Quigley field. The mice approach and can see a Martian ship about ready to land. They pull up to the edge of the field and smile when they see Rimfire walk out. "Hey there Rimfire." Modo picks up Rimfire and gives him a noogie. "Hey Uncle Modo, hi ya guys." Vinnie and Throttle nod, but Throttle frowns when he sees Carbine walk out of the ship. Great, that's all I need right now. Modo and Vinnie exchange glances at the sight of Carbine. "Carbine, how wonderful to see you again." Carbine smiles at Charlie and they hug. "I would like to introduce my friend, Tiko. Tiko, this is Carbine." Tiko gets off her bike and bows to Carbine, who looks a little surprised. Tiko smiles, "I have heard much about you, and from what I have heard you are a great fighter. Where I am from we honor other fighters by making ourselves humble. But if it makes you feel better." Tiko then reaches out her hand, and Carbine takes it, they shake and smile at each other. "Nice to meet you Tiko." "Please, call me T." "Come here Rimfire." Rimfire walks over to Charlie, "man you have grown. I want you to meet my friend Tiko." Rimfire gives Tiko a bashful smile and they shake hands. "Nice to meet you ma'am." Tiko chokes, "Ma'am? Rimfire, I am only 24, please call me T." Rimfire blushes and Carbine smiles. Rimfire turns to Throttle and gives him a questioning look, "what happened to your field specs?" Throttle chuckles, "Tiko had some special contacts engineered." Rimfire smiles, "Awesome." Modo and Vinnie say hello to Carbine, but Throttle doesn't even look at her. "O.K. troops, are we ready to go?" Carbine gives Tiko a once over about the ship while the guys load the cargo. "So tell me Carbine, how many Sand Raiders will we be fighting?" Carbine sighs, "about 350." To Carbines surprise Tiko doesn't even flinch, instead she smiles. Tiko notices her surprised look, "I am sorry, it just that I have not fought so many in such a long time, I am eager to test my skills, that's all." Carbine chuckles, I like her, a lot. The girls continue chatting, not noticing Throttle's disgusted look. The ship takes off and all are strapped in.

Vinnie notices Throttle's stressed look. "What's wrong bro?" Throttle just sighs, "I don't know. It just seems weird that my ex-girlfriend and new girlfriend are getting along so well." Modo laughs, "would you rather have them ripping each others throats out?" Throttle smiles, "I guess I expected that more." The mice laugh, Charlie looks at them and then at Tiko and Carbine conversing. Tiko always could make friends wherever she went. Charlie gets up from her seat and sits on Vinnie's lap, he holds her around the waist and nuzzles her neck.

Captain's seat. Carbine looks to Charlie and Vinnie. "It's about time those two got together." Tiko smiles at Carbine, "yeah, but it took the prospect of battle to do it." Carbine sighs as she looks back to Throttle. "So Carbine, I hear you are getting married." Carbine smiles, "yes, to a mouse called Stargazer. You will meet him when we land." Tiko smiles as she sees the enthusiasm in Carbine's voice. "Are you seeing anybody Tiko?" Oh shit, I knew I shouldn't have brought up relationships. Tiko looks at Throttle and she can see that he heard her question. I can not read his face, does he want me to tell her or lie about it? Tiko looks at Carbine, "actually, I was a sucker like Charlie and fell for one of the mice." Carbine smiles, "so you and Modo are an item?" Tiko chuckles, "nope, Throttle and I are an item." Carbine stops all movement and her eyes bug out. She looks at Throttle and can see a need for her to say it was O.K. She then looks at Tiko and can see a hint of sadness. "I know what you mean Tiko, these Martian mice are hunks, especially Throttle." Throttle sighs in relief and smiles at Carbine, in return she smiles at him.

"Carbine." Carbine turns to Rimfire. "It's time to enter the atmosphere." Carbine nods and asks Tiko to take her seat, she sits by Throttle and they hold hands. As they enter the atmosphere, the ride is actually really smooth, but the landing was a little rough. Modo hits his head and Vinnie gets whiplash. "Rimfire, you need to work on your landings." Rimfire blushes. "Sorry, rocky terrain, I would have landed at base, but they are doing repairs." The biker mice laugh while Carbine opens the door, expecting a welcome wagon. She looks confused and then angry. "Guys, we were suppose to have a escort, but there is none in sight. I think there might be trouble." The mice pull out their weapons and get on their bikes. Carbine barks out orders, "Rimfire, Charlie, Vinnie and Modo, you stay here and guard the ship and cargo." Rimfire groans, "I am hoping that they are just late. But if there is trouble, we don't want anyone high jacking the ship or it's cargo." Rimfire nods and they stay behind. Carbine jumps on Charlie's bike, while Throttle and Tiko ride their own. They travel for about 2 miles, heading right for a hill. Tiko shifts uncomfortably in her seat. "Guys, hold up a second." Carbine and Throttle stop their bikes. "Turn off your engines." Carbine looks confused at Throttle. "Do it babe." Carbine is a little miffed at Throttle's demand, but complies anyways. Tiko takes out a little metal ball from a compartment in her bike. She sets it on the ground and it starts to roll forward. Tiko then turns on her bikes screen. We can see what the ball sees as it rolls over the hill. Tiko looks at the situation and waves at Throttle and Carbine to come over. "Are these your friends?"

Carbine gasps as she can see Stargazer and Jumpstart tied up and blindfolded, with about 25 Sand Raiders around them. "Carbine jumps on her bike and is about to take off when Tiko steps infront of her. "Get out of my way Tiko." Tiko shakes her head, "if you go in there angry and careless, they will kill you and the captives before you even injury five." Carbine glares at Tiko, but her face softens as she realizes Tiko is right. "I have an idea." Carbine and Throttle look at Tiko as she pulls out two more round balls. "What are those?" Tiko smiles evilly at Carbine. "Our cover. There flash grenades. They will blind the Sand Raiders for about five minutes. Giving us plenty of time to get them out of there. The only problem is, not all of them will see the light and they might start firing in all directions from panic, so you are going to need someone to take them out. You and Throttle untie and get those two out of there, I will deal with any resistance. Got it?" Carbine nods and so does Throttle eventually. "Ready... 1...2...3..." Tiko throws the flash grenades over the hill, they see a flash of light, signaling that it's time to execute Tiko's plan. Tiko is over the hill first and lands on two Sand Raiders, another turns to her and she pulls out her short blade, throwing it at his throat. *Butterfly, destroy their camp and anyone inside of it that's NOT a mouse.* Butterfly beeps and takes off, while Tiko charges at 5 oncoming Sand Raiders.

Carbine takes off Stargazers blindfold, he blinks a few times, "hey beautiful." Carbine smiles and helps him up. Throttle has picked up the unconscious Jumpstart and they jump on their bikes. Throttle looks towards Tiko and can see that she has neutralized all but three Sand Raiders, who are running away, and destroyed their camp. Tiko jumps on Butterfly and they ride over the hill. But they all dive off their bikes as missiles are shot at them. *BUTTERFLY?* Tiko can hear her bike beep. *Take out the tank drivers with your flame thrower.* Tiko smiles as she can hear the flames engulf the drivers. Throttle whistles for his bike and he puts Jumpstart on it. Carbine gives Stargazer a gun and they start firing at the oncoming enemy. Throttle yells to his bike, "protect Jumpstart." The bike beeps and goes for cover. Tiko takes out her sword and gets up from behind the hill. She stands on top and can see one tank not on fire, 12 Sand Raiders and 2 dune buggies. *Butterfly, neutralize that tank.* Butterfly heads for the tank as Tiko charges the Sand Raiders. Throttle grabs Charlie's bike and tells Carbine and Stargazer to get on it and go. Carbine nods and takes off with Throttle's bike close behind carrying Jumpstart. Tiko takes out the first four Raiders with her darts, she then jumps over their shots and slices open another ones belly with her sword, but the remaining seven circle her, blocking any escape. They all smile and raise their guns. Tiko puts her sword into the sheath and bends her knees. One shot is fired and she jumps as high as she can into the air. When she lands all but 2 remain from shooting each other and they are easily taken out by Throttle. Tiko whistles for Butterfly who rides up. Tiko picks up Throttle and they head after the dune buggies which were chasing Carbine, Stargazer and Jumpstart.

The ship. Vinnie is impatiently pacing back and forth. "When are they going to get here?" They all look out the door when they hear approaching motorcycles. But Vinnie and Modo quickly mount their bikes as they see the buggies closing in on Carbine, Stargazer and the now conscious Jumpstart. "Let's party." The two take off and head straight towards the battle.

Butterfly has easily caught up to the buggies. Tiko notices the one on the right is ready to fire at Carbine and Stargazer. *Butterfly, let Throttle drive you.* Butterfly beeps in acknowledgment. "Throttle, drive Butterfly, I'm going to jump onto that dune buggy." Before Throttle could put up any kind of protest, Tiko leaps onto the vehicle, pulling her sword out in midair. She lands on the drivers back, stabbing her sword through his spinal column. He falls and the buggy starts to lose control so Tiko jumps to the next one. This driver however was ready for Tiko 's sword and it is met by a his rifle. Smiling Tiko puts her sword away and grabs a short blade. The rat turns his gun to fire at her but she kicks it out of his hands. He then pulls out his own knife and slashes for Tiko's stomach. She jumps backwards and avoids his oncoming assault. Seeing that Tiko is quickly running out of room, Vinnie pulls out his blaster and aims for the rats back. When he finds a clear shot, he fires, but at the same time Tiko throws her blade, causing the rat to fall backwards. Tiko sees the blast and ducks, but it hits a container full of fuel and the buggy blows up. "NOOOOO..." Throttle tells Butterfly to stop, but before she barely slows down, Throttle leaps off and runs for the blast site. Vinnie, seeing what he has done, slumps down on his bike. He starts to cry as he can hear Charlie's screams from the ship, calling out Tiko's name. Throttle looks desperately in the flames, trying to see any sign of Tiko, but she is nowhere in sight. "Over there Throttle." Throttle looks to where Carbine is pointing and sees a body in the sand a few yards away. Throttle runs to Tiko's side and cradles her in his lap. "Tiko? Tiko?" He runs his fingers over her face and she slowly gains consciousness. "Throttle?" Throttle chokes a sob back and cradles her to his chest. "I thought you were killed in the blast." Tiko chuckles, "it would take more than that to kill me. I just got the wind knocked out of me." Throttle helps Tiko to her feet, but she stumbles so he carries her back to Butterfly. When they reach the ship, Charlie hugs Tiko with all her strength. "Thank god your alive Tiko." Tiko looks up from Charlie's shoulder and sees Vinnie slumped down in the corner. She approaches him and puts her hand on his knee. "Thank you Vinnie." Vinnie looks up at Tiko and she can see a tear fall down his cheek. "For what? Almost killing you." Tiko smiles at him, "no, for trying to save my life. It was an accident, it could have happened to anyone, and the point is, I wasn't killed." Tiko gives Vinnie a peck on the cheek and he smiles at her. Suddenly Modo grabs Tiko from behind and twirls her around, Tiko laughs and hugs Modo in return. "Thanks Modo." Carbine approaches Tiko and hugs her, "you saved my fiancees, his sister's and my life. Thank you." Carbine bows infront in Tiko, who bows back in return. "I couldn't let a spitfire like you get hurt, we women fighters have to stick together." Stargazer and Jumpstart approach Tiko and they introduce themselves and shake hands. Carbine gets on the ships CB and calls for some more troops to help carry in the cargo while Rimfire parks the ship on the newly repaired military base. Soon they are all unpacked, showered, and sleeping from their long ordeal.