Mouse from space - Chapter 20.

Everything was so confusing. A minute ago they were tryingto flee from Fantome and his men,and now they were dead. Above their corpses,aliens stoodsmilingwickedly, their leader facing the small group, still alive. Captain Flint grinned at them maliciously, his six eyes shined with eager desires.

"What a pleasure it is tomeet again, dear prince," he said, faking the joy in his voice."I thought I'dnever find you, space beingso big."

Mickey stared at the alien,confused. Behind him Delbert trembled like a leaf.

"Do... we know each other?" asked the mouse.

His words startled Flint for the first time. "Hm? Maybe this is a bad joke?"

"It isn't. I really cannot remember anything." Mickey told him Mickey.

For a second the alien blinked, then he smirked,again. "Oh, I see now. Poor little prince." Flint walked closer to the mouse, but his path was obstructed by Delbert and Morph.

The dog trembled, but he opened his arms and glared upon the large alien seriously. "D-don't dare you touch the prince!" stammered Delbert."Y-you'vealready made too much trouble. Leave us alone!"

"Leave us alone!" repeated Morph as a mini Delbert.

Flint stopped, then burst up in laughter. "Haha, now this is funny." Behind him the pirates imitated his cackle. Suddenly the captain struckdown the dog with his huge claws and punched him in the face. The power of the hit sent Delbert slamming against the ground.

"Delbert!"screamed Mickey in shock. He wanted to rush and help him but his way was blocked by the giant lizard.

"Where you going, little prince?" mocked Flint,"I didn't finish with you."

Mickey glared at him angrily, his marks sparkled orange. "But I did. Now let us go!"

"I don't think so." Flint flipped his claws and the mouse heard shouts behind him.

"Gaah,let me go! Let me go you slime ball!" yelled Minnie, wiggling in an alien's tentacles. Ozzie was in the same situation.

"Release them!" Mickey shouted with fear in his voice.

"Then give me what I want!" ordered Flint, reaching out his claws,"Give me the Lapis Lazulli!"

Thatword again. Fantome wanted this from him earlier. What is it that everyone wantedso badly?

"I don't know what you're talking about."Mickey answered honestly.

Flint sighed and shook his head. In the next moment, Mickeyheard the shouts,again. The aliens began to squeeze Minnie and Ozzie tight.

"What are you doing? Stop it!" Mickey was frightened.

"Then let's try again. Where is the Lapis Lazulli? I'm usually a patient person, but slowly will run out of patience."

"I really don't know, I swear! I don't remember anything! Please stop it!"the mouse almost begged.

Flint rubbed his chin, then gestured with his hand. His comrades stopped the torture. "My, my... what should I do forthe little prince to remember..."

"I-I'll do everything... just please... don't hurt my friends." answeredMickey.

"There is nothing you can give me unless the Lapis Lazulli," frowned the evil captain.

"I-if I'm a prince, then I have a kingdom, right? S-so I just need to go there..."

When Flint began to cackle again Mickey realized he doesn't have any kind of kingdom anymore. It was destroyed by the person standing in front of the mouse.

"Haha,now this is funny. He really remembersnothing. Oh you poor, mere fool." Flint tooka step closer the the small alien."Do you even have anylittle idea what exactly has happened?"

Mickey lowered his head and glanced at Delbert on the ground. The dog, holding his hand on his bleeding cheek stared back with fear.

Flint noticed it. "Oh, he didn't tell you? Maybe he wanted to protect your delicate little soul?" The captain mocked again right before he lifted Mickey by the neck to be at eye level with the tall lizard. "Now let me tell you the truth, why your planet has been destroyed..."

"D-don't dare you!" They heard Delbert's painedyet angry sneering as he tried to stood up."Don't dare you poison his mind!"

"Leave Mickey alone!" yelled Minnie, wiggling in her captives' arms.

Mickey gagged in the strong grip.

"Once upon a time, there was a little prince in his wonderful kingdom. But one day this careless, rebellious prince made a mistake that caused the death of his own kind." Flint's voice deepened and became more ominous as he whispered close to the mouse's face.

"I-I don't... understand w-what you talking about..."Mickey gasped for air, whereof the lizard's grin widened.

"Oh yes you do. Because of you Astra's kingdom is dead, the planet is destroyed. You killed your own kind!"

Mickey's eyes grew wide in shock. "No... no that can't be! You lie!" His marks shimmered in fear.

Flint couldn't resist another cackle. "Let me refresh your memory, dear prince." And then hehit Mickey on the head.

The mouse winced and blacked out in his grasp.

"Mickey!" Minnie screamed in shock.

"Bring them into the jail," ordered Flint and tossed the fainted Mickey to one of his sailors. "Let's give our princea short time to remember." The others pushed the struggling Minnie, Ozzie,and Delbert into the Flying Dutchman to imprison them.