Chapter 2
"What's going on Lion-O?" Tygra asked as he arrived in the Heritage Room before anyone else.
"Hachiman contacted me through the Sword something is going on and we need to get him here." Lion-O explained.
"The Guardian should have that kind of power. Did Hachiman give you any specifics?" The orange tiger wondered.
"Unfortunately no. I need someone to watch the book while I'm inside. Everyone should be on their guard." He said.
"Definitely." Tygra nodded. If Hachiman was getting bad feeling then there was something seriously wrong. Everyone was already on edge and this was probably the last thing they needed but another friend to help in battle never hurt either.
By now the remainder of the ThunderCats had arrived, including Pumyra. The puma was about two months away from giving birth and as of late she had gained some extra weight. Walking was getting to be an everyday trial but she toughed it out.
Tygra opened the book and Lion-O used the Sword to enter it. Everyone in the room looked at the orange tiger as he began to explain what was going on.
"What I wouldn't give for a normal day around here." Panthro shook his head.
"You and me both, bub." Lea gave his arm a squeeze. Cheetara was strangely silent as thoughts raced through her mind. She had known what would happen when she married Lion-O, death threats, battling evil, was all part of the job but more and more she found she was uncomfortable with the whole thing. Pumyra seemed to sense that as she took hold of the cheetah's arm.
"Positive thinking." She winked.
"Of course." The cheetah smiled slightly. Now as the group waited for their fearless leader to return from the Book of Omens, the enemy approached.
Nagasaki looked at the entrance to Cat's Lair. It was heavily fortified with guards and cameras. The rain and lightening made his approach easy as the guards were more worried about getting soaked than anything else. Silently, the Ninja pulled two Hira-shuriken (throwing stars) from his pouch. With deadly accuracy, he struck both guards and snuck inside.
The ThunderGuardsman inside the control room noticed something was amiss and tried to radio the two who were suddenly not at their posts. When he got nothing, he sounded the alarm. The alert noise soon reached the ThunderCats inside the Heritage Room.
"Pumyra, Tygra, stay here." Panthro ordered as he and the others left the room and headed for the control room.
Nagasaki cursed his bad luck and hid in the shadows. From his position he could see the ThunderCats enter the control room but they were shy three members. It was then that he heard a howl. A horrible howl that he knew to be only one thing.
"Ma-Mutt get back here boy!" Sahara yelled at her loyal pooch as the dog raced down the hallway. He smelled something and he didn't like it. It stunk of his former master and could only spell one thing, trouble.
The leader of the Ninjas stepped out into the hallway as his attacker lunged. Sahara's eyes went wide with fear as she saw the intruder pull his katana from its sheath to defend himself. She let out a scream as the blade of the incredibly sharp sword went into her beloved pet's mouth and exited the through his snout. Still Ma-Mutt clamped his powerful jowls down on the Ninja's hands. Nagasaki let forth a horrible scream and tried to shake the dog off but he couldn't. As the ThunderCats raced from the control room, they barreled into the scene before them.
To Be Continued…