!!" One year older male Martian had said while pulling me up from my bed when I had just woken up. "What is happening?" I gasped just before we both smelled smoke there. "Fire! The Orphanage is on fire!!" Panicked 12 years old male in the same room with us. "Calm down! We need to get out of here!" Said the nine year old, called Kaos, who was one of my friends back then. "Why haven't the teachers come here yet?" I asked, but then I got the answer when that 10 years old, Matt, tried to open the door but it was stuck.

"Window! Let's break it!" Kaos shouted while the smoke started to fill our small room and we all started coughing there. Soon we could feel the heat while Matt grabbed a seat and threw it out the window. "Matt you go first, to grab Throttle, who is the smallest from us!" Kaos said while we looked down at the ground. Our room was on the third floor but that wasn't the worst thing we noticed. The Whole building was on fire. Chances to survive were very minimal.

"I can't! You know I'm afraid of highs!" Matt growled while backing up but when we turned around, we saw our room's door being on fire. "We need to go now!!" I shouted while grabbing their hands before jumping from the window, they followed right behind me. Even if the landing wasn't the safest and Matt had broken his arm and I had hit my head while Kaos survived with just a few bruises, we were all alive.

"Matt, Kaos, Throttle!! Thank to Goddess you are all alive!!" Soon we heard one of the teachers running to us after we had got further from the burning building. "Is everyone else alright too?" Matt asked while holding his other arm. "Always so caring even if you have injured too, Matt.. But yes.. Everyone is alright now when you three are too.. We got so worried when we didn't see you with us! Noki had been told to get you all but he said he didn't find you.." The Teacher explained, making me growl.

"Why isn't that even a surprise.." I growled when I felt Kaos' hand on my shoulder. "We were sleeping in our room! The Alarm rang too late.." He said while we all followed the teacher to the others. When we all saw that 12 years old male called Noki grinning and chuckling with his four other friends, we all growled and glared at them. "What's wrong, Throttle? Don't like to sleep warm?" He pulled me closer by my pajamas, making me growl at him more. All five of them were my bullies, but he was the worst.

"You burnt the orphanage?!" I growled at him, making him drop his jaw down dramatically when he let me go. "Teacher, teacher! Did you hear what he said?! Throttle blames me for that fire!!" He whined while walking to the closest teacher who was counting the children that everyone was there now with them. "Throttle?!" She gasped while lifting her hands on her waist. "That was a terrible accident! I can't believe you blame Noki for it!!" She shouted at me, like usual. She was his mentor after all and always took his side about everything. I didn't have a mentor but the teacher who had found me and my friends had always been the most nice to us.

"We all are tired and in shock.. But now we need to think about a solution to get these children to their new homes.. I have already made a few phone calls and got places for a couple of children in Brimstone" The Teacher said while stepping in front of me. "Brimstone?! But that's almost the other side of the planet?!" Another teacher gasped while we got transported to the closest hospital to get checked properly. Matt got his arm bandaged and I had got some ice to my head after hitting it to the ground and getting a small bump to it.

"The Orphanage was about to shut down next year anyway.. Everyone knew it already, but now we need to think about the children's future. Who will go and where.." The Teachers talked with each other, making me get up from my seat in the corridor to walk to them. "What's Brimstone like?" I asked, getting them to turn to look at me. "It's the capital of Mars, Throttle. If you are looking for adventures and possibilities, you'll find them in Brimstone" The Nicest teacher smiled while looking at me. She leaned a bit forward to lift her hand on my shoulder to pat it gently which made me smile at her.

"I think we should send Noki there.. He has better grades than him.." Noki's mentor growled while looking down at me, only getting the other teacher to growl back at her. "I already informed them that Throttle is going along with Yaemi! She'd get her dancing career going there.." Her words got the other one even angrier. "Then get that changed! I understand Yaemi's part but he went to Brimstone! Hah!!" She smirked while crossing her arms. I just looked down while dropping my ears.

"I will not change my mind.. If Throttle wants to go, he will.. Now, find out the places for the others while I get them ready for the beds the nurses prepared for them for tonight" The Teacher said while turning to look at me with a smile. I thought a while about it, but then nodded to her. "I would like to go to Brimstone!!" I said, making her smile proudly to me before she turned to look at her colleague with the 'Told you' expression on her face.

And in the next morning, the same teacher had already got everything ready for me and the girl who would go with me to Brimstone. She was just five years old but had always liked dancing ever since she had come to the orphanage. "Give these cards to the brown furred male who picks you up from the station.. Throttle, Yaemi.. I'm proud of both of you! Good luck!" She had said while sobbing. But when she saw the young girl starting to cry too, she wiped her tears away and started smiling again. "Fly safely.. You have precious kids with you.." She said while getting up from squatting down in front of us.

"I will.. We'll be there in a few hours" The Pilot said while he was about to close the spaceship's door between us, but then we heard someone shouting. "Hey wait!!" Kaos shouted while running to there with Matt. "Are you going to leave without saying goodbyes, Throttle?" Matt smirked, making the pilot sigh and say that we have five minutes before we would leave. During that the teacher helped Yaemi to calm down in her seat, while I ran to hug my friends.

"I thought you were already transported to somewhere else?" I said while hugging them both. "I'll leave in the evening, but our Matt here.. He's going to leave in the next group.. Guess with who.." Kaos said while sighing deeply. "Don't you say.." I groaned, making Matt nod. "You are lucky when you get far away from those bullies.." He said, making me pat his shoulder. "Come to Brimstone if they get on your nerves.." I smiled, making him take a peek at the spaceship.

"Mind if I come now?" He said, getting the teacher to chuckle while walking out of there. "You will have a wonderful time in the West, Matt. Your transportation is only the same for half way, you will go further than them. I made sure of it" She smiled before hugging all three of us. "I'm sorry about separating you three.. But you can meet later again.. Stay safe boys!" She smiled before leaving, making us wave at her while smiling. "I'm willing to see what Brimstone is like! But first I need to search through the East.." Kaos smirked, making me laugh.

"Surely! You both are welcome anytime!" I said while we all smiled to each other. "We're leaving now, kid.." The Pilot said, making me nod at him. "Ride free, Throttle!" Kaos lifted his other fist to the air, making me and Matt do the same while I took a step backwards and the door closed between me and my friends. "Thank you for everything!!" I shouted before the doors closed and I saw my friends running away from the spaceship since the engines had just turned on. I walked to sit on my seat and I saw from the front window that Kaos and Matt were waving from there while the spaceship got higher and higher. "Ride free, citizens.." I smirked while waving at them even if I wasn't sure if they saw it or not. But for a long time I could still notice them standing there before someone, probably the nice teacher to go to pick them up.

"Will everything be alright?" Yaemi asked while sitting next to me on our seats. "I'm sure about that! We'll have a wonderful future.." I smiled at her, making her smile back at me while she offered her hand to me. This was our first time in a spaceship, which I saw was pretty scary for her, so I grabbed her hand while looking out of the window while she drew something with her other hand. She had walnut shade in her fur while her hair was a bit lighter than that. I would always remember her as well as my friends too. As much as I miss them too.

Kaos had blonde fur with his left ear being all black and he also had a black dot on his neck, while Matt was light gray furred with brown stripes, which both were very much different from most of the Martians. One thing I was sure of, Brimstone would have all kinds of mice there, and hopefully I wouldn't face any bullies anymore.. But for my bad.. I was badly wrong about that..

Author's pov:

"Your childhood wasn't the easiest.. But I'm still very happy that I got to pick you and that young girl from the station where the spaceship landed.." General Stoker smiled while walking to him. He had continued digging a bit further now, but when his mentor lifted his hand on his shoulder, he turned to look at him again and stopped. "Me too.. Even if, umm.. I didn't know back then who you would be to me later.." Throttle said, making the general smirk and chuckle.

"Well.. It's not my fault I looked like one of your bullies but as an older version.." He said, making Throttle shake his head. "Shouldn't have bitten you still.. You were just helping us.." He dropped his ears down while they started to walk back to the cave after Throttle had picked some rocks into his hands that were shining weirdly like it was coming from inside of them. "I woke you up.. So it's my fault.. Your reactions got even more sharper from that, right?" Stoker grinned, making him smirk and laugh. "Yeah! Thanks to you and your training.." He laughed while they continued heading back down the mountain where the cave was.

"Your first meeting with Vinnie.. Oh that was one of those golden times.." Stoker laughed, making him laugh and roll his eyes. "I still can't believe I didn't recognize him that day you made him join my group!" He said, making them both chuckle. "Well.. I couldn't believe it was him either when I saw him getting on Scabbard's nerves.. Even the Commander in Chief got mad at him!" Stoker laughed while writing down the number code to get the doorway opening again.

"Yeah.. He was so different from when he was a kid.." Throttle sighed while walking to the laboratory room where Stoker had all his supplies and other stuff. In the cave there wasn't much furniture other than the laboratory's stuff, the couch and the mattress, but also a hole in the ground where Stoker placed the backpack of food before lifting a plank on it, so neither of them would accidentally step on it.

"You need to be faster! Even a Sand Raider would get you with that speed! Faster Throttle!!" Stoker had shouted while looking at 10 years old Throttle running through his made obstacle course. After getting Throttle new, just a temporary home two years ago with a family that didn't yet seem to be good for him but had no other choices, Stoker had promised to train him to become stronger and get some meat on his bones.

"I'm trying! This is all I got!" Throttle groaned while running, dodging and crawling through another round on the course. "Not enough!! Faster, faster!" He growled before feeling someone pulling his vest. He turned around to see 6 years old Vinnie who had woken up from his nap on the bike's sidecar. "Hey kiddo.. Everything alright?" Stoker squatted down to open his arms so Vinnie could hug him. He was sobbing after seeing a nightmare again. "It's alright.. Stoker is here, Vinnie.." He said while grabbing his backpack to get some snacks for the kids. "Throttle, snack time!" He shouted while handing Vinnie some already peeled Martian fruits, which didn't seem to be tasty enough for him.

"Hey! You need to eat your veggies and fruits to get as muscular as I am!" He said while showing up his biceps, that made the white furred boy's eyes widen, getting him to start to eat right away. "Finally.. I'm starving.." Throttle sighed while joining them. "Hey who's this?" He asked while looking at the six years old who looked curiously back at him before glaring and turning his back to him to make sure he didn't steal his food.

"He's Vinnie, another kid that I babysit sometimes.. Trying to find a better home for him now" Stoker said while handing Throttle his snacks that were fruits too. After that they would have some roasted two headed chicken sandwiches with polar carrots. "I hope he gets better than mine.." Throttle sighed while crossing his legs before starting to eat. "Something new there?" Stoker asked worriedly, making him nod. "The Family's kids are fighting all the time, reminds me about my past.. But at least there's even one parent since the other one doesn't show up often.." Throttle sighed while leaning against his hand after losing his appetite.

"Eat before or you won't see that anymore.." Stoker said while noticing Vinnie being ready and trying to sneak to Throttle's sandwiches. "Hey!! Give it back, that's mine!" Throttle groaned when Vinnie grabbed one of his. "Told you.." Stoker grinned while looking at the white furred boy running away to eat alone and in peace. "Screw that kid.." Throttle glared at him, making Stoker shake his head. "He had a hard time too, don't blame him.. Had always fought for his food and since he's that small.. Well you can guess the end of it.." Stoker sighed deeply, making Throttle drop his ears down.

Then he got up and walked to the younger boy. "Hey.. Sorry about what I shouted at you.. Here" He said and offered him half of his other sandwich and a pearl peach. Vinnie looked at him very surprised and his eyes were almost bigger than his ears when they were so widened. He just grabbed them from him fast, making Throttle roll his eyes and leave. But when he was about to walk away, he heard him talking. "T- Thank you.." Vinnie said, making Throttle smile and turn to nod at him. Then he walked back to Stoker who smiled at them proudly while eating his lunch that was a bit different from theirs.

They heard Vinnie sobbing a bit, which made Stoker nod at Throttle. "Give him time.. He talks when he wants" He said when he saw Throttle looking at the boy worriedly. "Alright.. I'll go back to train now!" Throttle said while getting up after eating his snacks. "You know you should have eaten that pearl peach.. And gave him some other.. Your doctor has told you about your needs for those vitamins that fruit- Hey, I'm still talking to you!!" Stoker groaned but the tan furred boy had already gone. They both knew he didn't like them at all, and it would be an honest miracle if someone someday got him to eat that exact fruit..

"Who is that.." Soon he heard Vinnie talking while he climbed to sit on Stoker's lap after finishing his snacks. "That's Throttle.. Four years older than you" Stoker explained but soon noticed the boy climbing off his lap as fast as he had come there. "It would be an honest miracle if he stays still someday too.." He sighed deeply while looking at the boy who looked curiously about Throttle's training. But when he was about to run there too, Stoker lifted him up into the air to prevent him from running in front of Throttle so they both would have fallen over while colliding and hurting each other.

"You are too young for that, Vinnie! Wait for a few years.." He smiled but then got a fist to his cheek. "Hey! Don't!! What have I told you about punching?!" He groaned while lifting the white furred boy to the ground, just before the kid started sobbing again. "Alright.. Help me to put these into my backpack, then we can try which one of the obstacles would be good for you to try.." He sighed, but his words went to deaf ears, or the first part of it, since Vinnie was already running towards the course again, making Stoker just roll his eyes while chuckling.

"If they collide, I didn't see that.." He said to himself before hearing that now both of them were crying since Throttle hadn't seen Vinnie and had run to him when the younger boy had walked his way. That made the just 24 year old Stoker sigh again while lifting the backpack on his back when he walked to calm down the boys and patch Throttle's knees while Vinnie had hurt his hands while falling over.

From that, those two kids, nowadays males, hadn't actually changed that much since Vinnie had always been willing to show his talents anywhere to anyone possible. That's what he wanted to do there too, to show Throttle that he would have been better than him. But also the exact opposite for what came to talking. Nowadays that white furred male was quite a motor mouth, but back then he was very silent with very understandable but horrible reasons. Meanwhile Throttle had always been very clever and curious about learning new things, even if he had a rough past too. They both had, which might actually also explain why they ended up getting along so well together still nowadays, even if they had forgotten their real first meeting when they had met each other again for so many years..

"Where could he be? What if something bad has happened?!" Carbine walked back and forth in the room where Vinnie and Modo's family had got to share. They had gathered together there since the lounge area was full and they wanted to talk things through in private. "Nothing worse than Old Timer's company, that's for sure.." Vinnie sighed while laying on his back on his bed, his hands behind his head and other feet lifted over another one. "But this isn't their style.. To just disappear without saying anything.." Mericy said worriedly while placing one of Adira's photo albums on the table where she kept them all she had managed to save before they had to leave their homes.

"Over an hour would be still normal.. But over a week.." Rimfire said while playing some Martian board game with his sister, they had loaned it from the lounge area after other kids had finished playing it and told them it was free to play when they went to ask about it. "Exactly.. General told us he was going to check if everything's alright there.." Modo wondered, making Carbine almost tear her own hair off, which made Adira get slowly up from her bed to walk to the general. She lifted her hand on her arm while smiling calmly.

"Let's not hesitate to overthink.. They are alright, and we will hear about them hopefully soon. We would have already been informed if something had happened to them since Stoker is now the Golden Star General" She explained, making them turn to look at each other before nodding. That helped some of them a bit, but it only made Carbine even more worried. She knew her uncle had practically raised Throttle too along with Adira, but she also knew what their company did to each other, which didn't help her worries at all.

Ever since Throttle had gotten older and started dating Carbine, sometimes he also reminded her about her uncle, which she didn't like at all. Nowadays she saw Vinnie reminding her more about Stoker, since Throttle had calmed down from that, but he hadn't always been that way either. And a couple of times it almost got them even to break up..

"If they are not letting us know about them tomorrow, I'll track them down.." Carbine growled, but then heard someone, or someones entering the room which made her turn around. "Actually that wouldn't help.. We got no signals from their bikes either.. I just got that confirmed from some other Freedom Fighter generals.." Sapphire said while walking there with Jessica who sat right next to Modo who wrapped his arms around her right away. She nuzzled her nose at him while they both smiled before they turned to listen to the others again.

"What?! What do you mean?" The Black haired female gasped, making Adira help her to sit down with her on her bed while she gently pet her palms. "They must be hiding or.." Mericy started but then Rhea talked while playing with Rimfire. "Or their bikes have crashed!" She blurted out, getting multiple glares from them all. That got Carbine almost to faint but her nerves got her to get up again since she couldn't stay still. "Like mother already said, we would have heard about that already!" Mericy said while glaring at her daughter who awkwardly chuckled before dropping her ears down.

"Let's wait for tomorrow.. Then we'll figure out something.." Jessica said, making Vinnie sit up to look at Modo who looked like he probably thought the same, if it was actually even possible if thought about what the white furred male would be thinking about. "What about Stoker's hideouts.." He asked, making Modo nod. "I thought the same.." He said, making the others confused.

"What hideouts?" Rimfire asked after sighing deeply since Rhea had won the game and was cheering now proudly. "Rhea darling, please don't do handstands on your bed.. That's not appropriate" Adira said even if she was proud of her granddaughter's skills, but by inappropriate she meant that her shirt was about to fall. "Stoker mentioned those to us some time ago.." Vinnie said, making Carbine cross her arms. "Not to me.." She growled, making the males shrug. Things were getting weirder now if they knew more than her about her own uncle.

"He must be there since no-one can track him.. And if you haven't found even a sign from them after you went to search for them a few times.." Modo said while looking at Carbine while Vinnie laid back down on his back. "As much as Harley.." He groaned, making Carbine lift her other hand on her mouth. "You think Mace has got them too?" She asked, making him roll to his other side to look at the general while leaning his head against his hand. "No.. But those royal elite guards.. Whatever they even were.. Would do a better job and faster.. She's slipping away from us and that scumbag gets away.." Vinnie groaned while whipping a tear from his cheek he noticed rolling down again. He did it fast enough so no-one except Carbine saw that since she was the only one who looked at him the moment.

"I agree.. But where are those hideouts? Throttle must be with him then.. What would Stoker even do there since he went to his wife? Throttle wouldn't have gone to a royal hideout.." Carbine said while walking a circle again. She rubbed her jaw as a sign of thinking, but the next words made her stop to look at the one who said it. "No-one knows except him" Modo said, which made her lift up her other eyebrow. "What? No-one?" She said, making two of the Biker Mice nod at her.

"Not even us.. We just know that they exist.. He hasn't even told us how many hideouts he has, which direction they are, or what they are for.." Vinnie said, making Modo nod while looking at his bro. That made just Carbine sigh deeply when she sat back next to Adira. The Old gray furred female just lifted her hand to gently pet her back, trying to get her to calm down. It made her smile at her, which made her smile caringly back at her too.

"But what was he doing there anyway.. General Stoker I mean.. If he was supposed to be with his wife?" Sapphire asked while leaning against the wall before Jessica patted her to sit next to her on Modo's bed, which he nodded to be alright. She smiled at them before sitting there too. "Umm.. We can't tell you that Sweetie.." Vinnie said, making Carbine growl. "Start talking or I'll make you.." She said, making Modo nod at him. "Alright! But I don't think it's much help.." He said, while looking at the teens starting a new game since Rimfire wanted a rematch. "After he got us from searching for Harley without permission.. He said that it should stay between us. And that we didn't see him here that night.." Vinnie said, making them all start to think that and agree it was more than just suspicious.

"Why? And what should stay between you?" Mericy asked, getting Modo to continue. "We got his permission to continue the search for that night.." He said, making Adira shake her head. "Why did he take such a big risk? That's against the Queen's orders.." Mericy agreed with her mother who didn't like this at all. "And that's not all.." Vinnie said, making Carbine nod at them to continue. "I joked about him that his wife kicked him out after he had failed at something.. He didn't deny that.." He said, making all their eyes widen.

"What? What did he say for that then?" Jessica asked while leaning her head against Modo's shoulder when he petted her hands gently. "You also joked that he had failed about their intimate things, Vinnie.. That was inappropriate.. She's a princess" Modo said, making them all glare now at the white furred male. "Alright! That wasn't right to do, but he said 'Let's just say.. Sort of.. But that's not your business at all now. Less you know the better..' Meaning that I was right at some point, wasn't I?" He said, making Carbine lean her elbows on her knees to bury her face in her hands.

"You are such an idiot sometimes, Vinnie.. But rather smart too.." Carbine said, getting the white furred male confused. "Just decide, which one I am, an idiot or smart?" He said, making her chuckle and smirk. "Both!" They all said in unison before starting to laugh at that, which made him laugh too.

"You mentioned when you came back then that Throttle promised to come back too before I woke up the next morning.. But he didn't.." Carbine sighed deeply after they had stopped laughing and calmed down again. "Yea.. But Carbine ma'am.. He also had something to talk about with the General.." Modo said while wondering what it would be. "Something very private if you two couldn't hear about it too.." Sapphire wondered, getting two of the Biker Mice nod at her.

"Old Timer didn't say when he would come back.. Just that 'it'll take some time'.." Vinnie said, making Mericy turn to look at him now. "Not anything more specific?" She asked, making him shake his head. "And after that Throttle asked us to come back here already since he wanted to talk with our mentor.." Modo said, making Rimfire turn to look at them. "So one thing is for sure.. If you find Stoker, you'll find Throttle too" He said before turning back to the board game. "Hey don't cheat!!" He growled at her sister who just stuck her tongue out while smirking cunningly.

"Only if the General hasn't gone back to the royal hideout and leant one of his to Throttle.." Rhea suggested, trying to get away from her cheating, but no use. "Why would he?" Vinnie wondered, making Carbine nod. "Right.. Especially if he messed up with something that came to the princess.." Sapphire said, making Adira look like she knew something now, or had got an idea. "If the princess had driven him away, we would have heard about that too.." She said, making all of them turn to look at them immediately in a shock.

"You mean.. Banished him?!" Jessica gasped, making them all look very confused. "Why? What would he have done that bad.." Mericy started but Vinnie interrupted her. "And that fast!" He added before she continued. "To get banished?" She said, making Carbine shake her head. "That can't be possible.." She stood up again to walk around the room to think. "Why would Throttle be with him then?" Rimfire wondered, getting a slap to the back of his head from his sister's tail. "Did you listen? He wanted to talk with him about something!" She said, making him glare and snort at her.

"Did you listen.. Of course I did! More than you, you cheater!" He mocked her, making her snort back at him. "It was just one time, and oh look.. I won again!!" She cheered, making him cross his arms. "Didn't count! Rematch!!" He demanded, getting her laugh. "So good to have you back, bro.." She smiled, making him smile at her too. "Hormones getting you emotional, sister?" He said, making her jaw drop down. "Rude!! Remind me to never say anything nice to you ever again!" She started to laugh, making him laugh too while the adults were still wondering about the case.

"Why would Throttle take such a risk too if.. If.. If he is banished?" Jessica asked while doubting the whole thing like others did too clearly. "He wouldn't.. There must be some other reason than that.." Carbine shook her head, making Vinnie nod while crossing his arms. "Yea.. He had called for help if Sand raiders or other bad guys had got him surprised.." He said, making the female general more nervous again. "Vinnie!" The Twins growled at her, making him chuckle awkwardly while they thought through other more possible options where they would be and for this long.

Someone suggested that maybe they went to help for another evacuation center, but then someone mentioned that they would still be able to be located. And the other suggestions ended up that same thing.. Where were they since their location was hidden? Were they surely one of those Stoker's hideouts Vinnie and Modo told? Or would they be somewhere else? The Tracking devices could locate them from anywhere on Mars.. Meaning that would they have left the planet too? No.. That wouldn't be possible, why would they even do that and what for?

Something was for sure and it was that all of them were worried about them, but mostly Carbine since it was her boyfriend and her uncle who were missing. And they couldn't even contact the Queen and the Princess to ask them about General Stoker, could they?