A/N: Sorry this took so long. I couldn't get any ideas that I liked. A shout out to Tigeresscrazy for helping with the writer's block!
The Final Flight
By 18lzytwner
Chapter 1
Lion-O awoke to the sound of alarm bells ringing throughout the Lair. He quickly lifted himself out of bed and rushed to get dressed.
"I'm coming with you," Cheetara said as she attempted to roll out of bed. He shook his head and gave a slight chuckle despite the urgent situation.
"Not at seven months pregnant you're not. Get ready though in case we need to do something drastic. I'm sure Leo would appreciate his mother during the alarms rather than Snarf," the King smiled and gave her a quick kiss before running out of the door. Cheetara frowned but knew he was right. She was pregnant with their second cub and neither one of them wanted to chance it. Leo had been a miracle in his own right considering it took them three years to conceive him. They'd surprised everyone when Tygra announced that she would be giving birth to another cub just one year after the birth of Leo. As quickly and as carefully as she could, she got dressed and headed to the nursery to check on the almost one year old Prince of Thundera.
Meanwhile, Lion-O and the others piled into the Control Room, wondering what all the hubbub was about. Punthar was at the radio with Panthro seated next to him and they silenced the alarms.
"Satellites have picked up debris entering our atmosphere. We've lost Cameras Three and Four. Large pieces of what I could only assume were part of a ship at one point," Punthar explained.
"Where are they landing?" Ben-Gali asked, knowing that debris never fell in a straight line. While they lost two cameras, planet inhabitants could be in danger as the ship burned up on reentry and arced to the ground.
"Out in the forest surrounding the mountains about a hundred miles from here. I've alerted the Forest Service and all firefighting squads to be at the ready. The Forest Service will radio to us if they need assistance putting out the fires. We'll need to get a team out there to investigate what it was," the puma explained.
"Sounds like a job for myself and a few selected others," Panthro spoke up.
"Agreed. Get a team together and mount up. Take the ThunderTank and the ThunderStrike," Lion-O ordered.
"On it. Lea, Li-en, and Cavan, with me. We'll grab some equipment, grab Snarfer, and ride out," the panther spoke up. The three nodded and quickly followed them out of the Control Room.
"I better prepare the hangar in case a full investigation needs to happen. We'll need to move some equipment around for the pieces," Ben-Gali spoke up.
"Good call. Take the kittens with you," Lion-O said. The tiger nodded and quickly WilyKit and WilyKat followed him out of the room.
"I'll man the rest of Panthro's shift," Lynx-O offered. The main station was easily converted for the blind cat and it wouldn't be a problem for him to do so.
"Good idea. I'll make sure that Tygra and Pumyra have the Med Bay prepped. I highly doubt that there will be survivors but there is probably going to be body parts," Lion-O said.
"Regrettably so old friend," Lynx-O heaved a sigh. The lion clapped a hand on his shoulder and then turned to Punthar.
"Call Mandora. Alert her to the situation. We don't need help at the moment but she might need to run news to the ship's home planet if our signals can't reach," Lion-O told him.
"Yes, sir," the puma turned to the radio and quickly made a video call.
To Be Continued…
