Chapter 2 omens
Time had passed and during that time Lion-o and Pumyra had grown up. Both of them were now in their late teens.
Pumyra had also become a successful medic. She sometimes treated the sick and injured in Thundera. She still lived with Lynx-o he took her in when her parents died and the only one who knew about the curse that had a been put on her by her estranged aunt.
Today Lion-o was heading to the slums.
Lion-o saw some cats beating up on a dog.
"I know their not cats but no one should be treated like that." Lion-o said.
The Thug turned around.
"Whiskers!" Lion-o said.
A fight broke out. Then someone assisted him. "I'm Cheetara," she said.
"Hello," Lion-o said.
"I'm sure the king won't be happy to know his son has been wrestling ally cats," Cheetara said.
"He's the prince let's get out of here!" the thug said running off.
Lion-o took down his hood. "It's my dirtiest cloak and I still got recognized." he said. Lion-o took her to meet Jorma.
"This is what the book of omens calls technology." Lion-o said.
"Those are just fairy tales." Cheetara said.
"You call this a fairy tale?" Jorma said showing the tech.
A bell rang.
"I'm late!" Lion-o said. He paid Jorma and left.
Meanwhile Pumyra was going to market to buy healing herbs. Then she remembered she had a training session to go too she wasn't just a medic but a warrior and she was going to be late. Then started running.
Lion-o was running so fast as was Pumyra they didn't watch where they were going and ran into each other.
"OUCH!" Lion-o said.
"OW!" Pumyra said.
"Sorry," Lion-o said. "I wasn't watching where I was going," he said. Then he saw who it was. "Pumyra?" he asked.
Pumyra looked up. She saw Lion-o's face. "Lion-o? We got to stop running into each other like this." she said.
"Tell me about it." Lion-o said.
"Are you hurt?" she asked.
"No, I'm fine," Lion-o said. "Well I gotta run," he said.
"Okay see you later," Pumyra said.
Lion-o was in a big hurry.
He made it. "Lion-o it is time for the ceremony." Claudius said.
"Yes let's see if the sword can tell if a king is inside you," Jaga said.
So Claudius began to sword fight Lion-o and going over the legend of the Thundercats. The drove the sword into the ground.
Lion-o grabbed the sword and began to use it and saw something terrible.
But he didn't tell his father.
After the ceremony and meeting with Grune he went to find Pumyra.
She was very nice. He was walking around village square and saw her.
"Hey Pumyra!" Lion-o called.
She saw him. "Hello Lion-o I'm glad we didn't crash into each other this time when we saw each other." Pumyra said.
"Yeah me too.' Lion-o said laughing.
"I thought I might find you goofing off." a voice said.
Lion-o turned around. "What do you want Tygra?" Lion-o asked.
"Not much why don't introduce me to your friend," Tygra said.
"Tygra this Pumyra I met her when I was six and ran into her earlier today," Lion-o said.
"Nice to meet you Pumyra," Tygra said.
Lion-o then got something out. "This is your's," Lion-o told Pumyra showing her the handkerchief. "You used it to bandage my ankle when I hurt it." he said. "It's clean I have been wanting to give it back to you," he said.
Pumyra took the handkerchief. "Thanks, Lion-o you are very sweet," she said.
"You're welcome," Lion-o said blushing.
Tygra saw Lion-o blushing and saw Lion-o was crushing on Pumyra. "So Pumyra what are you doing now a days?" Lion-o asked.
"I'm a medic," Pumyra said.
"So you help the sick and injured," Lion-o said.
"Yes, I always wanted to be one," she said. "When I was young I grew up ready books about medicine because my parents were both doctors and they died when I was a baby so there close friend Lynx-o took care of me. I read those books so much now I know all the treatments by heart." she said.
"I see," Lion-o said. "I'm sorry to here about what happened to your parents," he said.
"Thanks," she said. "I hope to see you again at the celebration Lion-o." she said then left.
Lion-o sighed and watched Pumyra walk away. He had a silly smile on his face.
Tygra noticed this. He knew that Lion-o's crush on Pumyra was a big one.
"Looks like my little brother has crush." Tygra said.
"I do not!" Lion-o said.
"You like Pumyra!" Tygra teased.
"Says the guy flirting with a cleric." Lion-o jabbed back.
"Okay, let's just head back to the palace." Tygra said.
At the celebration Lion-o wandered off after winning a tag team competition with Tygra to find Pumyra.
Claudius saw Lion-o seem distracted and seemed a little spacey and off in thought. "What's with him?" Claudius asked.
"Father can't you tell? Lion-o is in love."Tygra said.
"Love? I wonder who the lucky lady is," Claudius said. "Maybe this which teach Lion-o to shape up." he said.
"It's a young medic named Pumyra, I met her and Lion-o seemed tongue tied and nervous when talking to her and all blushing." Tygra said.
"Well that's good it might mean your brother might finally settle down." Claudius said. "I would like to talk to this Pumyra." he said.
Lion-o was searching for Pumyra and he saw her over by the food. "Hey Pumyra!" Lion-o called.
"Hey Lion-o," Pumyra said.
Soon the two of them began to talk.
Nothing could be more right.
Then everything changed when the Lizard army attack and Grune revealed to be a traitor.
Lion-o saw Pumyra was in trouble. He managed to rescue her. "Thank you," she said.
"Your welcome," he said.
They saw a commotion going on at the palace.
"Let's go," Lion-o said.
"Okay," Pumyra said following.
They came and witness Claudius being killed by Panthro.
"Panthro you traitor as well?" Lion-o asked.
"Oh I am not Panthro." the cat said and revealed to be Mum-Ra.
The three cats were locked in a cell.
"Lion-o you saw Mum-Ra didn't you?" Tygra asked.
"I did," Lion-o said.
"Why didn't you tell father?" Tygra asked.
"Take it easy on him on Tygra he was just considered a legend." Pumyra said.
A Lizard brought them food and Lion-o found something glittering in the bowl.
"What is it?" Tygra asked.
"Sometimes my plans lead to disaster other times the get us a key." Lion-o said pulling out the key.
Once freed the four cats saw Jaga and a surviving Cleric in trouble a battle began. Jaga and the Cleric revealed to be Cheetara were freed.
Mum-Ra tried to transform but the sunlight made him halt.
The other cats rushed into a secret passage. Jaga was injured and gave Lion-o the sword and gauntlet of omens.
"Now go lord of the Thundercats." Jaga said.
The four cats took off.
"This is only the beginning," Lion-o said.
To be continued.
