Cheetara and Pumyra had just settled down in the control room of the Tower of Omens. Cheetara, WilyKit, and Kitara aka 'Kita', had switched places with Bengali and Lynx-O so they could have a bit of a 'girls night' (with the exception of Snarfer to help out). Before switching shifts, Cheetara mused to herself about the new arrival to the Thundercats, her sister. She was not born as her sister, but she was adopted as her blood sister. When Kita was a baby, she was the only available cheetah with the correct blood type to give Cheetara a blood fusion for a procedure that could have ended her life. By her being so young, they had to copy her blood to give a good supply to Cheetara.
Vise versa, Kita had been in a bad accident when she was about five that caused a massive blood loss to her and she needed a ready supply to keep her alive long enough for her operation. Because everything was happening so fast, Cheetara ended up lying beside her during the entire operation. In turn, they helped save each other's lives. Though she had been living with Cheetara and her parents since her birth, they decided to officially adopt her then.
Before Kita's arrival, Cheetara had lost hope, believing that her younger sister had perished along with the rest of Thundera. Little did she and the rest of the Thundercats know is that, like Pumyra, Bengali, and Lynx-O, she was rescued by a fleeing ship.
Instead of going to Cat's Lair, she was flung off course and landed on a different part of 3rd Earth. A village of hunters took her in. She excelled in her speed, tracking, and archery lessons. Kita had experienced diversity like no other child had before. Each individual had an interesting background. Books brought her more education, hearing stories gave her knowledge, and having friends gave her courage to move on.
A vision came to her in the middle of the night, saying that her family was still alive on the same planet. She packed a couple of items before heading toward Cat's Lair. The young Thunderian was accompanied by four others to be at her side in case she ran into problems. The first landmark they reached was the Warrior Maiden's Treetop Kingdom. Being strangers to their kingdom, they treated them like enemies. They surely would have shot at them with the deadly arrows if it wasn't for Princess Nayda and her sister, Queen Willa. They recognized immediately she was Thunderian and directed them to Cat's Lair.
After the reunion, her party of friends said their good-byes to her and went back to their village. Before they did, they each left her a gift to remind her of their friendship together. Each time Cheetara asked her how she knew to come Cat's Lair, all she said was, "my heart and my senses guided me to you all". Cats Lair had not been so full of celebration since the new Thundercats were initiated into the organization.
WilyKit was thankful to have her friend back. Kit, Kat, Lion-O, and Kita use to have so much fun back at the old Cat's Lair on Thundera. She also wanted another female around her age to relate things to besides her brother. Cheetara wondered if their lives would have been different if she and Kita were about the same age as WilyKit and WilyKat. After about a split second, she shook the thought out of her mind and let a grin come on her lips. She silently thanked Jaga for the big age difference for two reasons: one, Kit and Kat usually fought and she and Kita never had that problem a lot; and two, it would drive everyone around the Lair crazy to have two cheetahs running around.
Pumyra saw the grin and made a mental note, she is thinking about it again. She broke the cheetah out of her thoughts by asking her, "Do you think those two girls really went to sleep this time?"
She was now on the verge of laughing. "I wouldn't put it past them to go into the kitchen for a snack around now." At that both females were laughing very loudly.
"Snarf, and you two wonder why the younger kittens don't go to sleep when they're supposed to, snarf. It's a wonder they aren't in the kitchen right now getting a snack." The comment only caused them to laugh louder, leaving Snarfer looking very confused. By seeing his confused look, Pumyra settled down and explained to him what was so funny. Despite everything, he too joined the females laughing.
As if on cue, the two younger Thundercats entered the control room with their mouths full of something they have just eaten from the kitchen. After swallowing the contents in her mouth, Kit spoke "Gee, I wonder what the guys back at the Lair would say about you three keeping two innocent children up with your loud noises?"
Cheetara stood up, pointed her finger, and said in her Tygra-like tone, "They would say that you have no business coming in here at this hour when you're supposed to be in bed."
Pumyra, following Cheetara's example, crossed her arms and in her Panthro-the-almighty voice said, " And little kids need to get back to bed now, end of discussion."
By this time, everyone was holding their sides laughing. Regaining her composure, Kita stated "With you two around who needs comedians." Again the room was in an uproar. When about ten minutes passed the two girls face turned serious. Seeing the faces, Cheetara sat Kita in her lap and Pumyra did the same with Kit. After they were comfortable, Cheetara asked them in a motherly voice "So why are you two up this time of night".
Silence.
They both merely shifted uneasy at the sound of the question. When they did not answer Cheetara's question Snarfer decided to leave the females alone in case it turned out to be one of 'those' conversations.
Once again, Cheetara asked the girls the question again. Silence still. At that, Pumyra turned Kit's face so she could look her straight in the eyes. In a sweet and stern voice, Pumyra said her name sort of like how Panthro would if he weren't mad at her, "KIT". Cheetara did the same thing with her sister. After a minute or two, they started to talk.
"Well...you..see..."Kit started but stopped.
"we...sort...of...had "Kita picked up and stooped like Kit.
"...I..mean..the past few nights...Kit stopped again.
The beginning of the sentences had both the cheetah and puma tensed up. Right then the most horrible things was running through their minds.
At the same time, they said as if they were twins. "We have been having really weird dreams". Kita then said "except we can't tell if they are dreams...
...or memories" Kit finished.
The explanation helped the tension but it still had them worried. Cheetara finally spoke "Girls, if these are dreams then how can they possible be memories?"
Kita 's answer was, "Because I had these dreams when we stayed together on Thundera".
At the mention of their old home, Pumyra nearly dropped Kit. Everyone now knew Thundera was reformed. Panthro had built a small ship called the "Feliner" to travel in space with. With it, Tygra, Panthro, Bengali, and Lion-O went to explore the place they once called home. After about three weeks, they came back to 3rd Earth and told them they could possibly start trying to find more survivors and bring them back to New Thundera. Every so often, a group would go and start the building progress on New Thundera. Tygra had told them that with the limited amount of fuel and gravitational level that a trip with all of them would be too risky.
The puma finally found her voice "Are you two certain?" They both nodded. "Do you feel like explaining it to us?" They were about to answer when the controls beeped. Pushing a button, the faces of Bengali, Lynx-O, Tygra, and Panthro were on the screen.
"Ho, Tower of Omens" were the males' call.
The female's replies were "Ho, Cat's Lair".
Upon seeing the two children, the faces of everyone went from happy to serious. Being blind, Lynx-O didn't see the girl's faces but he heard their voices.
"Kat is already in bed, so why in Jaga's name aren't you two asleep?" Was Panthro's question. Kita shook a little. Though she grew up with the Thundercats and kittens, she still was not use to powerfully stern voice of Panthro. With a glare from the cheetah and puma, he apologized for startling her. She returned it with a warm smile. In unison, the other three males asked "What's wrong with you two?"
"What's wrong with who?" A young voice asked.
As quickly as the question was asked, another older voice came through with it, "Is one of my girls sick?"
The two new voices were identified as Lion-O and Snarf. Upon seeing the new arrivals, Kita and Kit blushed. They really didn't want to discuss this in front of the guys. Using her telepathy powers, Kita connected with the three females through a mental thought.
Kita Can we talk about this in the morning guys?
Cheetara Sure we can.
Kit um...Can you two do us a favor and not tell the guys just yet until we are sure about this?
Cheetara, Pumyra Yeah, of course.
Pumyra You two just try and get some sleep.
Kita, Kit Okay.
With that they got up off their elder's lap and gave then a hug and a kiss good-night. Before leaving, they bowed to their Lord and gestured good-night to their other elders. When the kittens were out of sight, the men cast the women a strange look. Even Lynx-O, who had been listening to the whole exchange. They just pointed to their heads signifying they were using their minds to communicate. At that, everyone understood. Lynx-O guessed that and was right.
"What was that all about?" Lion-O asked. Both ladies gave him a look that said it was a "female thing" so he decided not to press the issue, as did the other males.
"So guys, what's up with the late night call" Pumyra asked.
"Yeah, I doubt you all called just to say 'hello' and 'good-night'" was Cheetara's next question.
Everyone turned to Tygra and waited for an explanation as he faxed some paperwork to the Tower. "I don't think it is anything to worry about but according to these readings, we are getting some awkward energy waves that went off the chart. I am not sure if this is one of 3rd Earth's normal energy heights or if it is some other force causing it to malfunction." They carefully read the paper before responding.
"Tygra, we have lived on 3rd Earth for some time now, surely we would have noted if something like this have happened before?"
"Yes and no Cheetara. You see, true we have lived on this planet for a while now..."
Pumyra I hear a 'but' coming in 3, 2, 1...
"...but..."
Pumyra Bingo
"...we aren't sure if this is normal or not. Think about one of the volcanoes on this planet or the earthquakes. We all know that they will react at any moment but it is very unlikely since it has been a very long time since it naturally happened."
"Tygra, we have seen those dang blasted things erupt and shake plenty of times, and lived to tell it."
"Yes Panthro we have, but I said naturally. Many of those occurrences were do to Mumm-ra's plans or some of his evil counter-partners."
"Is it possible that the mummy is up to something again?"
Lynx-O answered the white tiger's question this time. "I wouldn't put is past him Bengali."
Pumyra and Cheetara slightly giggled at the start of the sentence. When they looked at the faces on the screen, they started to blush with shame.
"Sorry guys, we were just thinking about a conversation we had with Snarfer earlier about..." Pumyra couldn't even finish her sentence when a thought occurred to her.
"Say Tygra, about how long ago did these readings come out?" was Cheetara's first question.
"I would say about 20 minutes ago or so"
"That was right before you called us right?"
"Yes"
As if their minds were on the same track, Pumyra asked "Do those sensory machines of yours work like a scale or something Tygra?"
"Well yes, sort of. Just think of it as a machine to monitor brain waves from a dream, the only exception is that 3rd Earth is the brain, okay." Those were the simplest words for Tygra to put it without confusing everyone. Everyone seemed to understand but the female Thundercats still carried a worried look on their faces. Lion-O decided that this was enough excitement for one night.
"I think that everyone should try and get some sleep now, I have a feeling that it is going to be a weird day tomorrow." Before everyone departed from the screen, Lion-O raised his hand and shouted "Thundercats....
...HO" was everyone's reply.
After the monitor turned blank, the two friends just stared at each other. "um...'Tara?"
"Yes 'Myra."
"Do you think that this is all just one big coincidence?"
"I really don't know what to think now, but you go on to sleep, I have to stay up for my watch."
"Wanna walk with me to check on the girls first?"
"Sure, why not!"
When they walked through the door, they saw that both girls were sleeping like babies in their own beds. Pumyra walked over and tucked the covers under Kit as Cheetara pulled the blanket up over Kita's head. Cheetara noticed that Myra was staring at the kids from her spot in the room. They both loved children very much, but it was no secret that Pumyra wanted one very much.
By now, everyone knew that she and Bengali were going to have a baby. All of her emotions were reacting to her hormones at this delicate state. She didn't bother to find out if they were going to have a boy or girl because she wanted it to be a surprise for everyone. Tara prayed to Jaga that her friend got what she wished for. Myra turned her back as the tears started running down her face. She had often tried to suppress that part of her from everyone, but it seemed that it was only evident to her close friend, Cheetara. It may be because of a female bond.
Quietly walking over to where her friend was, she gently gathered her into a friendly hug. Pumyra was thankful to have someone like Cheetara around to talk to. Before leaving the room, they each kissed the kids good-night before walking away. As Cheetara walked toward her shift position, she was stopped by a hand on her shoulder. Before she could say anything, Pumyra wrapped her hands around her neck and gave her the same friendly hug she had just given her.
"Thank you, Tara."
"You're welcome, Myra. What are friends for?" Patting her friend's swollen belly, "One more month."
Smiling. "One more month."
With that, Pumyra went into her room and Cheetara went into the control room to do her shift. As they both stared out into space, they couldn't help but wonder what the children wanted to talk to them about.
"Kit?"
"Yeah Kita."
"...Do you believe that they'll think we are crazy for what we are about to tell them in the morning?"
"I believe they will hear us out before Myra decides to make us take a CAT scan." Though it was a little forced, Kita allowed herself to chuckle softly at the remark, just in case the women were still walking down the hall. "Don't worry about it now Kita, just try and sle...get some rest."
"Okay Kit, night."
"Night Kita."