Author's pov:

Throttle was barely even asleep in the General's office when he started to see a familiar nightmare. Ever since he had taken part in that exact mission, he had had nightmares so bad that he had troubles sleeping and could barely even do it at all. But the only difference was that it wasn't an actual nightmare, it had actually happened. He had done it. He had faked his death and caused his loved one to go through the worst pain ever possible, and for what? To save their civilization. Yes. Maybe the planet was saved but it didn't take his anger or his pain away.

In his nightmare, he heard Carbine's scream after the tragic accident, and in the nightmare he could see her falling down the ground and hurting herself so badly, before he had later got to know that Niv had rescued her and their unborn baby he had no clue about back then. "NOOO!!" He heard in his head in her voice when he suddenly opened his eyes to see all white around him.

"Carbine!!" He panted heavily and sat up fast but then lifted his other hand onto his chest as he grimaced in pain. "Umh.. Not again.." He growled before holding his breath since the pain was so bad he wasn't sure he would faint or could even breath. He closed his eyes to not see that only white, since it seemed to make the pain even worse. "This is the price I have to carry from saving our planet.." He thought as he tried to take a breath carefully and then, his mind traveled back to the day when he heard about the mission while he reached towards the closest table to place his black framed specs to his face.

Two weeks before the weddings of Throttle and Carbine

"What is so important I had to come here now? Carbine's gonna rip my ass off if I skip another fitting.." Throttle growled right when he opened a door to the General's office in the headquarters. He stepped inside to find his bros and Stoker in there. Vinnie and Modo were sitting on a couch as Stoker was sitting behind the general's table. "Like she wouldn't rip it off anyway.. Right after your wedding" Vinnie grinned, getting Modo to smirk and laugh too. "Not talking about the tail she usually wants to rip off and sew to our ears!" Modo laughed, making Throttle laugh too while shaking his head. "You are talking about my niece now.." Stoker glared at them, but it only got them laugh even more.

Stoker just rolled his eyes and then nodded Throttle to come inside and close the door behind him. "This seems important.. But why so serious face, Stoke?" He asked as he sat down on a seat in front of the general's table. "We might have a little problem.." Vinnie started, but got glare by Modo. "A Problem? Including what? Our wedding? They are two weeks away. What is missing? The Flowers? Decorations?" Throttle started and could feel his stress making it double.

"No.. A Plutarkian problem.." Modo sighed deeply and had his arms crossed. "A Plutarkian problem? Didn't we make sure that they are at least away from our weddings! We can't change the venue anymore. Carbine's going to lose her mind!" He started but when he turned to look at his mentor, he saw him sighing and turning to look away and down before facing his eyes again. "It's Stilton.." He started but then Vinnie interrupted them.

"Which you definitely don't want to invite to your wedding!" He said, pointing at him before resting his arm on the couch's arm rest, getting the tan furred commander just snort and turn back to their mentor. "What about him?" He asked, and then Stoker stood up from his seat. "He's after you.. He seeks revenge for his late son.." He started and then leaned against the table with his two hands. "No.. Not now.." Throttle sighed and rubbed his forehead nervously. He felt so many difficult emotions building up in his mind while the only thing he could think of was his fiancee.

"What can we do? Blast down their strongholds? It'd give us time.. But.. Does he know about the wedding? Is he after Carbine?" He asked and was clearly worried about his loved one. "I'm not sure about that.. But a trusted source told enough.. If he doesn't get your head, he.." Stoker started but couldn't end the sentence which Throttle could already guess. "He will take hers.." He said and sighed while Stoker just nodded at him and turned his back for a moment to lean against the table.

"Yes.. But we have one, rather certain plan, to end this. Wholly.." He said and got Throttle to say that he'd do anything so their weddings and especially Carbine would stay safe, which got Stoker, Vinnie and Modo to sigh as they turned to look at him. "That's what I was afraid of.." Modo said and looked at Vinnie worriedly, who looked like he didn't like this at all either, which told a lot. If Vinnie was the first to jump into danger and now acted like that, then there had to be something seriously wrong. "What is it?" Throttle asked before he faced Stoker's serious expression. "We need to fake your death.." He said, getting his eyes to widen up and swallow hard.

"No.. No!! I'm not going to do that! No!!" Throttle stood up and was about to leave the office. "If we don't do it, Carbine will die!! We don't have any other choice!" Stoker shouted after him before his hand reached the door, which got him to stop right there. "You mean.. If I don't do it.." He mumbled and just looked at his hand above the doorknob. "After Carbine.. He'll start the slaughter again.. We'll lose Mars.." Vinnie said as he got up too with Modo.

"No.." Throttle shook his head. "No! This can't be happening!! Not now!" He growled and then slammed his fist against the door. He felt desperate. He felt so awful. "Throttle.. Everything is already planned. Everything is already ready if you do it.." Stoker said while looking at Vinnie and Modo who lowered down their ears and walked to Throttle. They lifted their other hands on his back but he just shook them away as he turned around to face his mentor.

"You are horrible, Stoker.. Horrible.. Did you know that?! How dare you plan anything like that beforehand?! Are you even sure this will work and he won't take all of the Martians down after that?!" He growled so loudly it got Vinnie and Modo to take a step away from him. "I did it for Mars.. You know I'm the next Commander in Chief when Niv carries the crown. You know I have to make horrible decisions if it's best for the whole planet! It's my duty to keep all of us safe after Darius died!! After the death of the Three Leaders! It's not easy.. It has never been.. And it's never going to be! Do you really think I'd doom you to death if there were any other ways to save your bride, all of our lives and our planet, Throttle?! Do you really think that?!" He shouted back at him, but not the way he'd be angry. He just tried to convince him. And he definitely felt horrible too.

"Wouldn't be surprised after all you have done.." Throttle growled and his whole body felt tense, and it could be seen from his tail that stayed almost completely still behind his feet. The movement wasn't relaxed as normally. Neither was Stoker's mechanical tail's. The whole atmosphere in the room was so tense one could even hear breathing, which was rather shocking when it came to the Biker Mice and their mentor. "You are like a son to me! All of you are. I wouldn't do this if I didn't have to!" Stoker said after a moment of silence. He felt awful but had no choice with the title he carried. It was his responsibility to keep them safe.

Vinnie and Modo turned to look at each other, ears lowered down and one or two sniffed following after their mentor's words. Then they turned to look at Throttle whose shoulders were a bit lower now. Then, his ears dropped down too.

He felt his bros' hands back on his shoulders as Stoker said his name and walked to him. He just stared at his feet before he lifted his head to turn to look at him. "Look.. I know you can do this.. I trust you, but I don't force you to do it. I can give you one week to think, but not more than that.." Stoker said as he tapped his shoulder. "It's your decision" He continued, making him chuckle sarcastically. "It's my decision to doom all of us or save us.. Thanks Stoke.. You really are one of a kind.." He said, making Vinnie and Modo look the way they weren't sure what to say, do, feel or react. They had heard the plan just before Throttle had come there, just to be sure their dramatical reactions wouldn't shock Throttle more than the plan itself already did. But neither from the Biker Mice knew that Stoker wasn't the only brains behind the plan, even if he mostly was.

"But before you leave.. I have another surprise for you.. Or, more likely news" Stoker said as Throttle was about to leave again. "What now.. Tell me you have tamed some Martian Blue Horn Oxes and Martian White Tail Bulls to have a show in our wedding, if we are ever going to even have one.." He chuckled sarcastically and just wanted to leave as soon as possible. His words got Stoker to chuckle for a reason neither of the Biker Mice knew, but he walked the trio back away from the doorway.

"Sort of.. I know your childhood hasn't been the easiest.. Neither of yours, but I found someone who has been looking for you for years" Stoker started and saw the doorknob moving a bit. "Me? For years? But I already have everyone in my life that I need.. Who would.." Throttle said and didn't have a clue what was going on when Stoker said it was alright to come in. First a male with very high ranked General stars on his chest, walked inside the room and he was actually higher ranked than Stoker before he had been promoted to the Golden Star General, but the next comer who walked in the room got Vinnie and Modo's eyes widen as they gasped so loudly "No way!" it got Throttle to turn around too.

There he was. Or there they were. A Tan furred male, with slicked back hairstyle and a double bullet hole up in his right earlobe. And a tan furred male with his hair locks above his forehead, wearing black specs to cover his eyes. If not looked at their clothes from which Throttle was wearing his regular black leather vest, red scarves, blue jeans and black boots, and the other male was wearing a green-orange military shirt, dark blue jeans, brown boots and a pair of brown gloves, they were completely identical. Except their eye color which was the only difference between the two males as Throttle's were red and the other one's were blue.

The formal greetings to the higher ranked general was completely forgotten when the tan furred male stepped inside the room. Vinnie was about to blurt out something like there's two Throttles or that like he was looking at the mirror, but Modo stuffed his hand in front of his mouth to stop him at the right time when Stoker talked. "Throttle, this is your twin brother, Xander, who carries an artist name Ox" He said as Throttle's eyes were still widened and he was totally speechless.

"A Twin brother?" Throttle mumbled as he just stared at the male who looked exactly like him. "Hey Throttle.." The Male said and then took a step towards his brother who instinctively took a step backward. "W- What? First you tell me I need to fake my death and now this.. A Bomb after another.. A.. A Twin?!" Throttle turned to look at Stoker who stood next to another general. He nodded at him and then nodded towards the other tan furred male.

"Really?! What a cliche!" Vinnie blurted out but then got a slap behind his head from Modo, which got him to groan and almost fall down on the ground. "I know this might sound really weird, but I am here for a reason. Or actually two" Xander said with a northern accent while looking at Throttle looking at him. "Like.. Stoker? said, I have been looking for you for many years. But the other reason is that.. I am here to help you with your mission" He explained after checking if he remembered Stoker's name right and got a nod for it, but it was his words that got Throttle to sit down back on the seat to lift his hands on his forehead.

"It's alright Throttle.." Stoker sighed and then turned to talk with the general about something. Modo held Vinnie in his place and nodded at Xander to go to Throttle. "I can't believe this.." He said while his bros just looked at his brother doubting to lift his hand on his shoulder. He wasn't sure if it was alright to do, but then Throttle turned to look at him. "How do you know about me? I.. I don't remember you.. At all.. How can you be my brother?" Throttle asked but then felt his hand on his shoulder after all, but only for a small moment.

"I remember you. From our early ages, before you were taken to another orphanage from where I got.. We got separated, Throttle.." He explained, and then, all of a sudden, Throttle got up and hugged him, making not only him surprised but also his bros too. Vinnie started growling while grimacing. Modo sighed understandingly at him but stayed silent while the generals kept talking with the way the others couldn't hear them.

"If what you said is true, you know we all know how you can prove it!" Vinnie growled as Xander hugged his brother back gently. "With the connection. I know" Xander said and then leaned towards Throttle who didn't hesitate at all. Xander showed him a memory from their childhood, but not from the orphanage he thought he would see. He showed him a memory from their home, with their parents, where they had been living together till the twins were three years old. That memory shocked Throttle so much that it got him to end the connection too fast that it made both of their heads hurt, lift their hands to their heads and groan loudly in pain.

"Throttle! What did you do to him?!" Vinnie growled but then felt Modo grab the back from his bandoleer again. "What are you doing?! Let me go so I can kick that fake one's ass!!" Vinnie shouted but only saw the gray furred male to shake his head and nod towards the brothers. That got Vinnie to obey and just growl at his place. Stoker and the general turned to look at them too, and seeing and hearing Throttle got Stoker to swallow a bit.

"We lived with our parents?! We had parents?! You.. You are my brother?!" Throttle panted heavily as he tried to cope with what he had just seen. "This is not how this should have gone.." Stoker growled angrily at the other general who just shook his shoulders. "We.. I.. We had mom and dad.. We.." Throttle took a step backward before Modo and Vinnie hurried to get him and to help him to sit down as he held his head.

"Yea.. I don't remember what happened to them when we got to the orphanage.. I do remember you Throttle, and maybe a bit from them. I don't remember much about what they looked like. That's why the memory was blurry.. Sorry.." Xander said and had his ears down. "How dare you shock him?!" Vinnie growled but then Throttle's hand he lifted up, got him to back up from attacking Xander. "At least you remember them.. My first memories are from the orphanage.. I didn't even know I had a brother.." Throttle said and then felt his eyes watering a bit.

He got up and felt a bit dizzy but even with that, he hugged Xander again. "You are my brother.. My twin.." Throttle said and lowered his ears too as Xander sighed deeply and hugged him back. "I'm Xander.. Just.. Just if you didn't catch it at first.." He said and wasn't sure what to do either. He felt weird but also happy to finally get his brother into his life. It got Throttle to chuckle and greet him again and repeat his name too to his brother who chuckled and nodded at him while Vinnie kept growling jealously, Modo kept holding him in place and Stoker and the other general had started arguing for some reason. And then, Throttle traveled to another memory in his mind.

"Why don't you wear that scarf I bought you, around your neck? It would suit you better there.." Carbine asked after handing Throttle a present, a blue scarf, for his promotion to become a commander. "I.. I have promised myself that I'll never take it off if I don't really have to.." Throttle answered, making her cross her arms and lift up her other eyebrow. That short discussion soon started to turn into an argument.

"Why can't you just say it? What is so important in that scarf? It's practically the same one that you have around your right wrist!" Carbine said which got him mad that he had left for another room, leaving her present there on the table of the military base's lounge area. "I can't believe you act like that for a scarf?!" She shouted at him when he slammed a door close between them, leaving her outside of the meeting room. He used some specific locking systems to get the door locked before he walked to the other side of the room. He knew it would have been better to tell her about the scarves more specifically than to just run away. But his scarves were so meaningful to him that it was difficult to. Only a few mice knew about them, meaning his bros and Stoker.

He sat on the edge of the longest table to gently touch the red scarf on his wrist. "Father.. Mother.." He sighed deeply and dropped his ears down. He never knew his parents, but knowing that his scarves were from them, gave him comfort. They felt at least a bit closer to him, even if they were probably dead and he had never even met them. "Carbine.. I'm sorry. I just.. I can't.. I can't wear your scarf over these.." Throttle said while feeling his eyes watering up. He felt bad for treating her like that, for hurting her. He tried to get his tears back, to not cry, but it caused him to sniff and take a deep breath. "Carbine.." He said while he heard someone at the doorway to see after some time he locked it, it opened, which made him realize it was probably Stoker who let Carbine inside. He also heard Stoker and Modo explaining the truth about his scarves to her a bit earlier from that. By that he avoided talking about the hurtful topic with her, at least at some point so far. They'd talk about it when he was ready to.

"Why you two have to be related.." He sighed deeply as he sat on the edge of the longest table. He heard someone entering the room and by scent he could tell it was her. "I'm sorry.." Carbine sighed deeply while looking at the floor and dropping her ears down. There was a moment of silence before he talked, which got Carbine a bit surprised and got her lift her head up to look at him.

"You couldn't know.." He said, making her walk to him. "You heard us?" Carbine asked and got a nod as an answer. "I should have told you myself.. We wouldn't have had this argument if you knew earlier about these.." Throttle said while rubbing his right wrist's scarf with his left hand. She lifted her hand up as meaning to lift it in his hands, but then she started to doubt it. Throttle saw that and nodded at her, which got her to nod and do it after all. He took her hand in his but then did the same to the other one too.

"I'm sorry.." Carbine said again, making him nod at her again. "It's alright.. But.. These scarves mean everything to me.. They are the only things I got from my parents.. Or.. Except one more thing too.." He started, making her just listen to him. When else would he tell her if not now when there was a moment for it? He decided to tell her about his bike, and then she offered to change the blue scarf to something else, but during that Throttle realized he'd wear it around his forehead or bicep, but he didn't want to lose it since it was from her. And he didn't want to lose her for this either.

He got down the table to lean against it as he pulled her closer to him. "Your gift meant more than I can describe.. My parents left these scarves for me, and now I got one more from you. From a female I'm very much interested.." He said, getting her blush and nod at him while smiling. "I'm glad to hear that, Throttle.." Carbine said that before he kissed her cheek gently. Then they walked to the lounge area to get his new blue scarf from there, which luckily was still there with Modo politely guarding it and waiting for them to come back. Throttle ended up wrapping it around his forehead with his green military uniform, which got Carbine to smile and kiss his cheek.

He remembered them not being a couple yet back then, even if they were very much interested in each other. And now when they were getting married, he had to do something so horrible to her. To the female he loved from the bottom of his heart. She was everything to him. How could he ever do it? He knew he would lose her right when she gets to know about the truth. Why did it have to be him..

One week later from the earlier meeting:

"So.. Brother? Xander? Which you want us to call each other.. You said you are helping me with that mission. How? And how and why you got to know it?" Throttle asked as he was sitting around a long office table with Vinnie, Modo, Stoker, Xander and the same high ranked general from the earlier when he had got to know about his brother for the first time. In fact, Vinnie was actually walking around the room and swinging his tail a bit nervously before he sat around the table too. "Well.." Xander smirked and then shook his hair mess with his hand before making the locks look like Throttle's.

"What? We already know you look like Throttle" Vinnie mumbled grumpily and pointed at the tan furred males with his other hand while Modo had his arms crossed again. He didn't like the situation either but he trusted Stoker and he wanted to give Throttle a chance to get to know his twin brother. He felt horrible even about the thought that he would have gotten to know Mericy at this age after all the years of being apart and not even knowing that he had a sibling.

"Daamn.. That hairstyle surely looks good" Throttle chuckled proudly, getting Xander to smirk too before slicking his hair back against his head, but then saw him glaring at him. "Hope this doesn't mean that you're going to my weddings instead of me.. Stoker.." Throttle said and then turned to look at his mentor from his brother.

"No. He's here to help with Carbine's grief and with the enemy" Stoker said while sometimes glaring at the other general. One could tell there was some tight atmosphere between them, but neither of the four males noticed it. "So.. Planning to jump into your brother's bride's bed, huh?" Vinnie growled and everyone in the room could tell he was the most against the whole situation, especially against Xander.

"No. I have no interest in my brother's bride. But I'm here with you two to help her to get through the grief. When the time's right, can't tell anything more yet.." Xander said, which made now Modo too to glare at him. "And why's that?" He asked, getting him to sigh and turn to look at Throttle. "Honestly. I don't even know. I don't know much about your bride. Only her name and that she's Stoker's niece" Xander explained, making them all nod understandingly at him.

"And with the enemy, Xander is here to make sure everyone believes that Throttle's dead" Stoker added and then turned to look at Throttle who looked like he was deeply in his thoughts. "Throttle? Bro, is everything alright?" Vinnie asked and made sure Xander heard him calling Throttle his bro, which got him to sigh and turn to look away from him. That only got Vinnie to smile arrogantly.

Everyone turned to look at him when he changed his position a bit. The next he turned to look at all of them one by one before he stopped at Stoker. "Fine. I'll do it." He said and got him to nod formally at him. "I take that as you consent, Throttle. We don't have much time but everything is settled like I told you a week ago" He said as he stood up. "How are we going to get him exploded? I mean, without Carbine" Vinnie smirked, making Throttle and Modo chuckle at his words while Stoker and the general smiled with their eyes and then shook their heads at the males. Xander just sighed while smiling too at his words.

"How do you even know the death faking is going to happen by an explosion?" Xander asked after a moment of thinking about the mission. He wasn't sure if that part of it was already explained since he was mostly just thinking that he and Throttle had so little time to get to know each other. "Everything is already planned, Vinnie. The place, the explosion.. Yes, you were right about it. Nothing's more Biker Mice styled way than to explode one of you to the skies. And also we count on that the enemy would do that" Stoker started to explain, making Vinnie start to cheer but then Throttle talked.

"And I'm just going to disappear, just like that? Enemy won't buy that if there isn't any proof from me being dead" He said and then saw Stoker pointing at his head. "Everything is already planned. Trust your mentor, Throttle" He said but then Vinnie talked again as he got up from his seat to wander around the office again. "What if we use those Martian Bluehorn Ox's flowers?!" He blurted out as he sharply turned to the males, getting the whole room completely silent with blank faces.

Then, after that moment of silence Modo lifted his eyebrow as a sign of confusion. "What a flower boy you became all of a sudden?" He asked and then turned to look at Throttle and couldn't prevent himself from chuckling at his words. "So.. You are saying that I should drive through the battlefield with a field full of flowers in my arms so I can explode myself without those flowers even being seen at all? I assume, Vincent, that you remember that it is supposed to look like the enemy does it.." He said sarcastically, making all of them laugh at his words, which actually cheered him up too even if the topic about his fake death was serious.

"We'll be definitely using Martian mouse grenades.. They are easier to hide.." Stoker sighed while looking at Vinnie chuckling. "What a shame it isn't Vinnie who explodes all over the red ground of Mars.." Xander grinned and got Modo to laugh too at his words. Vinnie just rolled his eyes and chuckled while having his arms crossed. His tail swung calmly behind his feet as he leaned against the wall near them. Then the seriousness hit Throttle again and got him to feel difficult feelings again that he couldn't even name properly.

"Thank you for reminding me that this should feel like an everyday basis!" He growled but then turned to look at the brown furred male. "To make this to be a once in a lifetime experience, this needs to work properly at once! We don't have another chance if this fails. The Enemy needs to buy this now, as well as our forces.." Stoker said seriously, getting him to calm down again, but it didn't take his grumpiness away.

"You seriously assume that there's anything left for me for another explosion when Carbine hears from the first one?" Throttle said but Vinnie's words, even if they were true, cheered him up the way he couldn't hold back his laughter. "Her punishment is truly worse than exploding.." He said, making Modo and Stoker laugh too. Xander just tried to imagine how Carbine would be like and how he could ever help her if they talked about her like that, and the General's expression and nodding at him got him only to widen his eyes and gulp while the others continued joking.

"You surely know that!" Modo laughed while Vinnie laughed too. "Which reminds me about that couch, Punk.." Stoker rubbed the side of his nose as he looked at the laughing white furred male. "It's better to forget some things that have happened in the past, Old timer!" He chuckled fast, getting him to chuckle too and roll his eyes.

"Well, if you have exploded earlier too, would you then open up how does your 'widow' survive from that?" Throttle asked while trying to not think about Carbine's grief or else he would definitely run off the room and change his mind about the mission. "Oh well, well! I am mostly experienced with explosions in the bedroom.. And from that I may tell you bros, Old Timer, Xander, General, I leave no widows behind and they survive amazingly! Maybe a bit sore but heaven-like!" Vinnie showed off which got his bros and Xander only to laugh at him while the General looked at Stoker and rolled his eyes about the behavior.

"We didn't want to hear about your perversions.." Stoker slapped his hand to his forehead as he was ashamed of but also proud of the white furred male. "Typical.. So typical Vinnie.." Throttle and Modo said in unison while Stoker looked at the General the way he apologized for his precious time going to waste the way like this. "What a madman.." Xander added, making both of them laugh now too. "You said it!" Stoker said before getting back to being more serious. "Back to the plan for real bros!" He said and then pointed at Vinnie to sit back at his seat.

"So it's settled then? Martian mouse grenades, Stoker?" Throttle tried to gather himself back together after laughing at his bros jokes. "Yes and some other smoke explosives, but there's a hidden hatch on the ground where you are going to go when your bike explodes" Stoker explained, making him gasp and stand up immediately. "What?! NO!!" He started growling immediately. "Calm down. Everything is already settled. I know what it means to you" Stoker hurried to say as he lifted his hand up to him. His words calmed him down a bit, but still growled at him, making his reaction get Xander to lift his other eyebrow up as a sign of confusion.

"What's so special about his bike? I know you guys are Biker Mice and that but.." Xander whispered to Modo while Vinnie just crossed his arms and didn't bother to answer to the tan furred male. "Ugh.. It's kinda from your parents.. I think you should ask that better from him" He answered before turning to look back at Throttle who sat back down to his seat. Xander turned to look at him too not only curiously but also with some negative feelings too which Vinnie noticed. "Don't even think about it.." He growled and got Xander just to glare back at him while Stoker continued explaining some details clearer of the mission, but then he decided to interrupt him.

"General Stoker, would it be alright if I talk with Throttle for a moment? Alone." He said, making them all a bit surprised as they turned to look at him but then at Stoker who nodded at him without hesitation or thinking about it longer. "Sure.. Let's take a small break and continue after that. I was expecting that you two might want to have a moment at some point, and since you can't be seen together outside from here, and also here only in certain places, I don't see that as a problem. Do you want us to leave?" Stoker said politely but saw him then shaking his head. "I want you to take me where your bike is" Xander said when he looked at Throttle, who lifted his other eyebrow for a moment before he got up from his seat and left the room with him. Modo and Vinnie looked at each other with doubtful expressions.

"Why my bike?" Throttle asked when they walked along the corridor to the vehicle storage which door he opened for them. "Modo mentioned that it's from our parents.. And I should ask more about it from you. How do you have a bike from our parents if you don't even remember them?" Xander said as he closed the door and the twins walked to the black Harley Davidson with Throttle's lead. Seeing it surprised Xander a bit, but not that much as it maybe should have, which got noticed by Throttle.

"When I was old enough to understand what being an orphan means and that I didn't have parents like other kids, I got to know that they had left something for me. Part of it was these scarves, but with the other part I bought my bike when I was old enough to have one" Throttle explained as Xander walked around his bike and looked at it very carefully. Throttle rubbed his scarves with his other hand as he explained which one was from which of their parents. He could see a bit of jealousy in Xander's eyes but then he saw him turning to look at his bike again.

"I see you are not that surprised as you could be.. Like you know something about this.. Do you, Xander?" Throttle said as Xander gently touched his bike's handlebars. "I knew you had this bike.. But I didn't know it was kinda from our parents. We have something in common by that, Throttle" He said and lifted his head to look at his brother who now looked confused. "Did you also get a legacy from them?" He asked, making him shake his head but then think and nod. "I did. Kinda.." He said before sighing.

"What did you mean by common?" Throttle asked after thinking his words a bit, which got him to chuckle and smirk at him. "I see they don't call you smart for nothing. You do notice some little things that are hard to hide from you.." Xander said while smirking cunningly over his shoulder which got Throttle a bit suspicious about him for some reason. "I kinda have a bike like this too.. But my Black Harley isn't in the same.. form.. as yours" Xander smirked as he turned to look at him, making Throttle even more confused that it got him to cross his arms.

"What do you mean?" He asked while taking a careful look at his brother's even the tiniest movements. He had a weird feeling about this. "How has Eleanor been.. I mean, Harley.. Since you guys caught one sergeant on her 'birthday'?" Xander said, but it didn't help with the commander's confusion. "What are you talking about.. How does that have anything to do with my bike?" Throttle asked, which seemed to be just fun to his brother. He enjoyed the moment that he seemed to know more than his well respected commander brother.

"Think Throttle.. It happened some years ago.." Xander said as he looked at his brother with a cunning smirk on his face. He started to wander around the room for a bit while waiting for him to get it. "This is not funny.." Throttle growled but then realized the word sergeant from his previous sentence. "Scabbard? What? And what birthday?" Throttle said and got a nod to his first question. "My team's leader if we are more specific.." Xander said, getting him to gasp and growl. "You are under Scabbard's command in the military?!" Throttle growled, but seeing him like that got Xander surprised and took a step away from his bike.

"I was! During the war. Unfortunately. But I mean many years ago disguised Vinnie and Harley came to a bar to get him caught from his crimes. You remember that now?" Xander explained fast, getting him to realize it now. "Yea I do! But what does that have anything to do with you? And my bike? And our parents?" Throttle asked while trying to connect the dots in his mind. "I was that bartender at that bar. It was my first job along with my military career, to get some more money along with what I got from our parents.." Xander explained and smiled at Throttle's totally confused and surprised expression.

"You helped us?!" He asked, and got a nod as an answer. "Why didn't you come to talk to me back then already?! Why didn't you contact me if you knew who I was?! Why now?" Throttle asked and didn't know what to feel about what he had just got to know. "The Commander in Chief, nowadays a late one, contacted me. He told that help was needed to get Scabbard caught, but honestly I wasn't sure back then if you were my brother. I got to know about it later when I was in contact with some orphanages you had been living in during childhood. It was a dead end since they couldn't give me any information about you moving to live with Stoker, which I found out later on.. They weren't sure if I was really your brother since when we got separated, there was no mention about a brother in our information.." Xander said as Throttle leaned against his bike.

"Wait what.. No information? Nothing?" Throttle asked and got him to nod again. "Why?" He said and the answer was just a shrug. "I was told that the orphanage got only one brother, meaning you, there.. Which means that we got to the orphanage at different times.. Why? I have thought the same but don't know.." Xander explained while Throttle thought about the whole thing in his mind. "Wait.. Make this clear at once. You also got money from our parents. You helped us without knowing we're brothers. You are under the General's but also Scabbard's command. Or were during the war and the General led also his group. You have been looking for me, who didn't have any clue about having a brother.. A Twin to be more specific. But what you meant by your bike is in a different form? Did you buy one too with that money?" He asked and was sure that there was something that he didn't get in this. The whole situation was just so weird. He'd definitely need his better half to be there now with him. Carbine would see the tiniest of things in this that he'd maybe missed.

"Nowadays I own a bar, a different one from that. I named it after something precious to you, my brother" Xander smiled proudly and nodded towards the bike. "Black Harley? That's your place?!" He said as he got up from leaning on his bike. "Yea.. I bought it when I rented our parents house.." He said, making the floor disappear again under Throttle's feet. "What?! You own our parents house?!" He said and got him to sigh too. "With the money I got from the legacy and by working hard, I bought the house. It was on sale and cheap when that bar got destroyed by Plutarkians. And since I live alone and it's kinda a big house, I saw it better to rent it to a family who needed it more.." Xander explained and then added that since they were so young back then, neither of them got the house since their parents had wanted to sell it to give the money from it to the boys.

"L- Let's go back.. This is too much to handle at once.. Let's talk more later" Throttle heard himself saying as he felt his mind so mixed up about the whole thing. His brother had been part of his life earlier at some point, he just didn't know it. "It's okay.. I get that.. But I'd like to know about those scarves.. Where's the other half from our father's scarf?" Xander asked when they started to head back to the office. "Other half?" Throttle asked as he lifted his hand to take a look at the scarf better. "Yeah.. There's a torn side on it and I heard from the mouse that informed me about my part of the legacy, that there's two red scarves of our parents.. They were exactly the same looking till our father ripped his in two pieces to symbolize two sons, us.. But since I didn't get the other half I thought you had got both of them.. So where's the other half, Throttle?" Xander said when they were at the doorway of the office.

"I.. I don't know.. I didn't even know this scarf had another half.." Throttle said, making them both look with the way that it was another mystery that needed to be solved by them together. "That's smaller than the other, so the other half is still somewhere. And it's not in the house, I have searched it thoroughly." Xander sighed as he looked at Throttle's scarves. "After this mission.. Let's find it out. But Xander.." Throttle said, getting a nod as an answer. "Yea?" He asked after stopping there with him. "Were you truly honest with me? About everything?" Throttle asked since he had had that weird feeling, and it was still there at some point. "Yes. You are my brother who I finally got into my life. I want to get to know you" He said with a smile that got him to smile a bit too before nodding at him.

"We still have a lot to talk about.. Including that house.. I want to see it" Throttle said and then felt his hand on his shoulder. "Of course. I wouldn't deny that from you" Xander smiled genuinely and the next they entered back to the office where Vinnie had been clearly annoying Stoker since they had changed their places around the table and Vinnie was rubbing his tail while complaining. "How did it go?" Modo asked when Throttle sat next to him but he just nodded at Stoker to continue where they were before the twins left the room. "Soo.. This is how it goes.. Leave your bros out for your brother.." Vinnie grunted while crossing his arms to look away from Throttle. "Vinnie.." He sighed but then Modo asked about how'd Throttle survive from the explosion, which got Stoker to continue explaining the mission.

"There's a hidden hatch under the ground, at the place where we are going to have the battle and you are on your mission. It's fully covered from the explosion and you need to be on time with that. There's.." He was about to say but Throttle ended his sentence. "Only one chance. I know that" He said confidently and with the will that he fully understood what everything in this meant. He would lose Carbine completely, he knew that. But at least she would be saved, and Mars too, hopefully.

"Any other questions?" Stoker asked while the General explained to the others why he was there since Vinnie wondered out so loudly why that old guy was there if he just sat there silently. He was there for many reasons. One of them was that Xander was in his forces and by that included him too. And as a highly ranked, Stoker trusted him with the information of the mission. And..

"No.. How can you be so cruel, Stoker?! She's your niece!!" Throttle said after getting to know the answer for his question, how about Carbine during the mission. Stoker handed him a paper where he could read that the mission would be right after they'd come from their honeymoon and Carbine was needed to be at the battlefield by then too. Right after showing it to him, he burnt the paper for the reasons of safety and secrecy.

"That's also why I am here. I know a few generals who are going to be there then. They don't know about this mission, they'll just know that they need to get General Carbine to the field from where she's then. There will also be a bike ready for her to get to that exact place on time. Everything is thought ready, Commander" He said, and then Vinnie talked with a grin on his face. "Meaning that.. After your steamingly hot honeymoon and wedding night, she's probably having herself fully loaded up" Vinnie whistled, making Throttle roll his eyes and turn to look at his twin who just threw more gas to the flames. He would definitely fit into their macho family like a fist in the eye.

"You mean a bun in the oven?" Xander smirked, making Modo chuckle too. "Exactly!" Vinnie laughed and swung his tail eagerly. "Hey.. Stop talking about our sex life!" Throttle said but got them to only grin even more. "Hey! With all the macho love, we know you bro! Don't be ashamed of it" Vinnie grinned, getting him to chuckle too as he shook his head and sighed deeply. "And Mars needs more citizens" The General added, getting Throttle to drop his jaw down the table while Stoker laughed too. "Not you too!" Throttle said ashamed while Stoker agreed with the general.

"But that's still too cruel.. Too much.. That's too much. I can't let you do it to her" He said while crossing his arms. "We need Carbine to be there to see your death. Only her reaction is enough to prove to the enemy that you have died. None of us would be even close to that" Stoker explained but then heard Vinnie shrieking about what he meant by that, that he would definitely be dramatic enough to cause a scene the enemy would believe was real.

"Oh surely, Vinnie. With all that macho love, no." Stoker said and got him to snort at him. "No. I don't allow that" Throttle said seriously while Stoker kept his own mind. "I don't ask your approval for that, Throttle. We are doing it" Stoker said while the males kept looking each other in the eyes and the atmosphere in the room got tense again. Silence filled the room too for a while when Throttle just kept looking at Stoker who didn't even blink.

"No." He said again but Stoker stood behind his words. "I guess I need to make you change that.." Throttle started to growl while the others just kept looking at them one by one. Throttle was sitting opposite of Stoker around the table. "If you see that necessary, I won't run away. And none of you will come in between this" Stoker said as he turned to look at the others. The General just nodded while Xander, Vinnie and Modo turned to look at each other.

"Are you serious?" Vinnie asked as Throttle got up from his seat and walked around the table to the space in the office where there was a bit more space as Stoker got up too and followed him. "Are they serious?" Xander asked and saw Modo nodding. "Yes. Do not go in between that.. None of you" The General said seriously as they saw Throttle's tail swinging calmly behind his feet while Stoker was still calm. In his mind, he felt bad for having to do all of this to him, but he had no choice.

"I am serious, Vincent. Carbine's my bride and I'm going to defend her. You are not going to use her like that, Stoker!!" Throttle started calmly but seriously but ended up shouting towards his mentor. "Then, make me change my mind about it, Throttle. Show me what you got. Show me all your training to get me to change my mind" He said calmly as they started walking in a circle calmly, but their body positions told that they were ready to fight.

"I knew this office needed a renovation when we first came in here.." Vinnie said while smirking but then got glared at by the general as a sign to show respect for the showdown between the males. "Have they done this before?" Xander formed with his mouth, making Modo nod at him. "Once, but it ended up to Stoker's victory" He said and Vinnie continued. "Don't forget the first time Throttle met Carbine!" He smirked, but then they all got glared and growled by the general.

Throttle and Stoker kept walking in a circle for a while, the mentor waiting for the younger one to start, which happened then fast. Throttle punched straight towards Stoker's face after he asked if he was defending his bride or not, but he wasn't fast enough. "I agree with Vinnie about the renovation.." The General grinned too when the two males started fighting, or mostly Throttle tried to punch or kick Stoker but he kept dodging with the speed that surprised even Vinnie.

Modo lifted the white furred male's jaw back closed as Stoker squatted down and wiped his other feet under Throttle's making him fall down the floor. "Good one, Throttle, but not enough!! It's your bride you are defending, not a sudden two headed chicken from the Martian Big-Ear Mini Fox! Fight!!" He growled at the tan furred male who took the moment for his advance. He tangled his tail to Stoker's feet, getting him to fall down to hurry over to him to punch his face, making him only laugh.

"You're tickling me, kid.." Stoker smirked even if his nose was bleeding from that punch. "Keep mocking me if you want, Stoke" Throttle growled before he felt the mechanical tail around his neck. Everything happened fast when Stoker threw him off him rather easily. "Still calling me Old Timer, Vinnie?" Stoker grinned as he wiped his face when he stood up while Throttle got up too from the ground a bit further from him. He had faced the wall roughly but it didn't make him stop.

"Yea.. There's no chance you can beat our bro!" Vinnie said even if he was pretty amazed how Stoker fought still in that age. And especially when it wasn't even an enemy he was fighting against. "Thanks Vincent.." Throttle smirked while keeping his eyes on his mentor who was already running towards him, making Throttle take his punch to his stomach, only to get close to him again. This time it was Throttle who laughed before he grabbed Stoker and Modo and Vinnie had to hurry from their way as Stoker ended up landing roughly to the seats, or what used to be seats a moment before.

Both of them were laughing when Stoker got up from the ground, picking up the pieces of the seats with his tail. "No weapons allowed, huh?" Throttle grinned as he stretched his neck a bit. Stoker just grinned and laughed as he threw sharp wooden pieces towards the commander who dodged them by jumping and landing first to his hands before jumping from there to the table. "I see now why you and Niv have so many houses, hideouts et cetera if you are that well shaped" He grinned, getting the others to whistle and laugh while Stoker shook his head and laughed too.

"Bad.. That was a bad one, Throttle.." He laughed, making Throttle only grin and stretch his arms while standing on the table. "This was about partners, wasn't it?" He winked, making Stoker stretch a bit too. "I'd stretch if I were you! Niv's getting bored otherwise if you don't do warm ups first!" Throttle continued, getting Stoker to attack him this time as he jumped to the roof's beam to swing himself, wrap his legs around Stoker in the middle of his jump and take both of them back to the floor level.

"I didn't raise you to be sassy.. That's Vinnie's job" Stoker laughed after groaning in pain on his back while Vinnie grinned proudly for his words about him. "You should have done better then" Throttle smirked but then had to concentrate on fighting against Stoker's tail which was much more difficult to fight against than a real one. "It's never too late to put you in your place!!" Stoker growled amusingly as the situation got turned upside down. Right when they had got up as Throttle had to take a distance to his tail, he got a chance to kick roughly his stomach, making him fall on his knees and face another kick and punch to his face and chest.

"Should we do something? Throttle's getting beaten up!" Xander asked and looked worried about his brother. "No.. We have to show our respect. Look even Vinnie" The General said and then nodded towards the white furred male who just kept looking at the fight instead of even commenting on it anymore. He and Modo knew what it was about, since they had gone through it too, and lost to Stoker. The Showdown was sometimes necessary even if it wasn't beautiful to watch.

After the long lasting fight, the evening had already turned to a night and the audience of the fight were standing now since even the table had gotten its shape to pieces during the fight, following a couple of chair throwings towards each other or breaking it to a wall to get some pieces from it to fight with and multiple groans and verbal fight too. "Is it over?" Xander asked when they watched Throttle and Stoker from who both had troubles to even keep standing anymore. "It's over when one of them can't fight anymore. Are you busy getting back home, Xander?" The General asked, getting him to snort. "Who would wait for me there? But I mean I'd prefer getting to know my brother when he's still alive, not even talking about that mission now" He said, getting Modo and Vinnie to chuckle and look at him from the corner of their eyes.

"They are alright. Or soon are.." Modo said while the fighters were wrestling again on the flooring. "Surprisingly much blood though.. Can't be sure who is more wounded than the other" Vinnie said while the general pointed at the emergency kit on the wall. "If Throttle was supposed to go to fitting, then I guess that isn't enough.." He smirked, getting them to chuckle again. "I guess it's another plutarkian fight for an excuse to be late from home.." Vinnie laughed, getting Xander to lift his other eyebrow again.

"Another? How many times.. Alright maybe it's better if I don't hear it" He said, getting them to laugh even more. Then they turned to look at the fighters again from one fell to his knees and then all over to the floor. "I told you I won't change my mind, Throttle" Stoker said as he leaned against the closest wall with his hand, but then, collapsed too on the ground. "Glad you joined me, Stoke.." Throttle smirked while panting heavily.

"I still won.. Even if.. You broke one or two of my ribs.." Stoker chuckled even if laughing was clearly hurting him. "Thank the mouse who raised and trained me.." Throttle grinned while tasting some blood that ran along his face from the corner of his eye. His words got Stoker to laugh even if it clearly hurt him. "Maan.. You look bad, Throttle.. How can we patch you to face your bride?" Vinnie said as he and Modo walked to lift him up while the general nodded at Xander to help with Stoker.

"I guess I will go to one of your places tonight.. Let's think again tomorrow.. But what comes to that plan, I still say no, Stoker" Throttle said as his bros held him up from not falling down again. "And I'm still going to do it. Fight me if you still can, Throttle. I know seeing her pain will hurt me too but it's the only way to prove the enemy that you are dead" Stoker said, getting Throttle to wriggle free from his bros to try to punch his mentor one more time, but ending up collapsing on the floor again, this time unconscious. "That's your brother for you, Xander" Vinnie smiled proudly as he and Modo helped Throttle up to a couch that was still in one piece at the other side of the room, which was more likely a miracle if taken a look at the rest of the office.

"I see he's one of a kind.." Xander smirked after the moment during which the general helped Stoker to sit down and so he'd clean some of his wounds he could himself. It was part of the showdown that the results, meaning the wounds that were possible to clean and patch themselves, were done that way. More serious wounds got to show to a nurse or a doctor in the base. In the most serious cases the fight had sometimes even ended in a hospital. Which would Stoker also go when he got his patching done at first.

"Not the most beautiful view to see at first when woken up.. Ugh.." Throttle groaned when he opened his eyes and got his specs to his nose. "You ain't any better either.." Stoker chuckled at the commander who carefully and very slowly sat up on the couch. "This place's a total mess! What a fight!" Vinnie cheered, making both of them chuckle and shook their heads.

"Vincent.." Throttle started but then turned to look at Stoker. "Throttle.. I have raised you better than I'd have ever imagined. I couldn't ever help or protect Niv the way I'd have wanted, or how I was expected to. I couldn't bring Niv back from a coma. I couldn't protect our children. I couldn't even protect Niv's sister, that Niv asked me to do the most. But you, Throttle, you are ready to sacrifice not only yourself, but also your family to protect the whole planet, and to save Carbine. That is what real hero do." He said, getting Throttle emotional and staying silent for a moment to think of what he had just heard from his mentor.

"What kind of hero is hated? Even at home.." He said as he slowly got up from the couch to leave the office with weak steps and wobbling. All of them heard the discussion, that's for sure, but Vinnie and Modo walked to their bro. "What you are ready to do, isn't what many male would do.." He said as he looked into Throttle's eyes before he turned his head away as he fixed his specs position. "I wouldn't say ready.." He said as he lowered his ears down.

"You are not just a commander anymore, Throttle. You are the true hero of Mars" Modo said, making Throttle turn towards his bros. "I couldn't do this without you, bros.." He said emotionally, making them smile at him too. The moment was so emotional it got broken by Vinnie's laughter. "Well you couldn't" He said as he broke the silence, making them turn to look at him.

"Well what?! That's true.. And the moment needed some cheering up before someone starts to cry.." He continued, making them chuckle. "You said it Vincent.. But I'm going to miss you" Throttle said, and then felt Modo's hand on his shoulder that was sore from the fight. "We'll meet again.. Pretty soon actually.." He said, but then heard Vinnie's sighing. "Yea.. But the hardest part is left for us.." He said, making Throttle swallow hard.

"Yea.. Carbine's grief.." He said and even just a thought about Carbine's suffering, caused pain to his chest. It got all of them worried and the rest of the males rushed to him if there was a chance for him to get a heart attack. "Throttle?! Are you alright, bro?!" Vinnie asked worriedly while Stoker smiled proudly at the tan furred male. "It's about companionship.. Throttle and Carbine are really meant for each other" He explained as it was a bit easier for Throttle to breathe.

"Well that was clear even at the Training grounds.." Modo chuckled, making them chuckle too. "Lift me again to a cafeteria's wall after this.. Or beat up again if you want" Stoker said while smirking. "If there is a cafeteria's wall where to lift, or what to beat up.." Throttle sighed deeply, but then felt Vinnie's hand on his arm too. "That's why you are doing this.. To save us all. To save Mars" He said, getting them all surprised.

"Did you just say something unselfish?" Throttle asked, his eyebrow lifted up only a bit since the corner of his eye was still bleeding. "I think I said.." Vinnie chuckled, making him smile and poke his head a bit. "Make sure that wont happen when I come back" Throttle said as they all laughed at the two of the males. "Better make a showy comeback!" Vinnie said and turned to look at Modo who smiled at them. "We'll do it together" He said, getting Stoker laugh even if it seemed to hurt quite a lot.

"I don't doubt that!" He said, making Throttle to look at his bro before turning to look at his mentor, the general, and his twin brother too. "So it's time to.." He said, making the trio shout out loud "Rock and Ride!" that got Xander to smile at them proudly, and so did the general too, but most proud of them, especially of Throttle, was Stoker. And while the General informed Throttle about the things that would be left on the battlefield, meaning that one was his iconic star shaped earring, Stoker looked at the three males and traveled into one of his memories in his mind.

"Those look so cool, Stoker! Can I get 'em?" Stoker heard young Vinnie talking fast in his mind when he closed his eyes to think about the exact memory. "I want golden ones too, so they point out my fur!" Modo said this time while Throttle was looking at a silver stud and a silver hoop with a star on it. "I promised all of you earrings for your graduation. So pick whichever you like!" Stoker smiled at the young trio who had graduated from school, meaning that Throttle and Modo had got out earlier than Vinnie but waited for him to get out too to get the promised present at the same time.

"I want those!" Vinnie pointed at two golden studs while Modo was holding two golden hoops. "These would look better on me than gold. Like Modo said, point out the fur color!" Throttle smiled while showing them the jewelry he picked. "Alright. Who wants to be first?" The seller mouse said while preparing the jewelry and to pierce the boy mice ears. "Waaaait!!" Vinnie shouted, making Stoker turn to look at him too. "Wouldn't it be boring if we get these like everyone else?" The young white furred boy asked, getting Throttle and Modo agree with him after thinking about it for a short moment.

"Wouldn't it be cool if we all got them in the same way, to both on one ear?" Modo suggested, but soon Stoker started to hear the five males' voices again while he still had his eyes closed. His ears moved a bit but he was still concentrating on the memory. "We would be the most macho boys on the planet! Let's do that!!" Young Vinnie cheered, making them wonder about the word macho but soon liked it as Throttle jumped first to the seat to get his left ear pierced.

"Look Stoker! I got mine too! How cool!" Vinnie cheered which got Stoker smile while Vinnie was also calling him to look at them outside his memory. "Old Timer! Have you fallen asleep already?!" He laughed while Stoker was smiling at his memory of the young trio. "Thanks Stoke! We'll remember these for our life" Young Throttle smiled after he had jumped off the seat to give the turn for the next one. "Stoke, is everything alright? Huh, Stoke?" Throttle called, to get Modo to poke Stoker's arm like he did as young in Stoker's memory too. It took some time from him to wake up and to look at the confused males around him.

"I got the list of things that are needed to be left at the battlefield. But are you alright?" Throttle asked while Stoker could still imagine young Throttle in front of him. "Yeah.. I am.. Let's whip some tail, boys" Stoker smiled, making them all look a bit confused but then shouted the battle cry again as they ended the meeting. "We are so cool!! I'll never forget this!" Young Vinnie cheered in his mind while he looked at the adult males. He had just seen the memory of the trio's very meaningful earrings that had a lot of sentimental value to them, but was Vinnie's last sentence still true? Did they remember it too or had something happened? And if yes, what and when? What was Stoker up to?