Chapter 2
Within minutes, Lion-O could hear the roar of the ThunderClaw and the HoverCat. Help would be there shortly, he only hoped Nafir could hang on.
"Hang on brother we'll get you out of there." Another jackal tried to reassure the trapped Mutant.
"I am done for. Leave me." Nafir coughed out. Blood splattered against the tractor as he coughed. He was in serious trouble and Lion-O hoped Tygra would have some answers.
"What happened Lion-O?" Cheetara arrived first. She'd run all the way from the Lair.
"Nafir is trapped. Is Tygra coming?" He asked.
"On his way in the ThunderClaw." She nodded.
"There they are!" Someone shouted and pointed.
"Thank the Gods." Lucius said. The ThunderClaw and HoverCat landed and quickly Tygra and Panthro dismounted.
"Sweet Jaga." The orange tiger murmured.
"What do we do?" Panthro asked.
"We need the Extractor." Tygra told him.
"But he isn't pierced, he's pinned." Cheetara said.
"It might buy us some time to get him back to the Lair. His ribs have undoubtedly pierced his lungs," he explained. The cheetah nodded and was off in a shot back towards the Lair. Panthro climbed into the ThunderClaw and took off. Tygra quickly kneeled near his patient and took stock of the situation.
"Lord Tygra it is an honor." More blood came out of Nafir's mouth.
"Don't talk. I'll see if I can relieve some of this pain." He asked for the first aid kit in the HoverCat and Lion-O quickly fetched it. Tygra dug through the bag looking for pain medication but all he found was some ibuprofen in pill form. No way was this injured jackal going to be able to swallow pills. Not only that it wouldn't act that fast. Quickly he grabbed the bottle of water and opened it. Then he grabbed a syringe and filled it almost to the top with the water. Next he crushed up the pills using his strong hands. Putting the powder into the aqueous solution, he shook it until the powder was completely dissolved.
"Here goes nothing." Tygra injected the drugs into Nafir's system. By this time, the ThunderClaw and Cheetara were back.
"We've got it." The cheetah said as Panthro used the ThunderClaw to set it down. Quickly, the panther exited the vehicle and brought the Extractor over to Tygra.
"Ok, Lion-O, Panthro, on the count of three, I need you to lift this tractor off of Nafir. Lucius, help me pull him carefully out. When we're out, drop the tractor and grab the Extractor guys," the orange tiger was in control.
"Ready." The two positioned themselves to lift the massive farm vehicle.
"Ok. One… Two… Three…" with that the tractor came up and Lucius helped pull his man out from the hole he lay in. Quickly, Lion-O and Panthro dropped it and grabbed the Extractor. They maneuvered into place and slowly passed the medical marvel over the injured jackal. Tygra checked for a pulse and noted that it was considerably stronger than it was before.
"He's stable enough to move him. Let's load him into the Tank and take the smoothest fastest ride that baby has ever made." He said.
"I'm driving." Panthro told them as he and Lion-O lifted Nafir into the back of the Tank. Cheetara jumped into the HoverCat while Lion-O headed for the ThunderClaw. Lucius and Tygra went into the back of the Tank and Panthro fired up the engines.
"Do any of your men know enough about your anatomy to aid me in surgery?" The tiger wanted to know.
"You're looking at him." Lucius pointed to Nafir.
To Be Continued…