Thail Chapter One

I
do not own the Biker Mice from Mars. I will make not profit from writing this
story it is purely for entertainment purposes. May I again thank my son who
allowed me to use his character Thail.

 

Thail

By

Morning

 

 

Skulking
through the window his mind concentrated intensely on its target, nothing could
interfere with his plan. Waiting so many years too finally have his revenge,
the glorious feeling of satisfaction he'd been waiting for. He had to make them
suffer as he had suffered. Have their very hearts ripped from them as his was.
They had to know the pain of lose. That gnawing ache, that never stopped, that
never let you sleep or eat or breathe without feeling it. His focus was first on Throttle aiming his
weapon directly at the chest of the tan mouse. No, he wasn't going to be the
first. Then refocusing in on Modo directing the laser in the same general area.
No, he wasn't to be the first either. Vinnie, yes he must suffer most of all.
Why? Maybe because the memory his arrogance was clearest in his mind. Slowly
his finger tighten as he smiled maniacally and his quarry sat totally unaware
of what was about to happen.

 

An hour earlier

 

Vinnie
had made up his mind no more fooling around. They had known each other 4 years
and she had totally captured his heart. They had started off as buddies. He
would tell her how crazy she was about him and she would deny it every time, but
circumstances were changing he was older and maturing. If things kept going
like they were Limburger would be history in little to no time. He would be
going home. The mire thought of leaving her behind was driving him crazy. It
seemed that every day her smile got more beautiful, her laughter made him warm
and complete inside and those emeralds she called eyes bore deeper and deeper into
him every time he looked into them. He had talked it over with Throttle, then
Modo, then both together.

 

"So
what are you waiting for, bro. You know what you want, how you feel, how she
feels so what 's the hold up? I mean you do know how she feels, right?"
Throttle said as he leaned casually back in his chair.

 

"I
never really said much about it before now. Not seriously anyway," Vinnie
admited.

 

"Well
Mr. Ladies man. I think it's way past time you found out." Modo couldn't
help but give him a hard time and make him eat of few of those egotistical
words he was always spewing out.

 

Vinnie
suddenly realized that this wasn't necessarily going to be a sure thing. His
throat instantly got real dry.

 

"Hey
Guys, what the big conversation? Let me in on it." Charley said as she
entered the room. Modo and Throttle looked at each other and politely excuse
themselves to the kitchen. Charley was puzzled at all the mystery but shrugged
it off and went out into the garage to finish some work she had been putting
off. Vinnie followed her and stood at a distance leaning against the wall. She
could feel him staring at her and first tried to ignore him, but after 10
minutes she sat on the floor and turned to look back at him.

 

"Vinnie?"

 

"Yeah
Charley."

 

"What
are you doing?"

 

"Um…nothin."

 

"Vinnie."

 

"Yeah
sweetheart."

 

"Could
you do that nothin some where else, you're making me nervous."

 

Vinnie
took a deep breath mustered up his courage walked over to Charley and knelt
down on one knee beside her.

 

Charley
turned to look at him again. "What is it Vinnie?" She smiled. That
was all it took to give him all the courage he required. He picked up her hand
and kissed it. Charlie's eyes grew large as bewilderment covered her face.

 

"Charley
don't say any thing until I get this all out or I'll never do it." He said
unsure of himself.

.

"Okay
Vinnie," Charley whispered now shaking half-hoping and half-ready to run
out of the garage and not look back. His hands played nervously with hers. Like
he was trying to make sure what ever he was about to say was perfect.

 

"I
know I am not any kind of prize. I don't understand women; I say the wrong
stuff at the worst times. I brag too much and I don't think before I open my
big mouth. But there is one good thing about me. That's how much I love you.
I'll make a ton of mistakes and the whole Martian/Human thing may cause us some
problems but I want to know if you would …um…if you would…."

 

Charlie's
heart must have stopped beating because she couldn't hear it any more. What was
he asking? She had loved him for so long and pushed the feeling back thinking
he would never be serious. That he would ever take her seriously. She hid her
feeling behind wise cracks and smart remarks.

 

Vinnie
closed his eyes not being able to bare her look if she said no.

 

"Would
you…um…would you… marry me?" Vinnie shocked himself when he actually said
it. He lifted his head and dared to look at her. All she could do was look at
his face and in his eyes. She saw a deep love and devotion he had hidden so
well, the fear of a little boy and the promise of a man.

 

"Well?"
Vinnie was getting scared she hadn't said no but she hadn't said yes either.

 

"Oh
yes … yes…yes! Yes! Yes!" She threw
her arms around him so hard they both fell back on the floor.

 

He
looked up at her then pushed her hair away from her face. She smiled down at
him and with both his hands he gently pulled her face to his as he reach up to
meet her. This was nothing like the playful pecks he'd given her in the past.
It was deep, warm and consumed every inch of them both.

Their
moment was broken by the sound of coughing. "Well, Throttle, my mouse I
guess she said yes." Modo laughed.

 

"Poor
girl I just hope she knows what she's getting into?" Throttle joked back.

 

Charley
embarrassed jumped up straightening her hair and turning redder by the second.

 

"Charley
girl, welcome to the family." Throttle hugged her.

 

"Hey,
save some for me bro." Modo smiled also giving her a big hug.

 

Throttle
turning very serious takes Vinnie's upper arm in a firm brotherly fashion tells
him, "You make sure you treat her like the precious jewel she is. You got
that Vincent." Modo said nothing but Vinnie knew the big mouse was in
total agreement with what Throttle had just said.

 

"You
bros have nothing to worry about." Vinnie assures them.

 

"So
let's celebrate. I will fix you guys a special lunch but Mr. Van Wham don't get
too use to it. You are going to learn how to cook," she winked and kissed
his cheek as she left for the kitchen.

 

Vinnie
smiled, "For you sweetheart I'd learn to speak Plutarkian."

 

She
turned and blows him another kiss.

 

The
four sat at the table laughing and planning. Charley held Vinnie's hand
lovingly gazing at him every once in awhile as he returned the look. Suddenly a
sound shattered their paradise. The window exploded into a million pieces,
glass flying everywhere. The mice out of pure instinct fell to the floor as the
table and all it contents flew in all direction. Then it was quiet the only
sound was the heavy breathing of the crouched mice. Throttle was the first to rise
to his feet. Cautiously his head looked around making sure all was secure. Not
a sound as he slowly stood up.

 

"Is
everybody okay?" Modo questioned the next to raise his head up.

 

"I'm
okay too. Charley, babe, you okay?" Charley?" Vinnie turn to see why
she hadn't answered but she lay on the floor not moving. The impact was so
strong it had knocked her almost to the other side of the room.

 

"CHARLEY!!!" Vinnie cried out as he ran
too her.

 

Holding
her he felt the wetness down the front of her shirt, red stained the front of
his white chest. Her head flung back lifelessly, her eyes closed and her arms
hung limb.

 

"Please
no…not now." Vinnie held her begging her for some sign of life.

 

Throttle
ran out to the street to see if he could see any sign of who would have done
this. The streets were deserted. He scanned the rooftops and there a figure
stood in plain view. Throttle filled with more rage than common scene went back
got his bike and head up the side of the building to confront the assassin
alone.

 

Back
inside Modo was trying to get Vinnie to release his grip on Charley so he could
take a look at her wound. "Vincent I can't help if you don't let me look
at her."

 

"No,
if I let her go I'll lose her."

 

"You
can still hold her just let me see the wound, okay?" Modo could see Vinnie
had lost all sense of reason, but finally he let Modo look at her. Charley was
hit directly in the chest and she was burned pretty bad not to mention she was
losing blood. Her breathing was very shallow and her color was pale and
lifeless as shock was beginning to set in.

 

"Bro
we got to get her to a hospital. I just don't have the skills to handle this.
All I have is some medical field training and that's just not enough."

 

"No…
No …hospital….. I won't let you .. risk being found out," Charley
painfully whispered.

 

"Charley,
I thought you were… oh babe I thought I lost you." Vinnie said holding her
face in his hand.

 

"No…
you don't. You ….don't get out …of it that easy Mr. You …asked and now.. you
are stuck.. with me," she tried to give him a weak smile.

 

"But
Charley you need more than I know how to do." Modo tried to reason with
her.

 

NO…
HOS…PITAL! Charley insisted.

 

"Maybe
she's right. I don't think any earth medicine knows how to treat this kind of
wound anyhow. I'll do the best I can bro but I can't promise you anything. Come
on let's put her up in her bed, we have to keep her warm and I have to clean
that." Modo shook his head and prayed that his limited knowledge was
enough but he seriously doubt it.

 

Once
at the rooftop Throttle got off his bike with his blaster pulled and readied.
He saw the figure standing still holding the laser he used.

 

"So
Bro long time no see. Didn't think we'd meet again, did you?"

 

Throttle
strained to focus on the somewhat familiar voice that was addressing him. He
moved closer trying to get a better look at the killer's face.

 

"That's
right keep coming close, see the face of revenge."

 

"Thail?"
Throttle's voice was shocked and confused. "What are you doing here I
thought you were dead? Why would you do this?"

 

"Never
thought you’d see me again. No, I’m sure you cowards thought you left me for
dead. Let's just say it's a little in the way of pay back. I did it because she
was important to you and she was especially important to that arrogant fool in there,
not so arrogant now, is he? It was more than my pleasure and this is just the
start. Vincent's lady love is in for a very unpleasant experience I'm
afraid." His smile was becoming more diabolical as he spoke.

 

Throttle
never lowering his weapon got close enough to the sinister figure to see
Vinnie's one time almost brother. He was nearly unrecognizable but still some
of the old Thail managed to fight it's way through the harden face of the
cold-blooded would be executioner. A massive muscular physique covered by the
same tan fur of the old Thail and his long thick blond hair flowed wildly in
the cold night wind.

 

"What
happened to you bro.? When did we become your enemies? We didn't leave you.
After that battle we search for you for months. Angelica almost lost her mind
when we came back with out you and had to give up the search.

 

"
Shut UP LIAR!!!! How dare you ever mention her name after what you two and my
so-called brother did to her? I know the truth how you tortured and killed
her."

 

"What?
Angie isn't dead. She's back on Mars…" Throttle tried to reason with him.

 

"LIER!!!"
Thail raised his weapon and fired making Throttle duck for cover. His cold eyes
glared at toward the Last Chance. "I never miss I just don't want you dead
yet. We take this to home ground bro. I will destroy you where you left me for
dead. You don't show, trust me, Vinnie's lady won't have to suffer very long,
along with any other innocent I can find. I promise you that." With those
words he disappeared into the blackness he'd come from.

 

*****

 

Vinnie
carried Charley to her room. Modo had clean and dressed her wound. The bleeding
seemed to have stopped and they tried to keep her as warm and comfortable as
possible. Throttle came back into the garage stunned. He followed the sound of
Vinnie and Modo up to Charlie's room. He stopped short seeing how weak she was
but at least she was still alive. Walking close to her bed he knelt down
smoothing her hair. "Hey Darlin, how goes it?"

 

Charley
again attempting a smile whispered, "I've had… better… days."

 

"We
are going to take good care of you, Sweetie, don't you worry. " He kissed
her forehead. Throttle signaled Modo to follow him. They went back down into
the garage.

"So
did you get a look at him?" Modo asked anxiously.

 

"Bro
you are never going to believe who it was, Thail."

 

"What?
No! You gotta be makin’ a mistake. How?
Why?" Modo stammered almost lost for words.

 

"I
don't know the how. But the why is too bizarre. The brother has lost it. He
thinks we killed Angelica and this is all part of some crazy revenge plot he
has cooked up. He says we have to face him back on Mars or he will finish what
he didn't do tonight and hurt a lot of innocent people too."

 

"So
what do we do now?"

 

Vinnie
coming down from Charlie's room she having fallen asleep. "For whatever
reason Thail has turn against us doesn't matter. We can't help Charley here;
maybe back home they will be able to do something. I won't just sit around and
let her die. Or let that maniac try and get her again."

 

"You
right Vin," Throttle agrees.
Besides Limburger is just about finished any way. The earth government
has been on his case big time. He's broke; Karbunkle is gone, most of the other
bosses have turn tail and headed for universes unknown. We aren't needed here
any more it's up to earth to take care of it's own now."

 

"Modo
contact Stoker let him know what happened, to get ready to send a ship for us.
I'll be right behind you. We pack what we need, make sure all evidence that we
have been here is destroyed. They were going to demolish the scoreboard anyway,
we'll just give them a little head start." Modo nodded and left.

 

"Vinnie,
you have to tell Charley what we are going to do. She still has to make her own
choice in this. Once we leave there is no coming back." Throttle followed
Modo leaving Vinnie to explain to Charley.

 

He
walked back to the bedroom and stood watching her sleeping. She looked like the
princess in that story she loved to read. Vinnie sat softly on the bed and
lifted her chin and kissed her to waken her gently. Her eyes having lost much
of their luster she looked so fragile.

 

"Tell
me, Vinnie, am I going to die." Her frighten voice questioned.

 

"No…
no.. baby you are going to be fine. But we can't fix it here. We're going
home."

"Home…
Mars?” She whispered.

 

"Remember
you said I am stuck with you so where I go you go, right?" He held her
tighter.

 

"I
don't know Van Wham…. that sounds pretty…. chauvinistic to me. But I guess….
it's for better or worse. So we go. Home is…. where ever… we are together."
She took his hand.

 

Vinnie
kissed her hand gently and knew that even though there were none of the
formalities, at that moment Charlene Davidson had became his life long mate.

 

To
be continued