The Vast, Unknown Wilderness
Panthro sighed as he drove the ThunderTank. As big and spiky as he was Panthro was one of the last people that would be suspected of being scared. But he wasn't scared… he was cautious. He knew the stories as well as a kitten. Here in the vast, unknown wilderness through which he had traveled with his former friend Grune, when they were in search of the Book of Omens.
Panthro looked up in the sky. The sun was shining brightly but there were as much shadows as there was sunlight. The trees created the shadows as the sun shined on them.
Panthro then looked at the ThunderKittens. Kit and Kat were playing with Snarf. Those kids knew the stories as well as he did. All of the ThunderCats knew the stories of Gard.
According to the legends Gard had been considered by his people a fugitive wanted for murder, an outcast and a traitor.
Traitor.
Made him think of Grune. He doubted Grune would have resigned from civilization for his betrayal. Grune seemed to revel in it.
Gard was a boogeyman to the inhabitants of Third Earth.
"Don't go into the wilderness or Gard will get you." Muttered Panthro. He laughed a bit. Someone as old as him scared of something to make children behave! It was laughable but there was a reason for him to be cautious… he did not want to meet the being that was the inspiration to the Gard legends, or if the being was dead, its descendants.
"You say something, Panthro?" asked Wilykat. Great. Just what Panthro needed! Questioniong from one of the two who had gotten hyped up on candy fruit! Panthro shook his head.
Suddenly a bloodcurdling scream was heard. The sound of it was enough to make Panthro slam on the brakes!
He heard the door to the ThunderTank open and the general sighed. Terrific. He looked at Lion-O as he jumped into the cockpit.
"What happened?" The young King was questioning Panthro as if he was a militia. "What made you slam on the brakes so hard?" Lion-O looked over at the ThunderKittens. They were shaking in fear. "What's wrong with you two?"
"We heard him!" exclaimed WilyKit in fear.
"We heard Gard!" added Kat.