chapter 1

Lion-o was sleeping on his birthday his 21st birthday to be exact. The other Thundercats were talking. "They will be arriving in a few hours." Panthro said.

"Yes and we need to get Lion-o ready," Cheetara said.

"Okay we will wake him and get him ready." Tygra said.

"I wonder how he will take this?' Bengali asked. "After all this is him choosing a bride." he said.

"Well it's something Lion-o has to live with." Panthro said. "We better wake him," he said.

"Yes and I know he will hate waking up before first light especially on his birthday." Snarf said.

"Well it has be done," Tygra said.

"Okay," Snarf said.

Tygra and Panthro went into Lion-o's room. "Lion-o wake up," Panthro said.

"Why did over sleep?" Lion-o opening eyes.

"No it's not even first light yet," Tygra said.

"Then why should I be up?" Lion-o asked going back to sleep.

"Wake up!" Panthro said. "We have to get you ready," he said.

"Ready for what?" Lion-o asked grumbling.

"We will tell you soon just get out of bed," Tygra said.

"Okay, okay," Lion-o said. Getting out of bed. Then Tygra and Panthro took Lion-o to the bathroom and started wash him up by starting the shower. "Yikes that's cold!" he said.

"Oops," Panthro said. Then turned on the warm water. "Sorry about that," he said.

"It's okay," Lion-o said.

"That must have been quite a surprise." Panthro said.

"It was," Lion-o said. "Most unpleasant too," he added.

"Well another surprise is headed your way but in a different way," Tygra said.

"What do you mean why did you wake me up so early why are you washing me up?" Lion-o asked.

"Simple today is your 21st birthday, and it's very important," Panthro said.

"Important how?" Lion-o asked.

"Well on the twenty first birthday of the lord of the Thundercats, noble women of age to come to see him," Tygra said.

"Okay, so there are more Thunderian nobles out there?" Lion-o asked.

"Yes," Panthro said. "All the lion nobles ladies that are your age are coming to meet you." he said.

"Why?" Lion-o asked. "Why are they coming to meet me?" he asked.

"Because now that you are 21 it's time for you to pick a bride," Tygra said.

"Bride?" Lion-o asked and almost slipped. "You mean I'm going get married?" he asked.

"Yes and the lady will be of your choice, from any of the four noble ladies available." Panthro said.

"Couldn't you have told me before today?" Lion-o asked.

"Sorry Lion-o it's all part of tradition," Panthro said.

"Okay," Lion-o said. "So when are they coming?" he asked.

"In a few hours, that will give us all the time to get you ready to meet them," Panthro said.

"It will take that long?' Lion-o asked.

"Yes, after your shower, we have to dress you in the clothes your father had made for this special day, and finally we have to fix your hair, it's important that we do that," Tygra said.

"It takes a few hours to do all that?" Lion-o asked.

"Well it does, they will be here at sunrise, and we don't want to rush," Panthro said.

"Fine," Lion-o said.

Lion-o was rinsed off and then dried off. Tygra and Panthro showed him the suite. It looked like something his father wore but more for a young man. It fit perfectly. Tygra and Panthro brushed Lion-o's hair and now he looked like a king ready to choose his queen.

The ship came and landed.

Lion-o was soon going to meet the noble ladies.

To be continued.