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Vinnie and Harley had got a few weeks to talk through what had happened during the last years of Harley being kidnapped, and during that time they had got back together after deciding to get to know each other again and continue where their relationship had been before she had taken away. But even before they had decided that, Vinnie hadn't still told her about his male adventures, or Zeka, who he had come to meet at the bar next to the one where they had met for the first time. They would have wanted to meet there first but since it had got under renovation, they decided to meet at a bar next to it, meaning the bar called Black Harley..

"How are you?" Vinnie asked right after they had sat down on a couch at the back of the bar where they would talk in peace. "Slowly getting better, but doctors still can't promise me that I'd survive" Zeka answered with a deep sigh before they drank a bit of their beers. "Is alcohol good in your situation?" Vinnie asked, one eyebrow lifted up. "I'd die anyway.. But this is nonalcoholic like yours since you are driving. Did you listen to me at all at the counter?" He chuckled, making Vinnie do the same and shrug before drinking almost half of his drink.

"I wish this was a strong one.." He started but then saw Zeka looking at him the way he could sense something on him. "Something's bothering you.." Zeka started but when Vinnie turned to look away, he lifted his other hand onto his hand. "Tell me. You know I have been by your side for years, or.. That time before you disappeared" He said, which got Vinnie to drop down his ears a bit. "Wouldn't it be weird if your possible death doesn't bother me?" He asked but then saw him shaking his head.

"It's something else. Vinnie you know I know you. Spit it out" He said before drinking his beer. "You sound like an old man Stoker!" He laughed but then his eyes widened. "Don't you say I even look like him, because I don't! He doesn't keep his hair tied like I do.. He's not even half as good looking as I am" Zeka smirked, getting Vinnie to laugh and almost choke on his beer. "Yack! But yea, you are right.. Not only with that, but don't say that to him.. I mean.. Oh maan, why is this so hard.." He started but then felt Zeka's arm around him since he lifted it over his both shoulders to pull him closer.

"You are not making this any easier" Vinnie hurried to say which made Zeka smirk even wider. "I know.." He smiled before Vinnie moved a bit further from him which made him lift up his other eyebrow as a sign of confusion. "It was you who wanted to end this last time we met.. When you told me about your illness.. Why are you acting differently now?" Vinnie asked, and a moment of silence fell in the middle of the males for a while before neither of them said anything again. Only Zeka's ears movements told that he was thinking what to say, while Vinnie was still waiting for the answer. Then, before starting to talk, he sighed deeply and turned to look down and then at him.

"I have missed you, Vinnie.. Maybe it was easier to say it right when I saw you after a long time.. But when I really saw you.. After I had got time to think things through myself.. When I saw you.. I.. I realized that I still have feelings for you and.. Even if I might die.. You mean a lot to me. And since I now know that you didn't disappear because you'd have left me or anything like that, I.. I understand you.. Or at least I try after knowing where you really had been all that time.." He explained while making sure his topknot was alright behind his back.

"Yeah.. It isn't that simple.." Vinnie said while looking at him with a bit of worried expression. "I knew something's bothering you.. It's about what I said, right?" Zeka asked, and got him to shrug. "Kinda.." He said but then Zeka talked. "You know I love you Vinnie. But I need to tell you the truth too.. I have been seeing someone else.." He said, making Vinnie totally surprised. "W- What?!" He gasped as it felt like someone had poured a bucket full of ice to his back.

"Yeah.. I know that's pathetic! But I really thought you had left me.. So I tried to get forward in my life too.. I'm sorry.." Zeka said, even if he knew Vinnie would probably flip totally and never want to see him again. "Is this just some kind of way to get rid of me so you'd die all alone?" Vinnie growled and got him to shake his head. "No.. He had broken his other leg and we met at the cafeteria.. Not like it'd have been anything like how we met! No.. I.. You mean a lot to me, Vinnie. But.. I think.. I.. We should continue our lives separately.. It's easier if a hero of Mars doesn't hang on a loose rope, waiting for his mate to die.." He said, which got Vinnie only to snort.

"So it's easier for someone else to go through that? Have you even told them you have Redfever? That you probably got it from some other male.." He said with a grimace that got Zeka to drop down his ears. He nodded since he didn't know what to say, so he let Vinnie say everything he wanted in his anger. "And just like that that guy wanted to have you to himself?" Vinnie said with a tone it was clear he didn't believe anything he said even if he knew Zeka wouldn't lie to him, would he?

"It's complicated and we are still getting to know each other.." Zeka said, making Vinnie snort. "So, get rid of the old one and then jump to the new one. And tell them immediately about your illness, because it's easier that way than to tell your mate on time.. Oh right, who would either want a hero by their side if there are other options too!" Vinnie growled and crossed his arms. He was clearly hurt, but also confused. He didn't want to argue and he also had similar kind of news to tell to him, so who would he be there to shout around..

"I know it sounds horrible! It is! I know it's horrible for you and I feel bad.. But I also love you.. That's why it's complicated.." Zeka said, which made Vinnie turn his head away again. He wasn't sure when exactly he had got the illness, meaning that he didn't know how to feel if he had got the Redfever from someone he had been with before even meeting Vinnie. He just hoped he hadn't got it, since there was a possibility that he had got it after Vinnie's disappearance.

It took some time of silence again but when Zeka was about to ask about it from him, or say anything else, Vinnie blurted out after looking around them for a moment, thinking things through in his mind but nothing of this got any clearer. "Harley's back!" He said, getting Zeka's eyes widened and eyebrows lifted up.

"She is?" He asked, and got a nod as an answer. "That's great! How?" He smiled but then saw Vinnie looking confused. "Is it? Great? If you love me.." He said and then saw him sighing deeply. "When we met and you told me about her, I could see that you truly loved her. Even if you say you care about me, have feelings for me and love me.. It isn't what you have and feel towards her. So.. I am genuine when I say I am happy for you to have her back" He smiled even if he felt a bit hurt at the same time too.

"Zeka.." Vinnie mumbled and dropped down his ears. Zeka was honestly happy for him to get his happiness back, to get the love of his life back, and what he did when he heard he might have found happiness too even if they had also been happy when they'd been together. He got mad. He got mad even if he had recently got back together with Harley. "What's wrong with me.." Vinnie thought in his mind while feeling guilty about his actions, but also his feelings. He should be happy that he had got Harley back, but when he was with Zeka, it felt surreal that Harley was back in his life again and he reminded him about the comfort he brought to him to his grieving for his loss. But since she was back, he didn't want to just move on and leave Zeka either. It wouldn't be right for him. Was he too careful that he'd lose Harley again?

"I know.. You don't need to say anything" Zeka smiled, but then saw tears falling down Vinnie's cheeks when he turned to look back at him. "How can you be that amazing.." He mumbled before he felt himself getting pulled into a tight hug. He covered his face against his chest while Zeka kissed his head gently. "I want you to be happy" He whispered into his ear which made him cry even more. "I love you.. But I love her more.. I'm sorry.." Vinnie sobbed and felt him nodding against his head.

"I love you too, Vinnie. I just want you to be happy.." He said while crying too, which after feeling it, got Vinnie to lift his head up to look at the dark brown furred male. "I hope that guy makes you happier than I did.. That you find your happiness too, and.. Zeka.." Vinnie said while leaning a bit forward. "Yes?" He said while lifting his hand to Vinnie's cheek. "Beat that illness for me.. Especially for yourself and your future" Vinnie said just before both of them leaned into a loving kiss during which they connected their antennas shortly to share their feelings with each other.

"I will.. I promise" He said after they ended the kiss and the connection they hadn't shared many times since Zeka had respected Vinnie's feelings towards Harley and knew he wouldn't be anything like she had been to him. He felt horrible to let Vinnie go but he couldn't keep him only to himself because he knew he loved Harley more than anything. He had woken up so many times during their nights together for Vinnie's nightmares and mourning about the light brown furred female he had tragically lost.

"Thank you.." Vinnie said while both of them had their ears dropped for a moment after their kiss. "Thank you, Vinnie.. For everything" He said while gently petting his cheek. "I hope to hear from you later. Let me know that you have healed, alright?" He said, making him nod and then kiss his cheek gently. "I will, and you better make her and yourself happy" He said while seeing in his pink eyes that he was thinking about her already. Did he regret their kiss or what? No, that wasn't it. He also cared about Zeka for sure, he still had feelings for him, but he knew Zeka had been right about maybe they should continue their lives separately.

"I'll try.. Alright! I will! Am I a hero of Mars or not?" Vinnie smirked after seeing Zeka crossing his arms and lifting up his other eyebrow after hearing him doubting. "Sounds better, now go to your female" Zeka said while nodding towards the doorway. "Alright.. But I'll still think of you sometimes. What we had was amazing and you were a huge help to me.." Vinnie said before drinking his bottle empty, but then he was about to choke on it again, when Zeka winked at him the way he had done so many times. "You know what has been a huge help.." He grinned, making both of them laugh and say goodbyes before Vinnie left the bar whose name he hadn't noticed when they had come there.

"So.. Flirting is the new way to break up, huh?" A Bartender said after walking to Zeka's table to bring him another drink after he waved him to do so. "Stop eavesdropping on your customers, Xander.. It makes you so old" Zeka growled before laughing at his friend who laughed at his words after rolling his eyes. "You know I'm not old!" He snorted and swung his tail playfully behind his feet. "A Male in the beginning of his thirties isn't old" He added, making Zeka cough while drinking his stein empty before moving to his new one.

"In the beginning?!" He asked, making Xander lift up his other eyebrow. "Yea?" He said and turned the seat at the other side of the table around to sit the way the backrest was between his legs. He rested his arms on the backrest for the moment he talked with his friend. "How old do you exactly think I am?" He asked, making Zeka cough awkwardly before he lifted his both arms to the backrest of the couch to lean against it. "Well.. At least older than I am!" He smirked, making Xander look confused as he leaned backwards, his hands taking a grip from the backrest, his arms straight before he leaned back to the earlier position. "How old are you then? And now it makes me wonder how we are talking about this now since we have known each other for ages!" He laughed, making Zeka laugh too.

"Exactly! I have always seen you older than me, I'm not yet in the middle of my thirties but pretty close to it.. Unfortunately.." He sighed which got Xander to gasp and then laugh. "Noo! Seriously?! I'm 32!" Xander laughed, making Zeka groan and turn to look away from him. "A Couple of years older than you.." He mumbled while seeing in the corner of his eyes that he leaned closer to him and covered his other ear with his other hand while in his other one he was holding a dishcloth. "Pardon? I didn't quite hear you.." He smirked and soon got slapped by the dark brown furred male's tail.

"Screw you, Ox!" He growled, making him only laugh even more. "You have aged like fine wine! So don't worry, Bull! You'll have customers for still what.. Maybe a couple of years? Before they can see wrinkles on your face and your muscles start to fade!" He joked, which got Zeka to lean against his knees to slap with his tail his outspoken friend who got up fast from the seat to dodge. "How dare you?!" He laughed and got up too just in case Xander wont shut his mouth. "Easily since we now know I'm the youngest one from us!" He grinned and dropped his dishcloth to the floor which Zeka hurried to pick up with his tail.

"Youngest one doesn't always mean the hottest one, Ox! You know customers love me" Zeka grinned, making Xander chuckle and hand his hand towards the dishcloth he swung in his tail. "Oh right.. Wonder why I have gotten the biggest tips, especially in bachelor parties" He thought out loud while having his other hand under his jaw before he grinned at his friend. "Only in your dreams! And when one certain general happened to get married, her friends were very open handed. Speaking of which.. Aren't you the same age as his late husband?" Zeka wondered after laughing and throwing the dishcloth straight to Xander's face, which for his luck, covered his surprised expression.

"Huh? No, why do you ask that?" He said as he walked back to the counter, making Zeka grab his drink and hurry after him. "Why did you get so odd after I asked? Is everything alright, Xander?" He asked but then saw his friend getting busy serving other customers and not answering to his question anymore which left him not only confused but to cross his arms and have one eyebrow lifted up for a moment. "Right.. Maybe our ages aren't the only thing you haven't talked about with me.." Zeka thought in his mind while taking his drink back to his place to drink it in peace, to let his friend continue his work, but while he walked away, Xander turned to look after him and sigh deeply. "Sorry, pal.." He thought before turning to serve another customer again.

Meanwhile at one of the first coffee shops after the war, Jessica was meeting Niv and Mericy to ask about how their pregnancies had gone and how the labors had started since her baby hadn't yet shown signs of birth. Normally a Martian female's pregnancy lasts for ten months but she was expecting her and Modo's baby some weeks more than that.

"Well.. When my second one was close to its end, I had an urgent need of melted cheese on top of pearl peaches with chili sauce! And during the first one, oh Goddess, Stoker had a hard time pleasing me" Niv laughed while eating her slice of cake she had ordered with a large cup of tea. She tried to not show them signs of missing her lost daughters since it would help her too to not break down right there. "Oh.. Niv, yack! I don't need to know about your wills during pregnancy if I asked you how the labors started" Jessica coughed while feeling a bit sick after hearing the odd food combo, which got her thinking, was that the thing that really made her feel sick if thinking of the other option?

"That's disgusting.." Mericy sighed, getting them to laugh more while eating. She had bought herself a cup of sweetened tea with a slice of the same cake Niv had got too. "I know! Stoker and Throttle were about to throw up too.." She explained, making the chestnut furred female chuckle while Mericy looked a bit concerned about Jessica's and the baby's health. She was expecting her brother's child after all. "Alright.. But for the millionth time, please. How did you get the labor to start? I'd ask Carbine but she and Felix had an appointment at the maternity clinic" She asked while trying to eat her slice of cake even though she felt a bit sick because it was too sweet for her at the moment.

"Why? Aren't you enjoying your time? Oh alright alright! It leaves with what it has come with" She smirked while drinking her tea. Jessica had first looked at her with one eyebrow lifted up, but now she looked even more confused before she just glared at her as Mericy chuckled at her words. "If you aren't seeing my fiance anywhere, then there's no help with that.." She growled and also felt bad since she was missing Modo even if she was a bit mad too. Then she felt Mericy's hand on her shoulder to see her smiling at her understandingly. Neither of the two females noticed that she had been more quiet during their meeting, meaning did she have any other reasons than the very talkative Crown princess, to not tell about her own pregnancies?

"Well I see you are so mad that even make up sex wouldn't help!" Niv blurted out, making them start laughing so much it didn't take much time for Jessica to feel her stomach aching and a few minutes later her water broke, making her gasp. "What? It wasn't that fun you hav-" Niv laughed but then realized what was going on. "Niv, the baby" Mericy said calmly even if she was still worried about the extra time. "Oh right! Let us help you. Stay calm and breathe! You're going to be fine" She smiled and hurried to demand a waitress to call some help for them. But she was careful to not say her own name for some reason even if she might be noticed by her looks too, so she just demanded to get help for a pregnant female as Mericy gently rubbed Jessica's back as she helped her up from the seat.

"If your sex jokes helped to get the labor started, maybe I trust you to help me!" Jessica laughed as she concentrated on breathing, making Niv laugh more. Some time later they finally got into the hospital and both of the females stayed there right next to her the time they just could. "If you need any other help, just tell me" Niv said while gently petting Jessica's forehead as she layed in hospital bed, waiting for the nurse's permission to start pushing. "Can you please contact Adira? This is her grandbaby.." She said which got Mericy smiling. "I actually got a better idea, just wait here for a bit" She smirked before leaving the room with Niv since the nurses asked them to go so they'd make sure Jessica was alright.

"Where else could I go? To go participate in a motocross race?!" Jessica growled which got them to chuckle as Mericy hurried to do a one call with her radio phone. Not a long time till she got the mouse she wanted into the line and one sentence was effective enough. "Get your gray furred arse into the hospital right now, your baby is coming!" She had said when she had luckily reached Modo at the headquarters, who clearly didn't even have a clue that he was going to be a father, and in the late night at the hospital, Jessica's labor was finally done. Niv had heard the call before she had to leave since she wasn't a close family member, but she was happy that Mericy dared to be harsh on her brother to get the call to be effective enough.

A Few weeks ago, Jessica had ended up in a hospital because of so strong contractions that they thought the baby was coming, but unfortunately it had been a false alarm and she had got home the next day. But now, it had finally happened and when she woke up in the morning, she saw her fiance looking out the window while holding their firstborn in his arms. Modo turned around to look at her when he heard her yawning a moment after a nurse had come to check on the baby and bring some breakfast to the new parents. Mericy had also left during the night too to meet their mother with the happiest of news.

"Good morning.." Jessica smiled happily as Modo walked to sit on a seat next to her bed. "Morning beautiful.. What a night" Modo said and was still quite confused about what had happened. "You said it. How's she?" Jessica asked and reached her arms to him so Modo could give their baby to her. "She's fine and gorgeous! The Nurse said that even if she's bigger than babies usually, her size is probably going to be normal later" He explained, making her nod and kiss their firstborn's forehead. "I could feel her being a big girl, but look how amazing she is!" She started sobbing which made Modo get up and lean to kiss her gently.

"You are amazing, Jess! But I'd have wanted to know about your pregnancy earlier.. I can't describe how confused I am.. Or even was, yesterday when my sister called and literally just threw the bomb at me!" He said, making Jessica laugh but yawn after it. She was exhausted but happy as the little baby girl was sleeping in her arms. "Luckily she got you here so I didn't have to introduce our girl to others of your family first! It's not my fault that you three were on another planet, which you didn't even tell me about!" She growled, making him drop down his ears and rub the back of his neck.

"I'm really sorry about that, dear.. We can talk about that later, but that wasn't my fault.. We were on a mission, which.. Which I can't tell more yet" He explained, getting her to sigh and nod at him. "We thought something like that.. But be careful that you don't get blasted into a space by us when you can tell us what was going on.." She sighed and growled, getting him to chuckle awkwardly before apologizing for the millionth time so far. "A Secondment.. Right.." She mumbled while glaring at him as she started feeding their daughter.

"I'm sorry, Jessica.." Modo looked down the ground, his ears dropped close to his shoulders before Jessica patted to bed next to her. He hated lying or having secrets from his loved ones. "Come here.." She sighed and then lifted her hand onto his when he sat down on the edge of the bed. "The day we got engaged.. She got her beginning, right?" Modo asked, making her blush and nod. "Hey, what are you embarrassed about? We have been that way many times, you are my fiance" Modo smiled and then kissed the back of her palm.

"I know.. But the memory of it makes me blush.. You thought I had hid the ring.." Jessica started, getting both of them to laugh and Modo blush too. "It should have been me who proposed, but.." He started and then felt her hand on his bicep. "I know the traditions, but we can honor them at our weddings" She smiled warmly before moving her hand back to fix their daughter's position after feeding her. "Speaking of which. When would you like to have them?" He asked while she handed the baby to his arms. He took a pillow again to his arms too so his mechanical arm wouldn't feel too hard for her. Jessica smiled warmly at him and she felt her heart melting when she looked at the big gray furred male being so careful with their newborn.

"I don't know.. Haven't had time to talk about that with you for one specific reason.." She said one eyebrow lifted up a bit. "Yeah.. And I don't know if we have to go back" He said, which got her to drop down her ears. "Really? Back to Earth? But I thought you guys finished your job there.." She said and had a sad tone in her voice when she turned to look at their daughter. She had gray fur like Modo and no signs of hair yet. She hadn't yet opened her eyes but so far they saw more Modo of her than Jessica, whose nose she definitely had.

"Yea.. It's not that simple.. Plutarkians don't give up that easily, you know.. There's still some problems in a city or two.. Even we are not completely sure about that" Modo sighed and saw her sighing too and then nodding at him. "How horrible.." She said sadly but then saw him smiling which got her turn to look at him again. "Agreed, but I think we have something more important to focus on now. Which makes me think.. What if we get married now?" He suggested, getting her eyes to widen as a sign of being surprised. Even if Modo was a mouse of traditions, he wanted to be sure to get the female he loved to be his wife.

In the early evening Niv got back to her temporary apartment that was also in the headquarters of the Freedom Fighters, or actually it was Stoker's but it was basically both of theirs. It had been alright for Jessica if she came back there the next day since the nurses only allowed the baby's father and one or two closest family members to be there with her. She would have been an exception if neither Modo or Mericy couldn't have come there. She also wanted to give Jessica some time to talk with her fiance in peace, but when she got back to the apartment and went to sleep for the night, she woke up in the early hours when someone was going to enter the apartment.

"W- What?" She mumbled in half sleep for the noise that was coming from the main door, and in seconds she snapped fully awake, got up from the bed fast and hurried to get her sniper's gun ready for a possible danger, maybe.. an assassin. "What kind of assassin comes from the front door?" She thought in her mind while hiding behind the bedroom's door when the main door opened and someone walked inside the apartment, getting her to run and aim straight to the comer to get them to drop down everything they were carrying and lift their hands up in the air.

"Whoah! Niv darling! One shot is enough!!" Stoker shouted which got Niv's eyes to wide up and her to lift the gun down. "Stoker?!" She gasped, placed the gun to the floor and run into his arms. "So you have learned to not throw guns around anymore?" Stoker smirked, getting her laugh but then punch straight to his stomach, making him fall to his knees. "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!" She shouted while looking at him groaning and holding his stomach in pain.

"Niv.. Darling.. Good to see.. you.. too.." He groaned but then felt her hand roughly on his jaw up to get him to face her angry expression. Even if she was very much shorter than him, it was clear who was in control of the situation. "You disappeared from the hospital, did you bloody forget that?! So don't you dare to 'Niv darling' at me!" She growled which only got him to chuckle. "Demanding an explanation in these early hours, huh?" He said, making her only to growl even more with a grimace on her face. "Yes.." She snorted and then helped him up from the ground so they'd close the door so no-one else would wake up to their fight.

"Did you know how sexy you look when you have just woken up, darling?" He smirked at her when she lifted her gun from the floor to get it back to its place, but when she heard what he said, she turned around. "Continue to say with this gun in my hand, you'd take me immediately" She growled and then walked into their bedroom to take the gun away. "Uh-huh.." Stoker just grinned and swung his mechanical tail but then saw her coming back to him and she was clearly not pleased at all.

"I have missed your morning grumpiness" He said as he walked to her to lift his hands on her waist. "I have missed you! Everything in you! So start talking! I need a bloody explanation, Stoker!" She growled but both of them could hear her voice trembling which got Stoker to hug her tightly before she started crying. "I'm sorry.. But I'm alright. I got myself alright after what Dan did to me.." He started but then got pushed away as she shook her head.

"Don't lie to me Stoker!! What's wrong with you?!" She cried which got him to turn his head away. "Sorry.. Niv.. I'm sorry.. I.. I can't tell everything yet, but soon you'll get to know" He started, making her shake her head. "No.. Not this again.." She turned to look at him as she cried which made him feel horrible. "You know my duties, Niv.. You know I can't tell you everything if it's risky for you or Mars" He said, getting her sniffle and nod.

"Why did I marry you.. You are horrible, 'Ker.." She said, making him chuckle which got her to smile a bit too. "I'd ask the same! You shot me and were about to do it again!" He said, getting her to laugh. "No two without third one" She winked while starting to head back to the bedroom, getting him to gulp and feel the atmosphere a bit hotter, not the way he'd probably hoped.

"Hope you don't do it as I sleep then.. Like the brain searching.." He said as he picked up his things he had dropped when he had come there. "It wouldn't be a challenge at all if I shoot a sleeping old guy!" He heard from the bedroom which made him gasp but laugh. "An Old guy?!" He said as he followed her to the bedroom doorway. "Exactly. Now come here, I want to sleep at least for a couple of hours more.. Jessica might call me in the morning" She said as she got back into the bed. "Jessica?" Stoker asked as he joined her. He saw from her that she didn't like being reminded about the forbidden brain search she was ashamed of doing to him.

"Yea. Her baby finally decided to come to this world" Niv just said as she lifted the blanket on her. "A Baby?! What baby?" Stoker gasped while looking at her and her messy hair that was the only thing that could be seen from the blanket. "Her and Modo's" She added and then curled into a better position under the blanket. "What?! I didn't know they were going to have a baby" Stoker said but then heard her sleeping already. "Neither did he.." She added in her sleep, while Stoker's mind was too busy to keep him awake.

In forenoon Father Mahawaq had come to the hospital to do the marriage ceremony shortly for Jessica and Modo after she had been alright with that since neither of them knew when Modo would leave or come back again. And normally in Mars the Queen was the one who did the ordination, but since she wasn't there with that fast timing, they got the Father to do it which wasn't unusual either. Even Stoker had done the ordination to Throttle and Carbine when the Queen had gotten sick just before their weddings.

The couple was only lacking the official permission from the Queen, but Jessica had suggested to Modo that they'd get the permission and the ceremony later when the situation was better for them. They were even expecting a sermon from Modo's mother about the traditions of Mars, which wasn't even a surprise for them. Probably all of their friends and family members that weren't there today, would make sure that they'd hear about getting married without them. They also hoped that the Queen understood them and the situation to not punish them with any kind of way about not obeying the traditions.

"Today we are gathered here, with fast timing, to celebrate this wonderful couple who willing to share their lives together for their lifetime" The Father Mahawaq started as Jessica and Modo were standing in front of him and for their guests they had managed to get Carbine, Felix and Mericy, who was holding her newborn niece in her hands and trying to hold back her tears for the new life and the couple's happiness. Modo had hoped to get his bros to be there too, or his mother, but like from Jessica's side, from his family too they hadn't managed to contact many with this fast timing. And maybe it was also safer if his mother with all the traditions wasn't there or the weddings wouldn't have been done either.

The Ceremony was short and fast as a kind of emergency ordination, but both of them were sure that they wanted to get married if there was still any risk of danger. And during the same ceremony, the Father gave their newborn daughter her name too as the parents had hoped for. Mericy was holding the baby girl in her arms since Carbine's hands were full of her own when the couple got married with a timing that had surprised both of the adult guests.

The Father talked about the marriage being the safe place for the couple, that it was a place to call home for them and that the couple would be by each other's side for their best and for their worst of the lifetime they'd be there. Normally the ordination was much longer and it would be later when they'd have the weddings their family and friends would be there too, but now they just wanted to make sure they'd be married if anything possibly bad happened.

"I may ask you, Modo Jackae Daniel the Son of Dan, do you take this female for you lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer and for poorer, for in sickness and in health as long as the death takes you apart?" The Father Mahawaq asked, getting Modo turn to look at the chestnut furred female right next to him. "I do." He smiled, making Jessica smile too but then all of them laughed as their daughter let out a baby sound in her aunt's arms.

"Someone's in a hurry to get her name too" Jessica laughed, getting Modo to lean towards her too. "Someone else is in a hurry to get her name changed too" He winked, getting her blush before the Father continued and turned towards Jessica. "And now I may ask you, Jessica Shima Jianna the Daughter of Jehah, do you take this male for you lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer and for poorer, for in sickness and in health as long as the death takes you apart?" He asked, making her smile and turn to look at the gray furred male lovingly.

"I do." She smiled and then the couple turned so Modo'd take her both hands in his as the Father continued the ceremony. "With the rights that I have as the Father, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride" The Father Mahawaq announced just before they moved their rings from the top of their antennas to the beginnings of them and Modo hurried to kiss his just wedded wife. With this fast timing they hadn't got the second rings but they'd get them for the bigger weddings, so they got the Father's special permission to place the engagement rings to where the wedding rings would make them both to be.

Carbine and Mericy cheered as calmly as they could to not get the babies crying but Felix felt himself bored in there, so when the Father was about to start the short name ceremony of the baby girl, he threw his teddy bear into the middle of the ceremony to mess everything completely, getting all of them to laugh and Carbine to apologize for them all as she was so embarrassed while her son showed no signs of quilt at all.

The Congratulations were given after the name giving, during which the gray furred girl got a name Jade Mariia Hayleen the Daughter of Modo, and since Carbine and Mericy were the only ones there, they got to be her godmothers, both of them very happy to fulfill the honor. The Third name was given after Jessica's grandmother Hayleen, who she had dearly loved with her other siblings too, but she had no clue what Sapphire or Scabbard had done some time ago, concerning their late grandmother..

Even if they had wanted to have ceremonies held fast, they still missed their families and friends to be there too, but both of them were sure they'd have the ceremony properly and with the mice they loved too. "Carbine, could you stay here with me for a moment?" Jessica asked after the congratulations and short celebration for the couple and their newborn, which got Modo and Mericy allow them a moment and to take Felix with them.

"What is it you wanted to talk with me, Jess?" Carbine asked after the siblings left. She sat down next to the just married bride who laid back to the hospital bed since she was still very tired from giving birth. Before leaving, Modo had got Jade to sleep in a small baby crib next to Jessica and Felix was in his mother's arms, yawning with the teddy bear in his hands. Mericy promised to take care of him since Carbine had been a babysitter for her children for so many years. "I wanted to thank you for being here today" Jessica smiled, making her smile too even if she could see her being confused. "Of course.." Carbine started, but then saw her shaking her head.

"No.. You know what I mean" She started, making her sigh deeply and turn to look down before turning to look back at her. Before they had started talking Jessica handed her daughter to her godmother's arms which got Carbine to smile happily. "I should be thanking you. You saved my life" Carbine smiled at her, getting her smile too. "I'd do it again if needed" Jessica said as she took a better position for her back. "You barely knew me back then, and we never got to talk about it properly. So why now? You should be spending time with your family" Carbine said calmly, but then saw the answer from her eyes.

"That's why" Jessica started but soon continued. "I saw back then that you weren't happy with my brother. You'd have hated to marry him. And now when I have got a male I love by my side and a lovely daughter, I see how important that is. Even if I have been married for what.. A half an hour if even that" She said, getting her smile a bit. Carbine wasn't sure what to say since the past seemed to come back clearly in her mind which she could even feel in her body too.

"You destroyed the official paperwork, all the documents and everything that had already been done to make sure I'd marry.. him.. You risked your whole life! You'd have got in jail, for a mouse you barely even knew.." Carbine said and then saw her smiling. "But I know you now. And as much as I know you Carbine, the marriage with my brother would have.." She started, but then Carbine continued. "It'd have been the end of my life.. I wouldn't have lived that way.." She said and got a nod as the answer.

"Is that the reason you didn't ask me to introduce you to Modo when you met at the hospital during the time you were my nurse and he was visiting me with the others?" Carbine asked and got her to nod again. "So our past wouldn't be known by anyone.." Jessica added, making Carbine sigh and nod. "I'm not sure if anyone still knows about it.. Even Throttle or Modo" Carbine wondered, but then felt her hand on her palm. "Let it be the way it is" She said, and got the general to nod formally. "Let this secret go to the grave with us" She said, making both of them nod at each other before Carbine fixed Jade's position in her arms. Seeing that got Jessica to smile warmly.

"But if someone ever finds out.. And you or.. Or both of us gets in trouble, I'll have your back, Jessica. I owe you so much for what you did" Carbine said, and saw the just married female shake her head. "No-one will ever find out. But thank you Carbine. You are a perfect godmother for our daughter" Jessica said just when Modo and Mericy entered the room again with crying Felix in Mericy's arms, so the only thing they heard was about the godmother. Carbine handed Jade back to her mother so she'd calm down her son. "I seem to be not as good a babysitter to your son as you were to mine.." Mericy said awkwardly, making Carbine laugh and take her son back from her, but before she and Mericy left to give the new family some time alone, she smiled and nodded to Jessica who did the same back to her. After that Carbine and Mericy congratulated them again before leaving the hospital.

During the same day's evening when Vinnie had met Zeka and Jessica's labor had finally started, Harley had found Vinnie again from the Freedom Fighters' headquarters where Vinnie had come to ask for a place to sleep for the night since his and Carbine's temporary place had got burned some time ago, but also for that many soldiers and fighters were still living at the bases and some stayed even at the headquarters.

"Thanks" He said as he got to know where he could go for the night, even though he wasn't sure if he could even sleep since his mind was quite messy for everything that had happened recently. Soon he heard someone shouting his name which got him to turn around. "Vinnie!" Harley shouted as she walked in the corridor in the main area. "Harley! You're here too?" Vinnie smiled and walked to hug her, making her giggle. "No, I'm just mirage.." She laughed, making him laugh at first but then drop down his ears. "Hope not, I just got you back.." He said, which made her realize how he had understood her words, but before she managed to say anything, during their hug, she smelled something weird from him.

"What's that smell?" She asked as she let go of him. "What smell? I mean, I know I haven't got into a shower in ages! Don't blame me, Sweetie.." He chuckled, but then saw her crossing her arms at the same time he realized what or who she had smelled. "Zeka.." He thought in his mind while gulping. "Vinnie.. Why do you have someone else's scent on your fur and clothes?" She asked, clearly hurt that could be seen from her eyes.

"Harley, I.." Vinnie started but saw her turning her head away. "You can explain, huh? I can believe that.. But tell me one thing. It's a male's scent, isn't it.. And not the way you could have helped someone hurt.." She said, and when she got a nod from him, she felt tears on her cheeks as she ran away. "He's actually but.." He thought for a moment but then saw her heading back to the corridor. "Harley!!" Vinnie gasped and hurried after her. He knew she must not run yet for her health, which got him to hurry much faster after her. He definitely didn't want to fight with her this fast, they had just got back together, but the situation unfortunately showed no other ways.

Timeskip: The Next day from the night Stoker woke up Niv

Still at the headquarters

Niv had woken up early in the morning to leave before Stoker managed to wake up since she was still mad at him and didn't know what to say to him even if she quite understood him and quite not. She had visited the hospital to congratulate Jessica and Modo for their newborn and also got surprised to hear about their marriage and that the baby had already got a name that fast from the names Modo and Jessica had always wished to have if they ever got a baby girl. Jade had been a name that Jessica had wished her baby to have to remind somehow her own name and Mariia had come from Modo's wish to have a name that could be part of his family, meaning that it was part of Mericy's first and second names but also a bit part of his mother's name.

After visiting the hospital, Niv had wandered a bit around the city before coming back to the headquarters, where she didn't know that her sister was there too and was already fighting with Vinnie after getting each other's back after a long time being apart. "Stoker.. I wish you haven't yet disappeared, once again.." She sighed deeply as she arrived at their doorway to think about opening it or not, but then she decided to enter into their apartment to find her husband still there, but already packing his things from some he had brought there in the night.

She just sighed deeply, not being able to say anything as she walked straight to pick up the clean laundry pile to go to fold them into their bedroom's small cabinet. There weren't many clothes with them but at least something she had managed to get back after she had come back from rescuing her sister, meaning mainly her daughters' clothes she had insisted on getting with her from the Queen's temporary hideout they had to leave for their safety. It had been very risky but she had wanted to do it.

"Niv.." She heard Stoker saying soon after she had got a couple of her own clothes folded. "Are you leaving.." She asked, not turning to look at him, but she could still tell he was standing at the bedroom's doorway. He just sighed and then joined her to fold clothes neither of them enjoyed doing. For Stoker it was a more usual thing to do since he had helped his mother a lot in his youth while in Niv's life there had always been servants to do the householding tasks, but still she was okay to do it since her mother had showed her how to do it when she had been young. It had been part of the many things that were important to know how to do, even for her safety..

It took some time for them to just fold clothes without talking, but it was Niv who broke the silence. She was folding a baby shirt with S in front of it which made her stop and just hold and look at the shirt in her hands. The atmosphere was bothersome for both of them to not talk at all since they knew they had to, but so far they both just kept doing their work, Niv folding clothes and Stoker lifting them to the cabinet, his back towards hers. Neither of them knew what they'd say or how to start the conversation.

She was gently petting the shirt when she started talking. "I understand you better now, Stoker.." Niv started, her voice sounding toneless. "How so? With what?" He asked as he folded another cloth to lift it into the cabinet to not face her yet. "You have lived through this nightmare for once already.." She said, waiting for him to say anything, but he just waited for her to open up more. When Stoker noticed she wasn't giving more clothes for him to put into the cabinet, he turned around to see her sitting on the bed with the shirt she was holding and the atmosphere got more sad for both of them.

"With Spitfire.. I didn't know how you felt back then.. But now Snow.." She started but couldn't finish it. He was about to lift a cloth, he had started folding, into the cabinet but then he put it down to walk to hug his wife. "I had to give her away.. Snow's kidnapped.." He said as she buried her face against his chest to burst into tears, making him sigh deeply. He felt so horrible too. The situation was so hard for both of them.

"What comes to Spitfire.. You were in a coma.. I was alone.." He started as he sat next to her, and she turned slowly to look at him. "You had to survive alone.. It must have been a nightmare.." She said, her ears hanging down. "It was.. Before that mission.. We were on top of our happiness. Just got Spitfire and you were on maternity leave.." Stoker said and felt clearly horrible too. It felt like someone was choking him. Like a heavy rock was in the place where his heart should be.

"I still can't understand how all of that horribleness happened.. And that I was fourteen years away from your life.." Niv cried while Stoker just kept looking at her. "It was the toughest fourteen years in my life, but I'm happy to have your back" He said with a small smile at the end of the sentence, but then he started crying too. His words got her smiling a bit too but also to cry even more.

She felt so miserable. It was so hard to deal with the fact she had been in a coma for that long. To be away from everything. From him, from her family, from Mars. "I.. Still I hope.." She started but couldn't say her thoughts out loud. He turned to look at her again from looking away for a moment to wipe his tears away.

"You hope what?" He asked and had a bad feeling about what she'd say. "That I was in a coma again.. Losing Snow feels too much.. We have lost both of our girls.. It would be so much easier to not know anything about this.." She said, barely even being able to face his eyes. "Niv.. Niv darling. I know this feels so bad. So horrible! But I'm still happy about one thing." He said, getting her to turn to look at him confused. "What?" She asked, and then felt his hands on hers. "That I don't have to be alone. You are by my side and I'm yours. That we are still together. And we are going to get our girls back together." He said, getting her to cry again as she hugged him tightly.

"How do you always know what to say?" She sobbed against him while he hugged her back. "Because I'm your husband" He answered, which got her to chuckle a bit. "Well it can't be only that.." She said amused. "Maybe your father trained me well.." He smirked, making her turn to look at him as she didn't let him go. "My father?" She asked and then sighed deeply, making him sigh too. Both of them were missing her father, the late Commander in Chief, Darius, very much.

"Or your mother.." Stoker continued after a small moment of silence they kept for the memory of her late father. His words got her to lift up her other eyebrow. "Oh alright! You trained me well.." He admitted, making her chuckle. "Well that's what I thought!" She smiled at first, making him chuckle before she laughed and sniffled. "We'll get the girls back. Just like Harley" Stoker said while looking at her. "We have to." Niv said as she looked into his red eyes. After that both of them nodded, held their hands together before kissing and getting up to prepare things Stoker was getting ready for, when she had come back there.

Even if both of them were still sad, they had each other. They were determined to get their children back and they were supporting each other even if Niv knew Stoker had to go somewhere again. She was more fragile but neither of them were ready to give up. And one thing Stoker was more sure than anything, he was going to be faithful to the vow he had made to protect Niv. And for that, he had to leave for a while for once again..

Timeskip: Back to the day when the Biker Mice came back to Mars

It was a sunny day when the Biker Mice got back to Mars again from the Earth after bringing water back to Mars at least temporarily, but it was a rainy night when one of them could go to the headquarters, meaning that he got there a bit earlier than his bros. It was just better for many reasons..

"Mars.. Finally.." The Male sighed as he entered the headquarters from the underground passage as meant to. He walked along a dark corridor he knew very well, and that he would soon arrive at a familiar office where a light could be seen coming from a slightly opened doorway. "It's so good to see you" He smiled happily as he closed the door behind him and lifted a backpack onto the floor next to his feet.

"Well look at you.. Survived from hard times, huh?" Stoker smiled as he stood up from a chair he had been almost falling to sleep behind the table. He walked to greet the tan furred male who lifted a hood over his head to reveal his face and green specs that covered his eyes. "Hard times are just coming, Stoke.. Remember your niece" The male said before they both chuckled and hugged each other with a martian tail greeting Stoker had taught to his boys when they had been younger.

"Welcome back, Throttle" Stoker smiled and pressed his forehead against his before letting him go. "Is it really alright to come back? Like really, alright, accepted and safe?" He asked as Stoker walked back to sit on his seat. Throttle would have wanted to run immediately to his wife but he had still to be careful for everything he had done so far.

"Calm down bro! Focus on the main thing, you are back!" Vinnie howled as he entered the room with Modo and another tan furred male behind him. "Calm down? Oh shut your mouth already, Vincent" Throttle groaned before he noticed who came with his bros, his identical brother, Xander. "Xander!" He hurried to hug his brother which made Stoker smile while Vinnie just snorted and crossed his arms as he stood next to the gray furred male.

"What's so special about him.. Like he barely even saw his bros.." Vinnie groaned, making Modo chuckle and pat his back. "Wouldn't you be happy to see your brother you didn't know you had?" He asked and got him only to groan. "Well no! I'm the baddest mamma jamma in the whole Universe! I don't need a sidekick from a brother, who definitely wouldn't be as handsome or hot or-" He started but then Stoker interrupted his selfloving glory moment, and his words weren't even meant for the white furred male.

"I know you are eager to see Carbine, to go home, but it's better to do it here, carefully and without the enemy possibly seeing it. We can't be absolutely sure even if after what you did, and after the final fights, Plutarkians left. There might still be some spies out there, and with the time of single breath, the information has gone to the enemy" Stoker explained calmly, and Throttle could easily see that he was tired. No wonder, he might be having a lot in his mind all the time, but still he was there to receive one of his fighters. A fighter that was more than just a fighter to him. Throttle was one of his bros but also like a own son to him, like Vinnie and Modo were too.

"Understood. You will arrange the meeting?" Throttle asked as he saw his mentor yawning. He was clearly tired. Had he been awake the whole night to wait for his arrival? Probably, but the timing had already been clear for both of them. "Good to see you too, and soon you are gone to your female" Xander chuckled as he stayed there standing next to Throttle. Without Throttle's specs and if their hair were styled the same and the clothes were the same, probably no-one could tell the difference, right? If not considered that Xander had a differently shaped bullet hole in his right earlobe and instead of Throttle's red eyes, his eyes were blue, and one of the most visible differences probably was that he was actually even a bit bigger than Throttle.

"Yea, definitely. But we'll meet soon too, bro. I want to hear everything and get to know you better" Throttle smiled as Xander lifted his other arm over his shoulders. "Look! He even calls him a bro! But we are bros!" Vinnie groaned to Modo as he looked at the tan furred males. "Jealous, Vinnie?" Modo asked, even if he understood why Vinnie behaved the way he did. He had been the most worried about Throttle forgetting and replacing them for Xander ever since they had met him the first time.

Modo just told him everything was alright and there was no need to worry, but then Throttle's reaction to Xander's next words got Vinnie grin and be sure that they hadn't fully lost their bro yet. "Yea! We surely didn't have enough time to talk the first time we met. You had an urgent need to get exploded" Xander laughed, getting Throttle to snort and move his ears as a sign of discomfort. Vinnie just chuckled and proudly mentioned to Modo that they knew Throttle better than his biological brother, which got heard by Xander and made him glare back at the white furred male.

"Don't be rude, Vincent.. They are just getting to know each other.." Modo said understandingly that softened Xander's expression a bit as he lowered his ears for a moment. "A bit suspicious, don't you think? Even that way he talks.." Vinnie growled, which made Modo roll his eyes. "He's from the North. They both are" Modo explained but it was no use. "But Throttle doesn't talk like that! He's completely normal!" Vinnie said but then got shut up by Modo's hand on his mouth since Stoker was about to talk again. The Brown furred male just glared at the males to behave even if he knew it would have no effect at all. His words got even heard by the brothers which got Throttle to sigh while Xander spoke with even more Northern way to tell Vinnie he was completely normal and Vinnie was the weird one here, making Vinnie growl and almost attack on the bigger male. Modo caught him by the back of his bandoleer while Xander took a step towards them and Stoker raised his voice at the males.

"Behave or get out of here!! We are here for Throttle and in the first place I was supposed to be here alone! So if you can't behave, you can be escorted out too" He growled as he slammed his other hand on the table. "Escorted, Old timer? By who?" Vinnie said after Modo let him go and he fixed his bandoleer better back on him. "By him if there's no other choices" Stoker said as he pointed at Xander which was only more gasoline to Vinnie's jealous flames. "Is he your number one now too, huh?! I see we were already rubbish when that guy came here.." Vinnie grunted which got already tired Stoker even more angry.

"Vinnie!! Xander is not my number one fighter! He isn't even a Freedom Fighter! But if you really want, I can also show you the way out of here! I meant Xander because no-one else can know Throttle's here. Did you already forget that over your jealousy?" Stoker growled which got Modo also to glare at Vinnie to behave. "He can still be your fighter even in the military.. You lead the both soon.. If not already do.." Vinnie mumbled under his breath, getting Stoker's eyebrow to twitch.

"Vincent. Shut your mouth. We can talk about this later but I'd seriously prefer being with Carbine than here or in the desert where I spend most of that time surviving, you know!" Throttle growled, getting Vinnie finally to stay quiet. "He's really a leader.." Xander thought and smiled at his twin. "Thank you. And now, where were we?" Stoker asked and turned to Throttle, but Vinnie still continued.

"Like you'd escort me out of here, Old timer.." He said and got then slammed by Modo to the back of his head. "Enough" Throttle said and then turned to Stoker who thanked Modo for his action. "About the meeting with Carbine" He said, getting Stoker to nod at him. "Right.. I'll set up a moment for you to meet her, the rest is up to you. I'll make sure it's safe for everyone. But now, we both need some sleep, you can stay here until I have set up a better place for you. I need to be sure about everything first" Stoker said as he got up and picked up some things with him before he walked to Throttle to pat his shoulder. There was a couch in the room with a pillow and a blanket already waiting for him.

"This is a hotel if compared to that cave I spent more than was even necessary.." Throttle chuckled but then saw Stoker still serious. "Everything in this was and still is, necessary. Haven't you learned that yet?" He asked, getting him to nod and look down before he saw his mentor smiling that made him smile again, like back in the days when he had been a child. Many things had changed but some had still stayed the same.

"Everything will be fine and you'll get your life back. Good night for now, Throttle. The Rest of you, out" Stoker said as he walked to the doorway. "Good night, bro.. See you soon" Xander walked to pat Throttle's shoulder, making him smile and nod. "Hopefully" Throttle said before Modo pushed Vinnie to walk to Throttle instead of considering attacking Xander who left while Stoker still stood at the doorway. "Good night Throttle. Everything will get better" Modo smiled at his bros, making him smile at him too. "I wish that too.. I really miss her" He said before turning to Vinnie as Modo left after Xander.

"Vinnie.. He will not replace you.." Throttle started as he saw Vinnie turning to look away. "You promise?" He asked when he turned to look at him. "I promise. See you soon too" Throttle said but then got surprised that Vinnie hugged him, getting him to smile at him. "You are important to me too, Vinnie.." Throttle smiled against his head before Vinnie let him go and hurried to the doorway. Stoker's expression got a bit surprised since he knew that kind of scene had also happened in their youth and for that memory he saw the males to be young boys for a moment, but did the males remember it too..

After the males left and Stoker got back from his memories, he smiled at the commander and waved before leaving. "Good night, Stoke.." Throttle waved back at him when his mentor left to sleep in some other place, locking the door behind him. "If there's life to get back anymore.." Throttle thought in his mind while lifting the backpack closer to the couch which he sat on to rub his face with his other hand. "Maybe it's better if Stoker doesn't know that Carbine took me to one of the base's balconies, at least not yet.. Or that Limburger knows that I'm alive, which he probably actually knows" He thought before he got ready to sleep at least for a few hours if his mind just let him, meaning probably not or if yes, it was more likely restless sleep or even nightmares.

And while he tried to get some sleep, and the other three males got separated to get to their places, Stoker was walking along the corridor to enter his apartment there in the headquarters to get to sleep too. But somewhere else, much more far away, was a corridor too where a light brown furred martian mouse was going along, but by running. "That should slow them down.." The mouse said before hearing an explosion from the opposite side of the corridor. The wind from the explosion made the mouse's brown hair move along it, which got the martian to blow it away from the eyesight.

Soon after hearing someone running to the corridor, the young martian hurried the way out of the building with some flips out of the opened window to land down next to a bike that was waiting there. "That'll give them something to work at for a long time" The Martian mouse smirked as they made sure their hair were alright, not in front of their green eyes before they put a helmet on their head. "No Plutarkian will come in the way of Spitfire.." The Female mouse said confidently as she dashed away on the bike towards a setting Sun.