"Looking for something fella's?" Trent asked as he and Carlos came out of the dark corners. They both then brought up their feet, kicking the two in their chests, sending them flying out of the stall. Once outside, Trent and Carlos followed standing ready and they quickly got to their feet and charged the two PI's. One of then thew a right punch at Trent, but he quickly blocked him off, and Trent sank his fist into the man's face. Carlos also gave the other guy a few right hooks and then a upper-cut, but the guy then tripped Carlos and he fell to the ground. But as guy got to his feet to take care of Carlos, he heard a loud neigh next to him and saw the back of Thunder pointed to him, and with that Thunder lifted his hind legs and kicked the man square in the face. Sending him flying  right into the wall, Carlos then stood up and petting Thunder on his neck.

"I owe you one pal." Carlos said, and then saw Trent finally knocking the guy to the ground. He then walked to Carlos, and smiled.

"So you got a horse helping you out now?" Trent said smiling as Carlos only grinned at him.

"Whatever works!" Carlos said and Thunder gave a loud neigh. Both of them then heard the guy Trent knocked out, moan in pain and coming to. They walked up to him and Trent grabbed him by his shoulders and pulled him up. He slammed him into the stall door, with a evil look on his face.

"Who paid you to drug the horse?" Trent demanded to know, the guy still moaned in pain, but soon gave in.

"Hexter! Hexter p....paid us to kill the horse." He guy said freighted.

"Where are the two woman detectives?" Carlos then demanded.

"Why don't you ask those guys." The man pointed past them to the four giants standing across them with their arms crossed.  Trent  and Carlos glared at them, and Trent dropped the punk and the two PI's walked towards the four men. Once they got up to them they stood still, ready.

"You pretty boys looking for trouble?" Danny asked slamming his fist against his hand.

"Where are they?" Trent demanding once again to know, with Carlos standing beside him. Danny took one evil look at him, then JC caught Trent off  guard as he slammed his huge fist into Trent's stomach. Trent sank to the ground coughing and gasping for air, Carlos ran up to him, but Danny spread out his left arm and jabbed it against Carlos's neck, him too falling to the ground.

"That was a low blow guys." Trent says still breathing hard, then he looks  at Carlos who was still on the ground. And with a signal they both jump to their feet, Carlos tackles Danny to the ground. Meanwhile Trent punches JC in his face, and he falls to the ground. Another guy comes from behind and wraps his huge arms around Trent holding him tight, JC then gets to his feet and walks up to them. Trent then lifts both his legs and kicks JC in his chest, he then headbuds the guy holding him, and he immediately lets Trent go. Carlos also then throws a right punch at Danny, and once all the men are one  the ground, Trent grabs Danny by his neck and picks him up, pinning him against the wall.

"I'm not going to ask you again. Where are they?" Trent asked looking even more angrier.

"We were just working for the guy, he'd kill us if we didn't do what he said....." Danny says, seeing the look in Trent's eyes.

"Where is my fiancé!!" Trent yelled at him, lifting him higher up against the wall, and Danny gasps for air.

"At the old stall building......On the other side of the tracks." Danny says, and Trent then lets go of him, and Danny drops to the ground. Garrison and some of his helpers then come walking closer to Trent and Carlos. But unknowing to them, JC watches his friends lying on the floor, then turns to warn Hexter of what just happened.

"What happened?" Garrison asks them.

"They locked Monica and Michelle up at the old stall building. Take care of these guys will ya??" Trent explains to Garrison, but before he and Carlos and Trent can turn around, Garrison stops them.

"Wait. I know how you can get there quicker." Garrison says and with that he opens Thunder and Stormy Sea's stall doors and brings them out, holding their rains.  Trent and Carlos smiled, they knew would get there quicker with the horses. Trent then took hold of Thunder's rains, got on him and waited for Carlos to get on Stormy. Once their eyes connected they both nodded and rode off.

"Haa!" They both yelled racing down the stall block to reach the other side of the race tracks.  The bright moonlight lit up the way from the riders, but in total darkness it seemed like the horses led the way. Trent first of had a hard time from not sliding off Thunder, but soon got the hang of it, and managed to ride smoothly with his horse, just like Carlos. They soon reached the other side of the tracks, and spotted the building which used to be a stall house. Once they got to the huge entrance, they both chimed off their horses and walked inside. The moonlight couldn't help them see here, and they decided to check out every
stall.

"This is taking too long." Trent said coming out of the third stall and Carlos joining him coming out of his stall. But with that the two PI's saw the horses standing before a stall door on the far side. Thunder was kicking the door with his front hoof, neighing to get their attention. And immediately they ran towards the horses, once they got there they saw the huge lock on the door. Carlos quickly found a steel shuffle.

"Stand back." Carlos said to Trent, and he led the horses back. Carlos took aim and swung the shuffle around, hitting the lock, it breaking instantly.  Carlos threw the shuffle down and Trent opened the door. when both of them walked inside, it was hard to see anything in the darkness. But then seeing the two figures lying on the opposite corners. Trent recordnized Monica and Carlos, Michelle, the men kneeling down to their women.

"Monica?? Can you hear me?" Trent said taking her head under his arms. Carlos also trying to wake Michelle up but could only see blood on her shoulder.

"I think she was shot!" Carlos said with fear in his voice, inspecting her wound on her shoulder.  Trent then saw Monica's eyes slowly opening, with confusion in them.

"....trent?" She said with a weak voice, her head hurting bad and her sight blurry.

"I'm here! It's going to be ok......Let's get them out of here." Trent firstly says to her, and then turns to Carlos who nods in agreement. Trent helps Monica to her feet, with her one arm around his shoulder, and Carlos picking Michelle carefully up, hearing her moan and say his name. Once they walked outside, Trent noticed that he couldn't see the horses anywhere in the darkness. But then a bright light appeared on them, Trent covering his eyes and sees two figures appearing infront of what sees a cars headlights.  Trent then sees Hexter walk up to them aiming his gun, and JC following him.

"Now you weren't just going to leave the party without saying good bye, now were you?" Hexter said smiling at him. Trent then gently tried to get Monica behind him, her eyes filled with fear, she stood behind him, resting her hands on his back. Carlos held Michelle tighter, praying that she would wake up.

"What do you want?" Trent asks trying to buy some time, hoping that Garrison called the police to get here.

"Please Mr Malloy, you think I would just let you live. When you know so much already? Well, I always said, if you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself." Hexter says looking at JC with a grin, and then loads his gun pointing it at them. But Hexter then hears a loud noise of a thunder roaring across the ground and turns to see Thunder storming towards him from behind. Hexter tries to bring his gun around but Thunder runs right into him, knocking him to the ground. JC tries to help but sees a chestnut rise to his hind legs in front of him, and then comes down, slamming his huge hoofs against JC's chest, he falls to the ground and not moving. Hexter tries to get to his gun, but Thunder starts to trample Hexter with his hoofs, and biting at him. Hexter screams of pain as the huge stallion crushes his legs, Trent the quickly grabs reigns and calming him down.

"Shhh, easy boy. Easy." Trent softly says to the horse and Thunder backs away, Monica then stepping closer to Trent who wraps his one arm around her shoulder and kisses her forehead, all of them then looking down at the moaning Hexter. Their attention then turns to the sound of sirens coming closer to the stalls.

Michelle opened her eyes, the white light forcing her to blink a few times to get her eyes adjusted to the bright surrounding. She then looked to her left and saw Carlos  rubbing his eyes, sitting next to her bed in the hospital room. Carlos then looked at her again and saw that she was awake, a smile appearing on his face instantly, and she smiles back.

"Damn you had me worried girl." He says leaning forward and kisses her.

"What happened." Michelle asks still confused about what happened, she then thinks for a few and before Carlos can answer her she speaks up.

"Monica?!?" She asked freighted.

"Hey there partner." Michelle then sees Monica entering the room with Trent behind her, and Michelle sighs with relief.

"How you feeling?" Monica asked walking to the other side of the bed, Trent standing behind her and wrapping his arms around her waist.

"Ok I guess. How about you?" Michelle said smiling, her arms still hurting which was in a sling.

"Nah, just a bump on the head." Monica said laughing and Trent kisses her.

"Good. What happened to Hexter?" Michelle asked remembering what had happened.

"Locked up in Jail. Along with his men, and Garrison was cleared of all charges of drugging his horse." Carlos said answering her, holding her hand.

"So when's the next race? " Michelle asked them.

"Tomorrow. Thunder will be running, Garrison decided to give him a chance." Trent answers her.

"Think you'll be able to make it detective?" Carlos asked her smiling, and she just smiled back at the brown eyed PI.

"Mmm, I'll have to check my schedule." Michelle says and every just laughs at her, Carlos then leans over and kisses her soft lips.
 

The stadium was quickly filled with people, waiting in the blazing hot sun, waiting for the race to begin. Trent, Carlos, Monica and Michelle joined Garrison in the stadium house, they all waited on the pouch overlooking the huge track. Michelle still was a little weak and her arm in a sling, but Carlos helped her all the way. Soon they all waited with excitement for the race to begin. Carlos then took out a small piece of paper, and the others wondered what was on the paper that he was smiling about.

"Please don't tell me you made another bet again!" Trent said with his one arm hooked into Monica's arm.

"What? We are at the race tracks aren't we?" Carlos said helping Michelle sit down on a chair. Trent only rolled him eyes and turned away, and Monica just laughed at him.

"Who did you bet on Carlos?" Monica asked him smiling.

"Who else?!? Roarin Thunder, I owed him one." Carlos said smiling and then kisses Michelle on her head who just glared back up at him with a smile. Monica then turned to Garrison who was taking a sip of his drink.

"Think Thunder will be nervous? This is his first race." Monica asked him wrapping her other arm around Trent's waist who was watching the horses being loaded into the starting blocks.

"Nah, I think he'll do just fine. After the excitement he had the other night, there shouldn't be anything he can't handle." Garrison said also watching them being loaded in. After the horses were ready, the loud horn siren went off, and the horses breaked free from the blocks. Thunder had a bad break away and fell into 8th place, but he started catching up to the leader, passing the others. The screaming crowds giving the horses a sense of excitement and adrenaline.  Michelle stood up and joined the others who were cheering and screaming for Thunder, Carlos then wrapped his arm around her and the couple helped cheer on Thunder. The horses were coming around the last bend and Thunder had moved up to second place and was trying hard to pass the leader. The last few miles seemed like miles and everything felt like slow-motion as Thunder's head passed the leader as they passed the finishing line, and the supporters cheered as his name was announced as the winner. Garrison screaming of happiness, Trent hugging Monica and Carlos and Michelle doing the same.  After the winners sirkel where photo's were taken of the new track champion, they all headed back to the stalls where Garrison's crew was busy packing up to head back home. As Monica stood with Thunder at his stall, Garrison came closer smiling brightly.

"I still can't believe this old boy pulled it off." Garrison said rubbing his forehead across his white star.

"I knew he could do it. You've really got something here Al" Monica says stroking his black mane.

"Well, that's why I want you to have him Monica." Garrison said seriously looking at Monica who was totally caught by surprise.

"What?!? Oh no, Al I couldn't! Besides I don't have anywhere to keep him." Monica explained heart fully, Trent the came walking up and hugged her from behind.

"Don't worry about that Mon, I've already got that worked out. Thunder just needs to stay here tonight." Trent said to her, smiling at Garrison.

"What?" Monica asked even more surprised.

"Yeah, your birthday is coming up some time, think of it as my gift to you. I owe your father that much." Garrison said.

"Tomorrow infact." Monica said not being able to believe it, Thunder was the most beautiful horse she had ever seen.

"So, what do you say? Do you want him?" Garrison asked her smiling.

"Yes!! Thank you Al! Thank you SO much!" Monica said hugging Garrison and they turns to Trent he picks her up spinning around of happiness.

The next day at the Dallas Police Department, Mike Larry was waiting outside to await the birthday girl.  He then saw a black Porche Boxer driving up to the entrance, the engine roared as it pulled up infront of Mike. Once it stopped the engine was turned off, and the door opened, revealing Monica in a short white dress and red summers top. Mike was totally taken by surprise and stood there smiling with his mouth hung open.

"Damn girl! You do know how to make an entrance! Come here! Happy Birthday Mon!" Mike said hugging him friend.

"Thanks Mike." Monica said hugging him back.

"Where did you get this hype car?!?" Mike said looking into the windows and admiring the black Porche.

"From the insurance company. Their gift to me for getting here so soon." Monica said, after yesterdays surprise, she didn't think that it could get even better. But once she and Trent got home, there stood the car delivered to her. But what Monica didn't know was that the surprises weren't over yet. Mike only smiled at her and the two entered the building, Monica greeting everyone congratulating her on her birthday. But they walked past the Captains office, they both heard a loud yell.

"Banon!! Get in here!!" Captain Harris yelled frominside his office, the two only smiled and Mike gave her a good luck sign. Monica then walked inside the office and closed the door taking a seat at his desk.

"You wanted to see me sir?" Monica asked, not sure what the Captain looked so pissed about.

"I just got a big case in, something I want done today. And since your the best, I'm giving it to you. You don't have anything else planned for today do you?!?" Captain Harris said angry, and demanding.  Monica one on side was happy he didn't want to yell at her for doing something wrong, even though she never did. But giving her a case on her birthday? Trent told her this morning that he wanted to do something special, how was she going to tell him she was going to be stuck in the office all day.

"No sir.....What's the case?" Monica asked trying to smile, but was heartbroken inside.

"Your fiancé will be here any second, and you are going to go where ever he takes you , and enjoy your birthday." Captain Harris says suddenly with a huge smile on his face, Monica then smiles back at him.

"Yes sir!" Monica said smiling taking this very special case.

"Now get out of here!" Captain Harris said waving at  her. Monica then got up greeted him and left the office. Once outside she saw Trent walking up to her, wearing a white Jean, and short, silky green buttoned shirt, and carrying a bunch of wild flowers. She smiled and walked up to her fiancé, they kissed each other and looked deeply into each others eyes.

"You ready for your big gift?" Trent asked her smiling, Monica just nodded with at smile and they started walking outside, with everyone in the department whistling and cheering at the couple. Once they walked outside Monica saw Carlos and Michelle standing at Trent Corvette, Carlos glaring at the Porche. Monica then greeted the couple walking up to them.

"This is the car your dad left you?" Carlos said surprised pointing at the black Porche. Monica just nodded and everyone laughed, Carlos then handed Trent a basket and he threw Carlos his Corvette's keys.

"See you guys later." Trent said opening the Porche's passenger door, Monica then smiled and got it. He then put the basket in the backseat.

"Have fun! And don't worry Trent, me and Michelle are going to take good care of your Vette here." Carlos said wrapping his arm around Michelle's waist and they two just smiled at the Trent who was walking around the Porche.

"That's what I'm afraid of." Trent said and got into the car, closed the door and started the roaring engine. They couple then drove off, with Carlos and Michelle waving at them good bye. They took the highway out of Dallas, and for a while they were driving on the road to Walker's Ranch. But Monica was then surprised when they turned off the road onto another one leading up a hill. Trent then pulled off the road under a huge oak tree. They  both got out and Trent got the basket out and took out a small blanket out of it. He set down the basket under the tree and spread out the blanket on the green grass, he then took Monica's hand and they two sat down on the blanket under the cool shadow of the tree. Trent pulled the basket closer, took out two wine glasses and a bottle of Rose. He quickly opened the bottle, poured a little in the glasses and handed one to Monica, she smiled at him and they two then raised their glasses.

"To us. And to the future where we'll be together, forever." Trent said to her and they touched the glasses together lightly.

"To us." Monica repeated and they both took a sip of their wine. Trent then set down his glass and turned to her.

"Ok, ready?" Trent said excitedly to her, Monica just smiled and also set down her glass.

"Yip." Monica said smiling. Trent then took out of basket a small white gift box with a blue ribbon, and handed it to her. She smiled brightly at the small box.

"Oh, Trent thank you." Monica said taking the box and kisses his soft lips. She then gently took off the ribbon and opened the box, which revealed an old silver key. She first looked at it surprised taking it out of the box.

"Come on." Trent said standing up and taking her one hand and helping her up, he held her hand a looked deeply into her eyes smiling.

"Close you eyes." He said to her, Monica just smiled at him and she closed her eyes. Trent then turned her around to face the other way, he lead her a few steps and stopped. Then went behind her and whispered in her ear.

"Ok, open them." He said, and she opened her eyes only to see a wide green pasture of beautiful country. And at the bottom of the hill was a white double-story house, with a barn on the other side of it. Monica first stood there in shock and then realized what the key was for, the house.

"Happy Birthday." He said smiling.

"Trent?!? How did you?!" Monica asked looking him.

"Well, I talked to Walker a few weeks ago, and he told me about this house that was for sale, so...." Trent explained to her wrapping his arms around her.

"But Trent, we can't afford this?!" Monica said unsure.

"Yes we can. Don't worry ok. Come on." He said to her and then kissed her. They two then quickly grabbed the basket and drove down to the house. The road went along a green pasture which was surrounded by a white fence. The house had stairs leading up to a potch going all around it, they walked up to the door, and Monica opend the door with the key. Once they walked inside it revealed a lounge room on the left, a huge kitchen on the right and a stairway leading up to the second floor. They walked up the stairs, there was a quest room on the right and on the felt would be their room. Once they walked inside, the huge windows caught her eyes first. The bright sunlight shining across the room, at the end of the room was a door which led to the bathroom. Which was decorated with sea blue tiles, and the room a white cream colour. The huge windows had a glass door which opend and led to a portch overlooking the entire Ranch. They went back downstairs to the back door which led to the barn, infront of it there was a round paddock which was connected to the barn. Monica walked down the portch stairs and was suprised to see Thunder come running out of the barn into the paddock. She ran up to him and stroked his face, Trent then came walking up to them.

"How did you?!" Monica asked Trent.

"Well, before Garrison left this morning, I asked him to drop off Thunder here." Trent said to her, Monica laughed and know knew why Trent was so optimistic on keeping Thunder.

"You sly little fox." Monica said wrapping her arms around his neck and kisses him, Trent then looks at her and smiles brightly.

"Aah, but there is more!" Trent said, Monica looked at him confused. What could Trent possibly have done more? He had already given her so much. Trent then turned away and loudly whistled to the barn, and with that the huge doors opend and Monica saw Walker come walking outside holding reighs which revealed a huge Shire, it stepped out gracefully, its coat chestnut color with a skewbald of brown and black patches. It's chest broad and muscular, and the cannons fairly long, the pasterns short and the foot sound. Monica the looked at Trent shocked and surprised.

"What?? Since you already have a horse, what am I going to do? Run after you guys."  Trent said laughing, they then walked up to Walker who was having no problem controlling the huge, energetic but good-natured animal. It lowered his head as the came closer and they both stroked the huge forehead of the Shire horse.

"Aah Trent, he's beautifull. Where did you get him?" Monica asked gently stroking his mane.

"Well, Garrison cut me a deal with him. His previous owner wanted to sell him as a workhorse, but Garrison convinced him to sell him to me as a riding horse." Trent explaind to her smiling at Walker.

"I must be losing it, to have you guys arrange all this behind my back! Oh you are good." Monica said hugging Trent and Walker just laughed.

"The honours go all to Trent, this was all his idea." Walker said stoking the horse, Monica then smiled at him and looked deeply into Trent's eyes.

"This is the best brithday ever." She said and kissed him passionately.

"Better that last year??" Trent asked smiling and Monica grinned at him.

"You mean when you and Carlos arranged that party at CD's??" Monica said cocky, and Walker only laughed.

"O yeah, that was when Carlos got druck and danced on the tables!" Trent said and they all broke out in a laugh.

"So, what should we call him??" Monica asked with her arms around Trent's neck and looking at the huge Shire who returned the look.

"How about.......Fabulous Fred? Freddy in short." Trent said joking.

"That's perfect sweety!" Monica said and kissed his cheek. Walker and Trent just smiled at each other and they all stroked Freddy, and with that Thunder gave a loud neigh behind them, and eveyone just laughed. Later their hooves raced across the pasture, sounding  like thunder hitting the earth. The huge Shire and Chestnut Thoroughbred  stallions raced over the hill.  Trent holding Freddy's reighs tight as the stallion jumped over a tree log, and Monica just laughed seeing Trent grabbing his cowboy hat as it almost flew off.  They soon reached the top of the hill and stopped to admire the view of the setting sun, and the yellow
color of the pasture.

"It's so beautiful here. Thank you Trent, thank you for everything." Monica said admiring the view and then the two holded each others hand.

"Your welcome. I love you Mon." Trent said rubbing her hand.

"I love you too Trent." And with that they leaned forward and kissed each other, Thunder and Freddy then each gave a soft neigh and started walking apart breaking Trent and Monica's kiss, and they just laughed stopping the horses.

"Hey, come on you guys!" Trent said pulling Freddy's reigns tighter and Monica doing the same with Thunder.  They both climed off their horses and sat down on the cool grass under the oak tree, Monica resting her head on Trent's shoulder and holding each others hand.

"So, what do we do now?" Monica asked looking over the country side. Trent the looked down at her and smiled at a thought.

"Move all our things into the house!?" Trent said and they laughed, he then kissed her forehead and they watched the sun disapear behind the huge mountains.  The two together, Forever.
 

THE END!!