| The Galbian Cliffs 2092 | |
| Stilton | "Citizens of Mars... "This is Dominic T. Stilton... your commander. Your leader. Your champion of change. "How much longer will you vermins resist progress? "The Plutarkians are not here to hurt you. "And yet you put your faith in lawless rebels... "...as they reduce your planet to dust and rubble in a hopeless crusade to usurp the future. "We are not your enemy. "You know your true are enemy are the..." |
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| Stilton's broadcast is interrupted by the Biker Mice from Mars, each labeled with their respective names as they charge on the offensive. | |
| Throttle | We're back, baby! |
| Modo | Can someone turn off that broadcast already? I'm starting to hear Stilton in my dreams! |
| Vinnie | I'd call that a good ol' nightmare, wouldn't you? |
| Plutarkian Commander | Keep pushing! Turn those mice into roadkill! |
| Vinnie | Well, this feels like overkill! All this for just the three of us? |
| Throttle | Was it something we said? |
| Modo | Eh, don't take it personal, bros. |
| Throttle | Three against a gazillion Plutarkians would put a spring in anyone's tail! |
| Plutarkian Soldier #1 | [Throttle shoots relentlessly at the incoming forces and hits a soldier.] Augh! |
| Plutarkian Commander | Plow tank! Finish those motorized vermin! Shove those rabid mice over the cliff! |
| Throttle | Talk about a wide load. What do you say we give them a surprise of our own? |
| Modo | I do like a good twist. Vinnie... wanna do the honors? |
| Vinnie | Gentlemice, it would be my absolute pleasure. [Vinnie calls Harley over his helmet intercom.] Harley? It's go time. |
| Harley | [over the phone] You got it, handsome. |
| Stoker | Surprise, you gutless gill-heads! When it comes to freedom, we've got more than enough fight for you! |
| Plutarkian Commander | Wha--? |
| Throttle, Modo, Vinnie | Let's rock and ride! |
| Throttle | Ha! Betcha didn't see that coming, did you? [The trio use fallen equipment as leverage to jump over the incoming plow tank.] |
| Vinnie | Thanks for the lift, flounders! |
| Plutarkian Soldier #2 | The cliff! NO! |
| Throttle | Nice assist, Stoker! |
| Stoker | Eyes up, Throttle-- it's not over yet! |
| Modo | Let's finish this! You're with me, Harley! |
| Harley | You got it, Modo! I love a good adrenaline rush! |
| Plutarkian Soldier #2 | AHHHH! [The plow tank drives over the cliff, falling to its demise.] |
| Plutarkian Commander | Stop! Please! We surrender! |
| City of Brimstone Vinnie is talking to Harley in her garage as she performs maintenance on a motorcycle engine. | |
| Vinnie | "Won't be long before those Plutarkian fish-faces are toast." I've got a good feeling about this, Harley. |
| Harley | I do love your optimism, Vinnie. |
| Vinnie | So maybe we can celebrate? I mean, when you're all done here. We can grab dinner and... |
| Harley | Wish I could, handsome, but... ...I've already got plans. |
| Vinnie | Oh. Right. Sorry. [Stoker and Throttle enter, arguing.] |
| Stoker | I'm not ready to negotiate with Plutarkians or that slimy Martian army, Throttle. |
| Throttle | It's an opportunity, Stoker. We use the captured Plutarkians as leverage... get some good mice soldiers back to their families-- |
| Stoker | Or we use those POWs to get some leverage of our own. |
| Throttle | We're all on the same team, Stoke. |
| Stoker | You sure about that? I know your girl, Carbine, made commander. She's one of the good ones. |
| Throttle | She says that-- |
| Stoker | She doesn't speak for them all. And you should know better than to think she does. [Harley warms up to Stoker's side as he wraps his arm around her.] Get some rest tonight. You did good. We did good. Come on, punks. How about I treat you both to a drink? |
| Throttle | Appreciate it, but... no. We both have places to be. [At Brimstone Retirement, Throttle visits his ailing mother.] That warm enough, Ma? |
| Throttle's mother | Oh, you're such a nice boy. Your mother must be very proud. Not sure why you're calling me that. |
| Throttle | Maybe I just like the sound of it. |
| Vinnie | [Vinnie is visiting his parents' grave with flowers.] Sorry it's been a minute, Mom and Pops. |
| Modo | [Modo is visiting his family's farm, worried about the future.] "I worry about you all." |
| Sweep | You wouldn't be my big little brother if you didn't, Modo. But we're fine. The Plutarkians don't know that you're here. And with how it's been going? This war will be over soon. Mars will be free again. |
| Modo | But what happens until then, Sweep? To you, the kids, Enfield, and momma? |
| Sweep | You're not the only one with muscles. Rimfire practically runs drills to be in your shadow, and Primer is a scrappy little thing. You think we can't hold our own? |
| Modo | More like I wish you didn't have to. |
| Sweep | Have a little faith, Modo. We can take on a few soldiers. "You can't protect us from everything." |
| Suddenly, a loud eruption is heard from the nearby volcano. | |
| Throttle | What? |
| Modo | What was that? |
| Vinnie | Huh? |
| Throttle | No... [The eruption rains lava and meteors onto Brimstone; he races to evacuate his mother and other Brimstone Retirement residents.] Gotta go, Ma! |
| Throttle's mother | Are there fireworks? [The explosion reaches the cemetery and destroys the majority of the headstones during Vinnie's visit.] |
| Modo | Crater Rock's erupted! |
| Enfield | Brimstone's gonna get buried! |
| Sweep | Enfield, get the kids! |
| Civilian #1 | No! |
| Civilian #2 | Run! |
| Throttle | [Throttle is seen leading elderly residents from harm, carrying his mother and another resident who has their arms wrapped around his neck.] Slow and steady, old-timers, everyone, just keep going forward! |
| Throttle's mother | Where are we going, dear? |
| Throttle | Just for a short ride. Nothing to worry about. No way I can fit every-- [a meteor lands on Throttle's bike, incinerating it.] No! [A tide of lava lands onto the retirment building.] |
| Vinnie | Harley! |
| Harley | Vinnie! Over here! |
| Mace | Don't leave me! |
| Harley | Stop whining, Mace! We got you! |
| Vinnie | Harley! Are you okay--? |
| Stoker | Go help who you can! We've got Mace! |
| Vinnie | Ride and rescue! You got it, boss! [Vinnie catches sight of Throttle and the elders.] Throttle! Over here! [Throttle hands his mother to Vinnie.] Where's your ride?! |
| Throttle | Hit by a fireball! Take my mom to Sweep's farm! I have to go back for the others! |
| Vinnie | On it! |
| Throttle | Go now-- --before it's too late! |
| Modo | [Modo is fending off any more incoming fireballs.] They just keep coming! Wha--? [Modo watches as lava consumes the town.] No... |
| Carbine | "We came as soon as we could." "It would have been sooner but... "We had orders to wait until the lava had cooled. "I ignored them." [Carbine meets a weeping Throttle, who is holding a dead civilian.] Throttle. [She embraces him.] I'm sorry. |
| Sweep's farm has been transformed into a temporary shelter for civilians dispersed by the eruption. | |
| Stilton | [via broadcast] "Citizens of Brimstone..." |
| Volunteer | Food tent is that way. We've got blankets by the barn... |
| Stilton | ...the eruption of Crater Rock and the devastation of Brimstone is a tragedy that we all feel deeply-- |
| Modo's mother | Don't you worry, Throttle. Your momma is settling in nicely. The kids are making sure she feels right at-- [She crushes the radio with her fist.] --home. Sorry. Things are bad enough here without having to listen to that silvery fish yap on and on. |
| Modo | Appreciate you, momma. |
| Stoker | No word on when the rest of your cronies are coming, Carbine? |
| Carbine | It's gonna take some time to get the aid together. But trust me, the capital being buried under a river of lava won't be ignored. Until then, we'll keep doing what we can. |
| Stoker | Which is a whole lot of nothing. |
| Throttle | Easy there, Stoker. |
| Carbine | We're here to help. |
| Stoker | Keep telling yourself that. I'm heading back to Brimstone if any of you punks wanna come with me to do some actual good. |
| Modo | We're all on edge. |
| Carbine | I understand. |
| Modo | Brimstone... so many homes are in ruins. Mice are dead. We need to go back and help find the survivors. |
| Carbine | I know. We spent all this time focusing on the war... "...we couldn't anticipate something like this." |
| Boy | [Throttle is helping a stranded child off of a roof.] I'm scared! |
| Throttle | You can do it, kid! I gotcha! [The child lands safely in Throttle's arms.] See? |
| Vinnie | [Vinnie visits the cemetery, where he sees the headstone of his parents' grave is destroyed.] ...Oh, man. [Vinnie, in tears, crouches down in a desperate attempt to fix it.] I'm sorry, Ma! I'm sorry, Pa! Everything happened so fast, I couldn't protect you. I'm trying to... I'm... |
| Harley | I thought I'd find you here. I'm sorry, Vinnie. [Harley comes down to his side, offering a flower at the rubble.] |
| Vinnie | Thank you. |
| Modo | [Vinnie and Modo, atop their bikes, help pull rubble off survivors.] Keep pulling! |
| Civilian #3 | Help! Over here! |
| Throttle | We got you, don't worry! [Throttle meets with his bike, which is beyond repair.] |
| Vinnie | Volcanoes don't just erupt like that out of the blue. |
| Throttle | Not really something we can plan an ambush for, or a counter-attack. |
| Vinnie | My parents' graves are basically dust. Mice have lost their whole families. This can't happen again. No way. |
| Carbine | You're right. |
| Vinnie | Carbine-- what do you mean? |
| Carbine | Follow me. [The three follow Carbine into Crater Rock.] I got some intel. One of our spies discovered a secret plan by the Plutarkians. You may have thought you had them on the ropes... ...but they've been one step ahead this entire time. They did this. With that device... ...they figured out how to make this volcano erupt. |
| Stilton | "Why do such horrible natural disasters happen on Mars?" Perhaps Crater Rock was attempting to hasten the end of this war. After all-- [Stilton is interrupted by a pair of Sand Raiders attempting to fix the device.] Limburger! I'm recording my broadcast! Turn that down! |
| Limburger | My apologies, your cheesy greatness! We were simply trying to tune the device to cause the eruption at the right-- |
| Stilton | Well, do it quieter! I'm nearly finished! Now where was I? There are rumors those insurgents had set up camp in Brimstone. And well... if that was the case... ...perhaps this won't be the last eruption in Crater Rock's future. |
| To be continued... |
Cast[]
Protagonists[]
Antagonists[]
- Dominic T. Stilton
- Lawrence Limburger
- Karbunkle (debut; no lines)
Minor[]
- Modo's mother
- Throttle's mother
- Sweep
- Enfield
- Rimfire (no lines)
- Primer (no lines)
- Mace (debut)
Locations[]
- Mars
- Brimstone
- Brimstone Retirement
- Galbian Cliffs (debut)
- Crater Rock (debut)
- Brimstone