My Friends The Biker Mice From Mars, Season 2, Vol 2.
Chapter 1.
The guys and I had all now settled into our new home on the Isle Of Man. Don't ask me why, maybe it was the change of scenery or maybe the change of air quality, but things of a romantic nature were beginning to surface. It had now been nearly four and a half years since the death of Vinnie, and though Charley had been married to and loved Vinnie for so long, she now felt that it was time to move on. Enter Matt, he had been a shoulder for Charley to cry on when Vinnie died and though Charley knew that Matt could never replace Vinnie in her heart, he would make a fine addition.
First though she would need to speak to the guys, to gauge their reaction because the last thing she wanted to do was to hurt Throttle and the guys by making it look like she had forgotten Vinnie.
Charley: Guys, I need to talk to you about something.
Throttle: What is it babe?
Charley: Well it's kinda difficult, you see it's been four and a half years now since I lost Vinnie and before you say anything, yes I still miss him terribly, but I.... I've found another lover. Please don't hate me, because I know how much Vinnie meant to you, what he meant to me also. You've got Carbine, Modo has got Tribune, the only ones now without a lover are Stoker, Daz, Matt and me.
Throttle: Hey Charley babe, you know that we could never hate you, we understand that you have needs. So whose the lucky one then?
Charley: It's Matt.
Throttle: Oh Charley babe, good choice.
Throttle left Charley and went in search of Modo and the rest of the guys to tell them of Charley's plans. Throttle found Modo and the rest of the guys out at their new lair, he made his way over to where Modo was sitting.
Throttle: Hey Big Guy, you look lost in thought, is there anything that I can help with?
Modo: Ah no, I was just thinking about Vinnie.
Throttle: It's funny that you should mention Vinnie, Charley has just been to see me, she wanted to let me know that she has found a new love in Matt Bond.
Modo: YOU WHAT?!!!, How could she?, her husband has been dead for what seems like five minutes and she's jumping into bed with a younger model already?
My Friends The Biker Mice From Mars, Season 2, Vol 2.
Chapter 2.
After hearing the news of Charley's new love, Modo's eye began to glow redder than ever, he stormed out of the lair before Throttle could stop him and went in search of Charley.
He found Charley, talking to Vinnie, who was now the voice and spirit of my old quad bike. Charley could hear Modo approaching and turned to face him, though she wished she hadn't, she knew that he was hurting and she knew why. Charley could see by the colour of his eye, that Modo was not about to listen to reason.
Charley: Modo, I know what you're thinking and I know that you're hurting but please let me explain.
Modo: I thought I knew you Mrs Van Wham, but it's clear to me now that I never knew you at all, how could you be so callas, Vinnie hasn't been dead for long and you've already got a replacement. I never thought that I would hear maself say this of you, but you appal me.
With that Modo left to seek his next victim, Matt. There was no telling what Modo would do to Matt when found him, but it wasn't going to be pretty. Charley had got off lightly with just a severe tongue lashing, after all Modo prided himself on being a gentlemouse and gentlemice don't hit women, Matt, on the other hand, well he was fair game.
Modo had now found Matt, he was doing a spot of weight training, he liked to keep in shape, after all, as well as being a pretty good drummer, he was also something of a gymnast, if only he knew how much he would need his gymnastic skills in the next few minutes.
As Charley had heard Modo approach, so had Matt, he turned to the huge grey now unstoppable tank.
Matt: Hey Modo.
Modo raised his arm and selected the bazooka weapon, he fired it directly at Matt and said.
Modo: HEY YOURSELF, you stinkin' rat.
The chapter now end to the sounds of "The Howling" by Within Temptation.
My Friends The Biker Mice From Mars, Season 2, Vol 2.
Chapter 3.
The chapter begins as chapter 2 finished with the sounds of "The Howling" by Within Temptation.
Modo now fired a volley of shots directly at Matt, there were a number of huge explosions where Matt had once been stood, fortunately, Matt had also seen the colour of Modo's eye and instantly knew that it would mean pain for him, maybe even death, if he didn't get out of Modo's way.
Matt: Modo, Big Guy, let's talk about this please.
Modo: It's General Blade to you punk and there is no time for talking.
Again, fortunately for Matt, Modo's bazooka weapon jammed. Matt took his chance and came out from his hiding place and began to try and calm the grey furred tank down. After a couple of moments, Matt was joined by Charley and they both went to work on calming Modo down. Charley now spoke to Modo and boy was she angry.
Charley: MODO BLADE, SIT YOU'RE ASS DOWN.
Modo, being quite taken aback by Charley's tone, did as he was told and sat down on the wall.
Charley: That's better, now put that weapon of yours away and let's talk.
Again, Modo did as he was asked. Charley now sat opposite Modo and next to Matt.
Charley: Modo, what has gotten into you?
Modo: Like you two don't know.
Charley: Oh I get it, I've fallen in love with Matt here and it's put you're nose out of joint because you think that I have forgotten Vinnie, well let me set you straight on that issue you big grey lug, there is no way on this or any planet that I would ever forget Vinnie, I loved him for many years, I still love him and always will, but Vinnie is no longer with us except in voice and spirit, Matt knows that he can never replace Vinnie, but my heart is large enough to love more than one man or mouse.
Modo: I'm sorry Miss Charley ma'am, Matt, I don't know what I was thinking.
Charley: Modo, I'm flattered that you are worried about me, I really am, but don't you think that I am old enough and wise enough to know what's right?
My Friends The Biker Mice From Mars, Season 2, Vol 2.
Chapter 4.
Modo knew deep in his heart of hearts that what Charley said was right.
Modo: I'm sorry Miss Charley ma'am, it's just that when Throttle told me about you and Matt, it kinda brought the raw memory of Vinnie back to the front of my mind, at that precise moment you were Vinnie's wife again and I hated you both for having what I saw as an affair, now that I've had a reality check, I see how much you still love Vinnie and the fact that you are now with Matt won't change that. I hope that you can both accept my sincere apologies?
Modo now looked at Matt, who was still quivering after nearly being blown to smithereens by the grey mouse. Matt had suffered many injuries in the explosions, fortunately none of them were life threatening. Modo asked Charley to get a first aid kit, Charley did as Modo had asked and returned with the first aid kit and began to attend to Matt's injuries.
Modo: Please let me patch Matthew up, after all, it was me that caused the injuries in the first place, so it should be me to repair the damage.
Charley did not argue the point, she just calmly handed Modo the medical kit and left them both together, something to do with male bonding.
Modo: Matt, I'm sorry for what I've done to you, but let me make one thing clear to you, you now know what will happen if you ever hurt Miss Charley, do I make maself clear?
Matt: Clear as crystal.
After the events of the day everyone was feeling hungry and tired, so we all went back to the house for dinner and then bed. With Matthew now being given the green light by all the bro's it had been agreed that he would be permitted to sleep in Charley's room. We were all going to need a good nights sleep as I had planned one hell of a party for the following day, it would be a double celebration, a proper welcome to your new home for the guys, and a celebration of Charley finding a new partner.
I knew that either Modo or Throttle would have given Matthew the 'If You Ever Hurt Charley' speech but I decided that I would add my own variation, just so that we were all perfectly clear about what would happen if he ever did hurt her.
My Friends The Biker Mice From Mars, Season 2, Vol 2.
Chapter 5.
It was now the day of the party, we were all busy doing things to get ready, Daniel the cook was hard at work in the kitchen, Mrs Jenson the house keeper was busy cleaning and preparing the house for more visitors and myself and Knowles had gone into town to buy gifts and things for the party, both Charley and Matt had decided to join us and whilst Knowles and I went gift shopping, Charley and Matt went clothes shopping both having decided that they hadn't got a thing to wear for the party.
It was now midday and time for me to pick up my other visitors, my mom, my brother, my stepdad and my aunties and uncles. I also asked my driver to go to Devon to pick up my cousin and her family as they had never met the guys. Charley and Matt had decided that they wanted to travel with me back to see the town of Kidderminster for one final time. We made good time getting back to Kidderminster and arrived at my mom's house at 3:30 pm, we loaded the van and then everyone got on board and we made our way back to the Isle Of Man.
We arrived back at the new house at 7:00 pm, we unloaded the van and got the new visitors settled into their rooms.
After showing my guests to their rooms I realised that I hadn't yet introduced the guys to my cousin and her family, so I made good with the introductions. There were two more posthumous introductions to make, I took the photograph that had been taken over the Christmas of 2003.
Me: The grey furred female is Modo's mother, Bola, who sadly died six months after this picture was taken.
I now felt a lump come to my throat as I pointed to Vinnie.
Me: This is Vinnie, he was Charley's husband. He sadly was brutally murdered on New Year's Eve 2007, god we miss him, we miss them both.
My cousin could now see that the picture was beginning to upset me and so took it from my hands and reminded me that this was supposed to be a party and not a wake, as usual she was right so I took the picture back and hung it back on the wall.
My Friends The Biker Mice From Mars, Season 2, Vol 2.
Chapter 7.
Charley and Matt lay on the bed for a while then decided that they could still hear the party going on downstairs.
Matt: I think we had better show our faces at the party, because, after all we are two of the guests of honour, plus I'm hungry.
Charley giggled at this, where had she heard that before?, oh yeah Vinnie, Matt was so different to Vinnie in many ways, but in other ways he was exactly the same.
The pair made their entrance back into the party and tried to look as though they had never left, but I had spotted them and made my way over to them with a wry smirk on my face.
Me: Oh hey guys, how was it?
Both Charley and Matt blushed heavily.
Matt: You know what we have been doing don't you?
Me: Oh yes, but don't worry, you're secret is safe with me. I'm just glad that you both...enjoyed yourselves.
They both blushed heavily again.
It was now 5:00 am and the party was now over, we were all in bed nursing various states of hangovers.
Now at 11:30 am we all began to come round and decided that maybe some fresh air would help clear our heads. We all got dressed and made our way outside, the fresh air suddenly hit us, Oh note to self never do that again, I thought. I'm sure that most of the others had the same thought. That'll teach us, I hope.
My Friends The Biker Mice From Mars, Season 2, Vol 2.
Chapter 8.
Special Recognition: My thanks goes to Kashito91, for this chapter as it was he who came up with the idea, nice one Matt!
It was now noon on the day after the night before, we were all kind of out of it, all sporting some sort of hangover, in my case I just wanted to curl up and die, I vowed from that moment that I would never again let the demon known as alcohol pass my lips. Some of us were a little more with it than the rest, take Matt and Throttle for instance, please take them I thought as they were arguing at the top of their lungs, which only made my headache worse. What was the argument about, music of course, Throttle had just heard a Metalicrash song on the radio and had commented that they were the best band in the known universe, this really annoyed young Matt who quickly tried to show The Admiral how wrong he was by saying that a group called “Within Temptation†were the best.
Matt: BLOODY HELL, Admiral, why don't you just try listening to them?
Oh shit, there goes my headache again, I thought as Matt's onslaught towards Throttle continued. This was something I did not want right now, to see Matt and Throttle fighting.
Matt now stormed out of the garage mumbling to himself, Why can't they see that Within Temptation are way better than Metalicrash?. Matt made his way back inside the house which was spread over three stories in height and tastefully decorated throughout. He stormed into his room and slammed the door behind him. His room was on the top floor of the house, but even though he was now on the top floor and I was on the ground floor, what I heard next began another huge thumping headache, Matt had cranked up his 1500 watt stereo and as if to prove a point he was playing “The Howling†by his favourite group Within Temptation. What's a guy gotta do to get some peace around here? I thought, so I mad my way up to Matt's room and started hammering on the door, Matt turned the music down to a more respectable volume and opened the door, he then went back to his bed and lay on it listening to the music. I entered the room.
Me: I see that you've had a row with Throttle, what was it about?
Matt: Yeah I've had a row with him, you see him and the guys are always insisting that Metalicrash is better than Within Temptation, but they are so wrong.
Me: Matt, I know that you are passionate about Within Temptation, but what you've gotta realise is that not everybody has the same taste in music, I mean take me for instance, I'm an eighties man I love eighties music.
At this Matt walked over to his stereo and opened the CD drawer, he placed a CD that he had snagged from the guys into the drawer and pressed play, the sound that met our ears was in truth horrible, a mixture of high pitched guitar and the thumping sound of a huge bass drum, the noise very nearly made our ears bleed.
Me: I see your point, how can they listen to that?
Matt now replaced the CD with one of his own, “The Howlingâ€ÂÂ, he pressed play and the sound drifted out through the speakers and into our ears, the lead singer Sharon's beautiful voice sending shivers down our spines, I knew that Matt had felt the shiver too as I saw his long tail twitch. The song finally came to an end.
Me: Matt, do you think that you could drum to that and one Metalicrash song?
We began to walk down the flights of stairs that would lead to the ground floor and he assured me that he could, just as he entered the kitchen. He made his way to the fridge and pulled out a bottle of sunkist. I made my way into the room behind the kitchen, it was a spare room so I had allowed Matt to set up his drum kit in it, I sat at the kit and began to play, very badly I might add. On hearing a crash, Matt rushed into the room only to find me trying to play his drum kit. He stood in the doorway clutching his muzzle trying hard not to laugh, but then it was my turn to burst out laughing so Matt joined me.
After we had been laughing for a good five minutes, Matt had now gained control of his laughter and turned to me to ask a question.
Matt: Hey Daz, do you wanna go for a drive?, I need to get a few things.
Me: Sure, why not, I'll just let the guys know where we are going.
Matt wondered out through the door, taking in the beautiful scenery. He looked out over the vast grounds of the house, he notices an outcrop of wildflowers and makes a mental note to look at them in more detail later.
Having told the guys where we were going, I joined Matt outside, we made our way to his Midnight Blue Cadillac that he had lovingly polished earlier that day. We both got into the car and drove into town.. As we drove into town I realised that though I had known Matt for some years now that I didn't really know him at all. Matt was only to aware that there were questions that I needed to ask.
Matt: Ok Daz, out with it, what do you wanna know?
Me: Matt, I know that what I'm going to ask you may dredge up some painful memories for you, but I just gotta ask. How did you get to be on the front line in the war on Mars when you were only sixteen?
Matt: You're right, it does bring up painful memories but it's only right that I tell you. I was born in the crater of Olympus Mons, my mother often told me stories of a heroic mouse who would rid the universe of the Plutarkian's, at the time I listened in awe, but as I grew older, I dismissed them as what they were, just stories. Then the Plutarkian's invaded and eventually captured Olympus Mons. I did, however, find my father's laser and decimated the forces there. One of the General's, a mouse named Kaimera, found me among the smoking wreckage. Clearly impressed on how I was able to handle a laser, he sent me to Kawasaki City. Unfortunately, the Plutarkian's were beginning to capture Kawasaki as well. I fought and fought, I saw the only friend I had die at the hands of those stink fish. I had to repay them, I had to avenge my friends death. I charged forth, grenades in one hand and a machine gun in the other and managed to recapture the City of Kawasaki. There are times, even to this day, when I can still hear the screams of my friend. The day after, I heard Within Temptation for the first time, it kept me sane, sane enough to do vital jobs for the freedom fighters. Then there was the academy and that's when I met you, the rest as they say is history.
We pulled up at some traffic lights and Matt looked towards me, he could see the tears welling up in my eyes, the lights changed to green and Matt drove passed the lights and then pulled up on the side of the road. As soon as we had stopped, I threw my arms around him and cried for all I was worth. Matt did not know what to do at first, so he just sat there and gave me his shoulder to cry on.
I had heard many sorrowful stories in my time, but for some reason, Matt's story got to me, maybe it was the fact that he was still so young, hell aside from Hawk and Josh, Matt was the next youngest member of the Biker Mice. How could one so young have seen so much death and destruction and yet still be so level headed.
At that precise moment and almost as if by magic, Matt's car radio began to play and the song that it played seemed to fit the mood somehow, it was Matt's favourite group Within Temptation with their song “Our Solemn Hourâ€ÂÂ.
My Friends The Biker Mice From Mars, Season 2, Vol 2.
Chapter 9.
Matt and I arrived back from town and entered the house, the guys were all standing there with a worried look on their faces, I scanned the guys with my eyes again, Where is Throttle?.
Me: Ok, what's happened?, where is Throttle?
Modo: As for what's happened, shortly after you and Matt went to town, Throttle jumped onto his bike and tore out of here like his tail was on fire. As to where he is, no one knows.
I turned to Matt, who now had a very uneasy look on his face.
Me: Right Modo, get me Throttle's position from your bike please.
Modo did as he'd been asked.
Modo: He's on the outskirts of town.
Me: Right, you guys stay here in case he returns, Matt, your coming with me.
Matt and I raced out of the house and jumped into his car, we drove to the coordinates that Modo had given us, there in front of us, sat on a large rock, was Throttle. Matt and I exited the car and began to walk toward him, we were mere feet away from him, when Matt looked up and noticed something that looked like a gun being pointed at Throttle from the hedgerow behind the rock. In a split second Matt jumped knocking Throttle to the floor just as the gun fired.
I had now managed to grab hold of the shooter and pulled him form behind the hedgerow. Throttle got up from the floor, a little dazed and shaken.
Throttle: What the hell is the matter with that guy, is it not enough that he argues with me, has he now got to attack me as well?
By now I had spotted Matt lying on the floor, blood was seeping from a bullet wound in his back.
Me: Throttle, it's Matt, he's been shot.
Throttle now came to his senses and realised that Matt hadn't actually attacked him, he'd actually saved his life.
Throttle knelt down at Matt's side, carefully lifting him up into his arms.
Throttle: Hold that guys arms out.
I did as the Admiral asked and he quickly wrapped his tail around the assailants wrists, effectively incarcerating him. We all walked back to Matt's car, I opened the rear door and Throttle lifted the assailant into the back seat still with his tail wrapped around the guys wrists, then Throttle sat on the seat next to him, still cradling Matt's lifeless body in his arms.
Throttle: Daz, take us home, as fast as you like.
I did as Throttle had commanded, we returned home in a matter of minutes. I jumped out of the car and opened the rear door for Throttle, then I ran into the house shouting for the Dr.
after the guys had heard me calling for the Dr, they asked me why I needed the Dr. was it Throttle?, was he hurt?
Me: It's not Throttle that is hurt, It's Matt, he's been shot in the back by the guy that Throttle has hold of.
Throttle released the guys wrists from his tail and left him to the mercy of seven very angry, very large mice. Throttle made his way to Matt's room still carrying Matt in his arms. He was closely flanked by the Dr, Charley, Alteezer, Stanchion, Tribune and Misha.
The guys would make Matt's assailant very sorry that he had hurt one of their bro's and the Dr and the ladies would work on saving Matt's life.
Throttle lay Matt on his bed and then left the room sobbing uncontrollably, I made my way over to him and placed an arm around him offering him not just support but maybe a little comfort to.
Me: Hey now Throttle, you know that Matt's gonna pull through, he may be young and inexperienced, but he's a fighter, a strong fighter at that and I'm sure that he wouldn't want to see you so upset.
Throttle: That's not the point Daz, that bullet had my name on it, Matthew's selfless actions now mean that he's lying on the bed at deaths door instead of me. To think that only a few hours ago we were arguing over something as trivial as music and yet he still took a bullet for me.
Me: You see Throttle, that's what friends and bro's do, they look out for each other. At this moment in time Matt needs you to be strong for him.
Throttle: Oh, I'm gonna be strong alright.
With that Throttle stormed off downstairs to where the rest of the guys were dealing with Matt's attacker.
Throttle: Guys, I'd appreciate it if you would let me finish him off. I owe this guy one, big time.
Throttle finished dealing with Matt's attacker, then me and the guys drove him back to the scene of the shooting and dumped him out of the car.
It had now been six hours since we had brought Matt back to the house with his injuries, but after some skillful work by our friend Dr Osborne, Matt was now out of danger and awake. He asked to speak to Throttle, The Dr called Throttle to the room.
Throttle knelt by the side of Matt's bed and gently held his hand.
Throttle: Hey bro, that was a pretty righteous thing that you did for me by taking that bullet.
Matt: Yeah, tell me about it, I know that we don't always see eye to eye but I want you to know, that if we are ever in the same situation again, I would still stand in the path of the bullet.
When Throttle heard Matt's heartfelt words, he began to sob again.
Throttle: I owe you one for saving my life, and I vow never to forget that, my life belongs to you, my brother.
The sound of Throttle calling him brother, gave Matt a warm tingly feeling all over, then deciding that there was way to much emotion in the room, Matt decided to throw in a bit of humour.
Matt: You know Throttle, Within Temptation are still this best band by far.
Throttle chuckled at Matt, even though he had suffered a serious injury, he still had his sense of humour. For his cheek, Matt received a gentle thump on the arm, from one very grateful mouse, Admiral Throttle.
A month has passed since that faithful day, Matt is now almost fully recovered from his injuries. It was now time for a ceremony, however, this would be a surprise ceremony, which everybody bar the intended guest of honour, knew about.
All Matt knew about today was that he was to dress in his Martian dress uniform and make his way to a gathering out in the courtyard. Still a little in the dark, Matt honourably complied with the instruction and now found himself sat in amongst his bro's.
Admiral Throttle and Admiral Carbine took to the podium and Throttle began to speak.
Throttle: Thank you all for attending this ceremony, I know that some of you are a little unsure of what you are doing here, and for that I apologise. We are gathered here today to reward someone who has acted above and beyond the call of duty, he took a bullet that was meant for me, it very nearly ended his life. If it hadn't been for his quick reactions, you would be holding a funeral and a promotion ceremony, the funeral would have been mine. It now gives me great pleasure to ask Matthew Bond to come forward and accept his reward.
Matt could not believe his ears, he was being rewarded for something that he would have done naturally, even so, Matt made his way to the podium amidst loud cheers and applause. Admiral Carbine pinned a medal onto Matt's tunic, it was the medal for gallantry and honour, the Martian equivalent of the George Cross. There was one more part to the ceremony, Throttle continued.
Throttle: Matthew Bond, you are here by accepted into the ranks of the Biker Mice as a One Star General.
Matt now felt a huge lump form in his throat and tears were starting to fall, he quickly wiped them away, Biker Mice do not cry, that would be a sign of weakness, he thought, Throttle caught him wiping the tears away and stood before him.
Throttle: Matt, why do you wipe away your tears?
Matt: Well I'm a member of the Biker Mice now and everyone knows that Biker Mice don't cry.
Throttle: Let me tell you General, Biker Mice do cry, it is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of pride and humanity. You have earned those tears, and I for one am proud to call you brother. Oh but just one thing, Metalicrash would whip the tails of Within Temptation any day.
And so began another argument, but unlike the first time they had argued over this contentious issue, this time they would merely agree to disagree.
As was usual for a ceremony such as this, Daniel the cook had prepared a 'show stopper' celebration meal, which left Throttle with one last thing to say.
Throttle: Let the party begin, you are all DISMISSED.
My Friends The Biker Mice From Mars, Season 2, Vol 2.
Chapter 10.
It had now been six months since the faithful day when Matt had taken a bullet in the back that was meant for Throttle. Though Throttle and Matt were still arguing over music, they had now been brought closer together, so much so that Throttle had actually bought Matt a special gift. He had seen Matt looking on the internet at a fully working replica of the golden gun used in Matt's favourite Bond movie 'The Man With The Golden Gun', and unknown to Matt, Throttle had purchased the gun.
Throttle: Hey Matt, I have bought you a little something. I know that you've been looking at that golden gun on the internet, so I've bought it for you complete with a seven shot clip, just as a belated thank you for saving my life.
Matt could not believe it, first Throttle was calling him brother and now this, what was to come next?
Today had started in much the same way as usual, but there was an uneasiness in the air, a thought that something bad was about to happen.
Matt made his way into town, he had an appointment for a check up with our Dr friend, Dr Osborne. It was just a check up to see how Matt's wound was healing over. After his appointment, Matt left the doctors surgery and made his way back to his Cadillac, en-route, he bumped into an old friend, a human female, roughly the same height as he was at 5 foot 9, whose name was Shae.
Matt hadn't seen Shae for a while, so he decided to take her for a coffee, to talk over old times. After their coffee, Matt decided to take Shae back to the house to see the guys. Matt arrived back at the house just in time to see a figure lurking around the lair, it certainly didn't look like one of the guys, but Matt still knew that he recognised the figure.
In a split second he remembered who the figure was, Oh my god, it's the guy who shot me, he's back. Matt stopped the car and jumped out, Shae joined him, Matt had managed to get behind the attacker and was now pointing his golden gun at the back of the attackers head. Whilst he had the attacker in this position, Matt explained the situation to Shae, how this guy was responsible for the injury on Matt's back, it was then that Shae came up with a brilliant idea.
Shae now spoke to both Matt and the attacker together.
Shae: I propose a dual and I will be the referee, you will both stand back to back and then take ten paces forward, you will then turn to face your opponent and be ready to fire on my command.
Both Matt and the attacker agreed to these terms and did as Shae had asked.
They both took ten paces then turned to face each other.
Matt: Hey loser, do you have any last words to say before you die?
Just as Matt had finished saying the word die, he spotted a bomb that had been placed by the outside wall of the lair. It was too late though, Shae yelled “fire†and two shots rang out, Matt's shot found it's mark, piercing his opponents heart, as Matt's opponent lay on the ground dying a faint blip could be heard, like the sound of a heart rate monitor. Matt now realised what this sound meant, he had recently watched the film 'SAW 3', where a bomber had wired a portable heart rate monitor both to his heart and to a load of explosives, when the bomber had been shot and his heart had stopped the monitor went into flatline, constant tone, which in turn caused the explosives to go off.
Matt: Oh shi......
Matt didn't get to finish his sentence, he now heard that familiar constant tone, his opponent had flatlined, he was dead, suddenly there was a huge explosion as the huge amount of C4 explosive went off. The force of the blast knocked Matt off his feet and back two hundred yards, he landed just in front of his car, the blast also blew out most of the windows in the house, the lair, however, was no more, just a smouldering pile of rubble.
Matt had been knocked unconscious by the blast, he came to ten minutes later and with Shae's help he slowly got to his feet, suddenly a realisation hit him, Oh no, the guys, where are the guys?, he went running towards the smouldering remains of the lair, he felt sure that they would have been in the lair and so they would have all been surely killed.
By a sheer stroke of luck though, the guys all now started to emerge from the house, all somewhat dazed after the explosion but nevertheless they were alive. On seeing that his bro's were all ok, Matt passed out and fell to the floor. Throttle and Vince ran to Matt, Throttle looked down at Matt's head, there was a huge bleeding gash on his forehead, he had taken nearly the full force of the explosion.
Throttle gently picked Matt up in his arms, knowing that one wrong move could put his bro in a wheel chair for the rest of his life, he lay Matt on the back seat of his Cadillac and drove him to the doctors surgery. Throttle and Vince gently rushed Matt into the surgery, shouting out the doctors name on the way. The Dr came out of his room.
Dr Osborne: What the hell is all the commotion?
Vince: It's Matt, there's been an explosion back at the house and Matt took much of the force from the blast.
Dr Osborne: Ok, rush him into the operating room and I'll see what I can do.
Vince and Throttle did as they were told, Throttle laid Matt's lifeless body on the operating table, the Dr ran into the operating room and told the two bro's to wait outside.
It had now been three hours since Vince and Throttle brought Matt into the surgery, suddenly Matt made his appearance from the operating room with a heavily bandaged head and a large bottle of aspirin, he made his way to where Throttle and Vince were sitting.
Matt: Well that's gotta be some sort of record for me, two visits to the doctors surgery in less than an hour. Take me home guys.
Throttle and Vince drove Matt back to the house, the rest of the guys, including me, had made a start on the clear up, I had already made a call to a window company to come and replace the windows and they had arrived promptly, however, with the amount of windows in the house, it would take at least a week to replace them all. The lair, however, was no more, but I was at least thankful that nobody was inside when it went up, as my wise old father once said to me “Son, bricks and mortar can be rebuilt, windows can be replaced, but once you loose life it's gone for goodâ€ÂÂ.
I called everyone together.
Me: I'm sorry guys but the lair is gone, so for now you are gonna have to stay at the house, but I will rebuild the lair, it will take time, but together we will rebuild it, this time it will be bigger and better, I'm also going to be upgrading the security on the whole place so that hopefully something like this will never happen again.
Charley: But Daz, that is not going to be cheap.
Me: I know Charley, but the way I look at it is this, what price do you put on your families security and safety?, because that's what you all are, my family.
Throttle made his way to the front of the gathering and began to speak.
Throttle: I think that I speak for everyone here when I say, that we couldn't wish for a better father than you.
At this I came over all emotional and threw my arms around Throttle.
Me: Thanks guys, that means a lot to me to hear you say that.
After the clean up had been finished we all went back inside the house, a meal was prepared and consumed, then it was time for Matt to take Shae home. Though we all knew that Matt had killed the attacker, we were still a little uneasy of letting him take Shae home alone, so it was agreed that I would drive with them, just for protection.
On the drive home Matt brought the car to a stop, then turned to me and broke down in tears.
Me: Hey Matt, what's wrong?
Matt: I nearly got everyone that I care about killed today, what kind of a Biker Mouse does that make me?
Me: Hey now then, what happened today was not your fault, you weren't to know that the creep was planning something so big. If you hadn't of taken him out when you did, he would not have hesitated in killing you, then he would have killed every last one of us, including your friend Shae. As it is, yes we have suffered lots of damage, but we are all still mercifully alive. So, I want no more tears, what's happened has happened, it's time to put it behind you.
Matt began to drive us home again but switched his CD player on and we drove home to the sounds of “Our Solemn Hour†by his favourite group Within Temptation.