Welcome gang. This is my new story, taking place not too long after "The Tale of Antaeus" and sometime after the episode "What Lies Above." Enjoy.
The Return
Balor rested against Barghest. While he scratched Andvari behind the ears, Balor thought back to the sight of his home. It had been in ruins, there had been bodies everywhere. What kind of a time was he living in? He had returned to the Valley of the Tombs simply because it was the only place he could go back to.
"Hi, Balor!" Balor looked up in surprise. It was Kit! He hadn't heard the ThunderTank but the ThunderCats were here! There was a sad look on Balor's face that made the happy look on Kit's vanish. "What's the matter?" Balor looked away, still scratching Andvari behind the ears.
"Nothing."
Tygra starred over at Balor and Kit. He hadn't seen the boy like that since he had first met him! While the others talked with Rotherham about what had happened at the City of the Birds, Tygra placed a hand on the shoulder of Sothap who was walking by.
"What's wrong with Balor?" Sothap shrugged in response. Tygra tightened his grip on Sothap's shoulder. "You don't care?"
"The only thing that matters to me is what goes on inside this valley." Sothap removed Tygra's hand from his shoulder. "Whatever happens in the outside world doesn't concern me." Sothap started to walk away.
"The outside world is always coming here!" Sothap turned to look at Tygra. "It should concern you!" Sothap shook his head and walked away. Tygra walked over to Balor and Kit. Only Kit looked up at him. Balor just kept scratching Andvari's ears. "Kit, why don't you leave Balor alone for a while." Kit walked away, looking behind her shoulder as Tygra placed a hand on Balor's. "What's the matter, kid?" Balor didn't say anything. "You were just like this after that incident with the shapeshifter the last time I saw you but this isn't about that is it?" Balor still didn't say anything. "Something happened after we left. Come on, tell me what happened?" Still not a sound from Balor. "What happened? Did you return home to find it not there?" Balor turned his head to look at Tygra.
"It's gone, destroyed, in ruins… everyone is dead, I don't have a home anymore." Tygra's eyes widened in shock. He remembered the fall of Thundera and if something like that had happened to a village then it must have been a massacre.
"What? Who did this?"
"I don't know." Balor stopped scratching Andvari. "I just don't know."