Black Stripes
Note I do not own Thundercats or Skylanders. All rights reserved. However, my created Imaginators are original.
This story takes place in an unannounced time after the first arc of Skylanders Thundersurge.
Chapter 1
"What are we doing here again?"
Jet-Vac then turned to a frustrated Tygra and sighed. "We been receiving reports of "Pure Black-bodied creatures" Roaming around these areas. Normally these are just the Mabu's wild stories, but Koar insisted we check it out." He explained. The group had set up a camp before a dead forest, it wasn't long before Tygra started to act like...Himself.
"But why am I here?! I rather be organizing a attack on Kaos' fortress and helping my brother take back the Gauntlet of Plun-darr." Tygra grumbled. Cheetara finished setting up a tent before looking at Tygra.
"You saw what Kaos did when Lion-o tried to attack him. An attack on Kaos now would be suicide." Cheetara said getting up and walking over to her boyfriend. "And besides since we're working with the Skylanders now, it's only fair that we help out with missions."
"Being a Skylander means serving both skylands AND Third Earth in tasks both great and small." Jet-Vac added.
"...Fine, I was stumped on getting past the fortresses cannons anyway." Tygra said growling before picking up the lantern.
"I guess we're both picky on our first mission huh." Tygra turned to the source of the voice. "You have no idea, Hoodwink."
Hoodwink was a purple hooded creature that stood almost the same height as Tygra. He was a Magic Imaginator of the Knight Class with teleportation powers. To the Thundercats' surprise, Koar also had the rare ability to wield Mind Magic. And with the help of a Creation Crystal, Koar can create a Skylander of his own image. At first, The Thundercats were against this power as it was wrong for morally good reason (Except for the twins who began asking Hoodwink a trillion questions). But after starting to get to know Hoodwink better, they understood that this power was better off in Koar's hands. As a Imaginator, As Jaga described it. Was a mirror of the Koar's very soul...Born with a unbreakable sense of justice and pure heart. And it just so happens that this was Hoodwink's first field test.
"I'm with Tygra on this one, I was expecting to storm through an enemy base, sword at the ready to fell the vilest of lizards!" Hoodwink said waving his hand and gesturing to his purple beastly blade as he spoke.
"You know your not ready for that kind of action!" Cheetara scolded. Causing Hoodwink to flinch. "Remember what Jaga said: Just because Koar gave you the capability to use your powers right away, doesn't mean you KNOW how to use them..."
"I do too know how to use my own powers!" Hoodwink argued back. "I...Just avoid using them for showing off."
"Last time when you tried to teleport, you ended up in one of the trees in the academy garden!" Jet-Vac added. "It took us three hours just to get you down!"
"The twins dared me!" Hoodwink countered. Causing Jet-Vac to place a hand on his forehead.
"Must be going through "That" Phase." Tygra joked a bit. He then saw the others looking at him, causing him to stop laughing. He picked up the lantern by his feet. "Let go take a look for this "Creatures" okay?"
The group of Skylanders walked through the misty forest. Despite the gloomy aura the forest was given off, Hoodwink was excited. He stayed close to Tygra though, the team with the two felines were Jet-Vac, Dino-Rang and Sunburn. And Hoodwink of course.
"I don't understand why your being so stubbon lately." Cheetara said walking up beside Tygra. "You and Lion-o have been working too much lately you need a rest."
"Uh, guys." Hoodwink said as he started tugging at Tygra's armor.
"I'm don't rest, I get things done." Tygra countered harshly. The other skylanders then began getting the two's attention.
"GUYS!"
"Uh...Tygra..." Cheetara said stepping away from him.
"What?...Oh..." Tygra then turned around and saw a pure black blob before it release a hiss at Tygra.
"Finally! Let's get this over with!" Tygra said readying his whip before running towards it.
"Tygra wait!" Cheetara called out as the prince started striking at the blob.
"Guh! I can't get a good hit on it!" Tygra said before continuously slinging his whip, but the creature just dodge the whip's strikes by morphing his body around it. "Hol-"
*Cra-ck*
Tygra gasped, The one of the creatures tendrils had struck his arm, blood was starting to leak out of his arm. Tygra felt a tremendous amount of pain course through his body before he fell to the ground.
"Tygra!" Hoodwink called out when the creature wrapped it's tendril around the tiger's shaking body and began to lift it over it's maw. Hoodwink, on reaction. Suddenly teleport over the blob's head landed on one of the creature's tentacles before running among it and jabbing his blade right into the creature's eye. This caused it to drop Tygra imminently. Tygra struck the ground hard as the creature died and faded from Hoodwink's fatal blow. "Take that you lump of goo!" Hoodwink said as he landed next to Tygra and did a victory dance. Sunburn then began to torch it's remains as Dino Rang scouted the area.
"Tygra! Your hurt!" Cheetara ran up to him and helped him up.
"I'm fine, I...I just got careless. It's just a flesh wound." Tygra reassured. "Thank you."
Jet-Vac then called Cheetara over to where the creature once was, after she left. Tygra took a look at his arm.
And saw that a black...almost evil looking mucus starting to ooze out of the cut.
"...Whiskers..."
A short story featuring Tygra. This is also the first of my works to feature one of my Imaginators. Please review and happy new year.