Grrr! I had half of this damn chapter typed out, but it somehow wasn't saved; SON OF A BITCH! Sighs SO, I'm having to re-do it, and I noticed from one of my reviewers that they asked for Lion-O's point of view, so I'm thinking, why not? Might as well do it now! This chapter is all about the "Trouble With Time" episode since, like I said in the previous chapter, that some of the episodes are a little... out of order, in my opinion. Anyway, Cheetara, would you mind doing the disclaimer?

Cheetara: Certainly. ROSEWHIP889 DOES NOT OWN THUNDERCATS OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS; SHE MERELY OWNS THE OCS AND THE NON-THUNDERCAT PLOTLINES.

WARNING: There IS a lemon in this chapter, but only during the first dream part, so if you don't wanna read it, then skip the first dream!

Summary: Ever since she turned 21, Emma Rossin has had weird dreams of a cat-like man on a strange planet. Then she is one day captured by mutants and taken to Third Earth to work as a slave alongside the brutemen. When the ThunderCats arrive to rescue the brutemen, she escapes but is injured in the process. When she is found, she is found by none other than the man who has been haunting her dreams! It is then she finds out why she's been dreaming of him; it is her duty to protect and keep him safe. Can she do this and keep from falling in love with the strange lion-like man, or is it already too late? Rated M for blood, adult language, innuendoes, violent scenes, and lemons. Lion-O/OC.

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The Lion's Protector and Mate

Chapter Three: Trouble With Time

~STORY START~

~DREAM START~

~LION-O'S P.O.V.~

I circled the human girl as she held her double-bladed naginata firmly in her grasp, eyes not even straying from mine. She mirrored my moves, as we paced in the forest.

"It's your move." I said, and she narrowed her eyes before pausing and then lunging at me, bringing one blade down towards my head.

I brought up the claw shield, and the blade collided with it, sparks jumping from the two metals colliding with each other. She pressed down on her weapon, applying more weight to which I responded by pushing back and she stumbled back a few steps before steadying herself, but I pressed with my own attack, and she was forced to begin defending herself. I had her on defense for a good 100 minutes before she ducked one of my attacks, fell to the ground and swept my feet out from underneath me. I fell onto my back and when she jumped towards me, I rolled out of the way and sprang to my feet as she charged me again. I spun and, using the claw shield, knocked her weapon out of her hand and then pinned her against the forest floor. She struggled to get free, even trying to push me off of her, before she finally gave up after 5 minutes, and stared at me, her amber eyes narrowed in annoyance with her light yellow-almost white-hair fanned out underneath her head.

"Can you please get up? You're crushing me with your bigger frame." She said, and I laughed before standing up and offering her a hand. She grudgingly took it and I pulled her up to her feet.

"You are getting better, though. You kept up with me for a little longer this time." I said and she growled as she picked up her naginata before sheathing it.

"Yeah, well, 'better' isn't good enough; I'm your Protector! I need to be able to protect you without a freaking problem!" She was pissed, I could tell, but I think it was mostly because of the fact that she believed that she was slowly getting better, and she believed that she should already be where she needed to be.

"You just recently healed from the latest mutant attack, my dear, and let's not forget about the precious passenger that you're carrying." I said and she gave me an unamused look; uh-oh. Please don't tell me about that she was fixing to have a mood swing. Thankfully, her irritation seemed to fade as the sight of it left her face and she sighed.

"You're right. It's just... frustrating, because I feel as if I can't do anything to help out around the lair, I can't seem to be able to do my Protector duties properly because I'm almost always getting hurt, and now I'm carrying our child, making me even more useless!" She said before sitting down on the ground and placing her head in her hands. Sighing, I walked over and sat down beside her before reaching up and, effortlessly, picking her up and bringing her over to sit in my lap. She twisted around to where her right shoulder was facing me while she sullenly stared out at the forest.

"I realize that you're frustrated and that you feel useless, but I hope you realize that you are the exact opposite; you are not only currently carrying the next generation of ThunderCats, but you are also carrying my child, and I believe in your ability to handle yourself. But I'm only concerned about the safety of both of you, so please bear with me." I said, pulling her against my chest and wrapping one arm around her shoulders while my other arm fell down and I rested my hand against the small bump that was just starting to protrude underneath her shirt.

"I know, but I can't help feeling like I need to do something to help out!" She exclaimed before turning around and pressed her face into my chest. With the bump firmly pressed against me, I was gentle as I hugged her. We sat there for a while before she sighed and repositioned herself; her back was now pressed against my chest and both of my hands settled on the bump.

"I must admit, this is nice; being able to just relax without anyone screaming our names." I said, breaking the silence and she leaned her head back against my shoulder so that she could see me.

"Yeah, you're right. Wanna know one thing that sucks, no matter where I go?" She asked and I raised an eyebrow as I met her gaze.

"What's that?"

"These god-forsaken hormones and their damn near constant surging!" She growled, irritation flashing on her face before she wriggled around some more, and I shifted as her wriggling bgean to turn me on. "Bad time for them to surge." She growled again and I wrapped my arms around her, effectively trapping her against my chest.

"Oh, I don't know. We could make this a good time." I said, my arousal evident as my voice turned into a growl towards the end of the sentence, and she shivered.

"I am not... going to give into... my hormones..." She said before changing her mind and somehow twisting around to face me so that she could plant her lips on mine in a heated kiss.

My hands snaked up the back of her shirt and I lightly dug my claws in, causing her to break the kiss and gasp for air. I lied back and pulled her with me so that she was on top, straddling my hips. I placed my right palm against her face and she nuzzled it before leaning down and, as carefully as she could with the bump, gave me another heated kiss. I moved my hands down to her pants and started undoing them as her hands moved up to my shirt.

Breaking the kiss, we didn't take long to take off our restricting clothes and soon we were as nude as the day that we were born. Kissing again, she aligned herself and then slowly lowered herself onto my aching shaft and we both moaned; by Thundera, she was wet and tight, no matter how many times we've done this! She slowly began moving, angling herself before lifting up and then sitting back down, causing me to slide deeper within her. I grapsed her hips and then gently rolled us over so that she was below me. I started moving my hips slowly and she moaned, her hands flying up to grasp my biceps. Each movement seemed to make her take me in even more than before, and I was starting to lose my mind, even though we had only just gotten started.

I soon sped up and she brought her hands down to entangle them with mine and soon I was all but slamming my hips against hers, our moans growing louder as I took her right there on the forest floor. She bucked her hips, and I slid in even deeper, causing her to gasp and her back to arch up off the ground.

"There! Do... that... again." She managed to gasp out and I complied, releasing one of her hands so that I could I snake my right arm underneath her back to support and comply with her demands. By this time, all coherent thought was lost and the only thing that I could focus on was her. I could tell that she was reaching her peak by the way that she was clamping around me, but I was also reaching my end as well. As I pulled out, I shoved my hips forward so that I went in so deep that we were pretty much one being and her eyes snapped closed as her body stiffened and her walls clamped down on me, pulsatng. I stiffened as I reached my peak and filled her with my essence as her walls milked me for all that I was worth.

"Lion-O..." She gasped out and I buried my nose into her neck.

"E-"

~END DREAM~

BANG BANG BANG. My eyes snapped open and as I shot up into a sitting position, I could feel it straining against the fabric of my underwear. I moved the blanket to take a look, and glared as there was a wet spot.

"Lion-O, get up!" It was Panthro, and I quickly covered myself back up. "The Berbil village just called; they have an injured person and apparently they're not healing properly." He said and I panted softly.

"All right Panthro; just give me a bit to get ready." I said and I heard him walk away. As soon as his footsteps were out of hearing range, I growled under my breath; what in Thundera?! AGAIN?! It's been at least four months since we crashed here, but even before that... While I was in the susension capsule, I started having dreams involving that girl. At first, I just thought that it was my imagination gone wild, but then last month I had seen her at Castle Plun-Darr, and I was shocked to see that she was actually real. Not only that, but she seemed stunned to see me as well! Getting out of bed, I stalked over to the dresser and grabbed some clothes before heading into the shower to get rid of... my problem. Once that was taken care of, I quickly ran out and down to the front door to meet up with Panthro. Once I was outside, I noticed that he was waiting by the ThunderTank; was I going to be able to drive it as my driving lesson?!

"Lion-O, there you are! Come on, get in; Ro-Bear Bill sounded pretty urgent over the phone." Panthro said as he jumped into the driver seat and I tried not to let my disappoint show; oh well.

"How badly injured is the person?" I asked as I jumped into the passenger seatand Panthro gunned the ThunderTank in response; wow, it must be bad if Panthro is acting like this.

"The wounds on the person have become infected, and they keep calling a certain name out in their sleep, but Ro-Bear Bill wouldn't tell me who. If this person is as bad as I think, then we're going to need Cheetara and the kittens to go and find some herbs." He said grimly, and a sudden chill settled on me; this was serious. After about 10 minutes, we pulled up to the Berbil village, and Ro-Bear Belle was there to greet us.

"ThunderCats, thank heavens you're here. She's just not responding to our medicine, and she keeps calling out for her 'lion man'." She said and both Panthro and I stiffened; lion man?! She wasn't talking about... me, was she? And who was this girl that Ro-Bear Belle was talking about?

"Lead the way, Ro-Bear Belle." Panthro said, and she led us into the building closest to use and led us to a room all the way in the back with the doorway covered by a thick blanket. When we walked into the room behind her, Panthro swore while I froze in shock; it was the girl that Kit and Kat saw at Castle Plun-Darr!

Her hair was limp and stuck against the side of her face, matted with sweat and blood, giving a sickly look to it. Her skin was almost completely devoid of color with the exception of her cheeks,which were bright red from sickness. Her face was covered in sweat and her breath was labored, as if she was unable to get enough oxygen. Her chest was wrapped in bandages and a blanket covered her from stomach down, but what concerned me were the bandages being bright red.

"Panthro... what should we do?" I asked, and the girl gasped as her eyes flew open. Her head turned towards me and, with dull eyes, stared right at my face.

"Lion... man..." She managed to get out before her eyes slipped closed and she shuddered.

"Lion-O, we need to get her back to Cat's Lair, and fast; otherwise, she's not going to make it. I'll get the Thunder Tank ready, and you grab the girl." He ordered and then vanished.

Walking over, I knelt down and carefully slid my arms underneath her; her back was bare save for the bandages, and her skin was hot to the touch. She shivered as some of the cool morning air hit her skin, and I quickly brought her up to my chest, where she curled up against me and her left hand rested against my chest. She shivered again and I covered her up before darting out to the ThunderTank and jumping in it.

"Back to Cat's Lair, Panthro, and quickly!"
~EMMA'S P.O.V.~
~ENTER DREAM~

I was surrounded by nothing but darkness, and I didn't like it; the darkness felt too oppressive, too ominous, too... silent. I looked around, hoping to see something other than darkness, but to no avail.

"Hello! Can anyone hear me?!"I cried out, but there was no answer. I began to panic and started to run, for I didn't like the silence; it reminded me too much of my time in the mutants' "care". Out of nowhere, a blue light filled the space and I was forced to shield my eyes.

"Hello, Emma." I heard a male voice and when I unshielded my eyes, I saw a male jaguar standing in front of me, with blue light surrounding his. He wore what looked to be a loin cloth that had been neatly trimmed and had a strip of fabric going up his stomach and chest, connecting to a cloak and a horned helmet adorned his head. Sitting on his chest was the same roaring cat symbol that was on my pendant.

"Am I... dead?" I asked and he laughed.

"No, young Emma, you are not. You are severely injured, but not dead, and if the ThunderCats have anything to say about it, you're not going to die, either." He said firmly and I jolted in shock; do what?!

"I'm sorry, but what?! How do you know about them?! I thought that they only existed in my dreams!" I exclaimed and he gave me a kind smile.

"I am Jaga, young Emma, and you have a great destiny that awaits you. Unfortunately, that is all that I can tell you at this time. Just know that whenever you need help, all you need do is ask, young one." He said and I just gaped at him.

"Seriously?! That's all that you can tell me right now?!" I exclaimed and he gave me a patient smile; damn, this dude acted like someone who was used to giving people advice.

"Peace, young Emma. You will not be alone, for you will have the ThunderCats-Cheetara, Lion-O, Panthro, Tygra and the kittens WilyKat and WilyKit to help you on your journey." He said and I froze in place; Lion-O...

"Lion-O... you mean the lion man that I've been dreaming of? That's his name?" I asked and Jaga nodded.

"That is correct, young one. You are meant to be his Protector, and that is not a duty to be taken lightly. You will face all kinds of danger on your path, but just remember that you are not alone, even during the times where you feel like you are. When you are healed, your training will begin. Until then, heed these words; never lose faith in yourself, and always trust in your judgement."He said before wrapping himself up in his cloak and vanishing.

"Wait, come back! Don't leave me here...alone..."I said, raising my hand towards the darkness, before lowering it. Sitting down, I just stared at my lap before I was suddenly enveloped in white.
~END DREAM~

My eyes refused to open, and I was surrounded by movement. Occasionally, I would feel pressure as if someone was touching me, but I couldn't really feel anything besides heat; the heat that seemed to encompass my entire body and felt as if my body had been set aflame.

"Cheetara, she feels as if she's burning up!" I heard a young girl claim, and I moaned when a cold hand rested softly on my head.

"You're right, WilyKit. WilyKat, go and get Tygra and tell him that you need to find these herbs." I heard an older woman say before the sound of pencil on paper filled the air and then footsteps scampering out of the room before I faded into darkness again.

The next time my mind returned to consciousness, heat was mostly gone, but the pain was still there.

Struggling against the pain, I finally managed to open my eyes and immediately saw that I was in a completely white room. With a small grunt of pain, I was able to push myself up into an upright position. Looking myself over, I noticed that my left arm was sporting a splint and was bound against my chest. Breathing was hard; my chest felt as if I'd been mule kicked by a horse before said horse sat on me. I lowered my head but hissed in pain as I felt the junction between my neck and right shoulder flared with heat.

Taking a deep breath, I lowered my head slowly and noticed that I was bare except for my chest being bandaged from top to waist, a bandage sitting on the right junction of my neck, and my legs were covered with a sheet. Picking the sheet up, I noticed that I was wearing a pair of loose white pants and I heaved a sigh; at least I wasn't completely naked. Looking around, I noticed a window with daylight shining through it, and so I slowly swung my legs over the side of the bed. Slowly and carefully pushing myself up, I went to take a step and my knees buckled, sending me to the floor.

"OW! Son of a bitch, that hurts!" I cussed, my kness throbbing and I growled in aggravation; dammit! Taking a deep breath, I turned and grabbed the bed with my right hand. Sighing, I pulled myself back onto the bed and stared hard at the wall; I'm pretty sure that I was no longer at Castle Plun-Darr since the mutants didn't care whether their slaves lived or not, so how did I get here? Suddenly, the memories came flying back, and my eyes widened; that's right! The lion from my dreams had busted the Brutemen and I from our cells before the mutants released some weird ass gas, which made all of us lose our shit. As I sat there, pondering where the hell I was at, I heard a car start up outside; huh. I got up, my legs less shaky that before, and walked over to the window in time to see a silver car go flying over a drawbridge, and then go wild; oh shit! I headed for the door, and semi-ran, semi-walked, out, trying to find the front door.

As I approached a door, I saw a male blue panther run out of a room and I followed him outside. I stopped and sat down on the steps as he jumped off the steps, and followed the car. He jumped in front of it and as it came bearing down at him, he jumped up and landed inside of it; color me impressed. As it came to a stop near a ravine that I just noticed, I gingerly sat down with the wall right next to my right shoulder so that I could lean against it. It sat there for a couple minutes before it drove away from the edge and made its way across a drawbridge that I didn't even see; dammit I was seriously slacking! The car came to a stop in front of the steps, with its back facing the steps, and the panther jumped out. The panther took a couple steps before turning around to face it.

"The trouble with joy riding is that it uses up Thundrillium, and we're starting to run short." He said, his words carrying, as said-joy rider jumped out and I nearly choked on my spit when I saw a familiar scarlet mane; it was the lion from my dreams!

"We brought a supply from Thundera, didn't we?" The lion asked.

"Not enough to last us that much longer, so we'll need to look around to see if any exists on this planet." The panther replied. Resting my head against the wall as the warm sun started to make me sleepy, I closed my eyes for a couple minutes, enjoying the feeling, before opening them again, only to see both panther and lion disappear under... an upraised paw?! Okay, now I'm curious. Slowly standing up, I made my way down the steps, walked over to the bridge, and then turned around, only to gape in amazement; holy shit!

The building that was sitting in front of me was basically a large cat. The body was white with the same emblem sitting on its chest. The head was blue, the eyes were red, and its mouth was open in a roar. The paws were blue as well, and from the one being raised up, I'm assuming that the other paw could do the same.

"Whoa..." I said, not able to think of another word, before I heard a shout.

"HEY! What in the blazes are you doing out here?!" Blinking, I looked towards the paw to see that neither the panther nor the lion had gone inside, as I had thought. Both came racing over and my muscles tensed; what were they going to do?!

"You were seriously injured when we brought you here from the Berbil Village; you have any idea as to how long you were out?!" The panther exclaimed, and I blinked in shock, my muscles relaxing; huh?!

"Um... no? Who are the Berbils, and where the hell am I?" I asked and the lion blinked.

"What's the last thing that you remember?" He asked carefully, his face an open book; he was worried.

"The mutants releasing some kind of weird gas that made everyone down in the dungeons go insane, including... The Brutemen! Are they still slaves at the castle?!" I asked frantically, my muscles tensing again out of worry for them due to the fact that they were so gentle they literally couldn't hurt a fly.

"They're fine; we set them free after we sent the mutants packing." The panther said and I sighed in relief.

"That's good." I said before my knees buckled; guess that's all I had for strength.

My butt didn't even have the chance to hit the ground before the lion's arms were swooping underneath me and the next thing I knew, I was being cradled against his chest.

"Easy now; you've been unconscious for about four weeks. You need to take it easy." The panther said, and I looked at him in shock; do what?!

"I've been out for almost a month?!" I exclaimed and the panther nodded.

"The kittens have been constantly checking up on you; I bet they'll be glad to know that you're doing better." He said and then something seemed to have occured to him, because he began to rub his chin. "You know, we haven't introduced ourselves. Lion-O, take her to the council room so that we can all introduce ourselves and we won't be strangers to each other." He suggested. I looked up and watched as Lion-O nodded.

"Um... Can I get down? I wanna walk; otherwise it'll take even longer for me to get my strength back." I said as Lion-O began heading for the building and he shook his head.

"I'd rather carry you so that you won't potentially fall and hurt yourself." He said and I groaned before leaning my head against his chest; I could feel and hear his heart beat against the right side of my face.

"Thank you... for saving me from the mutants." I said, my face growing warm as I kept my eyes off of him, which meant that if he looked down at me, I wouldn't know.

"You're welcome. How long did they have you as a slave?" He asked as he reached the bottom of the stairs; I shifted my right shoulder to try and make it easier for him to breathe.

"I'm not... entirely sure. All I know is that a few weeks before they snatched me from my planet, I had just turned 21." I said and he paused. I looked up at him, confused, only to see him staring at me with his eyes thoughtful.

"When is your birthday?" He asked. (A/N: I'm gonna use actual months since time wasn't exactly discussed in the show.)

"My birthday is May 8th; why?" I asked and his eyes widened.

"It's... It's October." He said and shock filled my body; what?!

"I've been...in mutant hands... for 5 months?" I asked and fell into my thoughts.

I was dimly aware of Lion-O setting me down and then I lost track of time as I fell into my thoughts; I'd seriously been away from my home for 5 months?! Apparently, I'd completely lost track of time because a hand landing on my shoulder caused me to jerk out of my head and my eyes flew up to meet worried scarlet eyes; Lion-O was looking at me.

"Are you okay?" He asked and I blinked before quickly shaking my head.

"I... I will be. It's a bit much to learn that I'd been snatched from my home and made into a slave for almost half a year." I said and heard multiple gasps. Looking around, I saw a full-grown female cheetah, a full-grown male tiger and a young set of wildcat twins-one boy and one girl-looking at me in a mixture of horror and pity.

"You... you were taken from your home? What planet was it? Maybe we can take you home eventually." The female wildcat said and I looked up, only to see that I'd been carried inside and was now in a large round room, sitting in a chair at a round table.

"My planet was called Xervas." I said and silence filled the room; I looked at everyone and noticed that everyone except for Lion-O was looking at each other nervously. The looks alone were enough to send dread and unease through me. "What... what's wrong?" I asked and the cheetah looked at me.

"Xervas... Xervas was destroyed 10 years ago." She said and I stiffened in shock and horror; do what?!

"Xervas was a neighboring planet for our own planet, Thundera, but when Thundera exploded, bits of Thundera slammed into Xervas, causing its destruction as well." The tiger said gently, and my blood stopped flowing; my planet...

"Grandma Terice... is gone?" I asked, coldness flooding my system and the panther looked at me sharply before looking at the cheetah.

"Cheetara, get ready; she looks like she's about to faint." He said, but he was wrong; I wasn't going to faint.

Instead, the cold faded, only to be replaced with white-hot rage. Because of those damned mutants, I could never go home. I can't blame these cat people, because of the fact that they couldn't control their planet blowing up, but I could and I would blame the mutants. My right hand tightened into a fist and started shaking as my anger only grew. Suddenly, a small hand came into view and rested softly onto my right hand; my head jerked up and my eyes rested on the girl wildcat with her brother right behind her.

"It's okay; I understand. Your planet is gone, as is your family, but it's okay; you have us, the ThunderCats, to help you with it." She said softly, and the rage was quenched as sorrow replaced it; my shoulders started quaking and I lowered my head as tears threatened to spill down my face. I faintly heard footsteps of people moving and the next thing I knew, two sets of small arms were wrapped around my shoulders and that did it; I lost control and tears were spilling down my cheeks as my shoulders began quaking, my mind swept up in the sorrow and loss of my last family member; both of my parents had been only children, and I had been an only child as well. I'm not sure as to how long I'd been crying, but it felt like an eternity when my eyes finally ran dry and I sniffled, not knowing when I had closed my eyes, and opened them to see that the other adults had left and the two wildcat kids were the ones hugging me.

"Are you feeling better?" The girl said and I shook my head, wiping my eyes with my right hand.

"No, but the loss never completely goes away; it just becomes easier with time." I said and the boy looked at me.

"Have you lost family members before?" He asked and I nodded.

"Yeah; my parents were killed about 13 years ago when the mutants attacked my planet." I said and the girl scowled.

"Those stinking mutants! Why can't they just leave people alone?!" She demanded and I shrugged before my belly released an enormous growl; my face turned red as the kids laughed.

"We should probably get her something to eat, WilyKit." The boy said and I looked at them.

"I'm so sorry; I've completely forgotten my manners. My name is Emma Rossin." I said and the kids smiled.

"I'm WilyKat and this is my sister WilyKit." The boy said and I held my right hand out; they reached out as well and clasped my hand.

"It's nice to meet you guys. Now, about some food?" I said, sad that I was never going to be able to see my great-grandmother again but knowing that if I fell into a depression because of it she would find a way to leave the afterlife to come and kick my ass, so as hard as it would be, I was determined to leave my grief behind.

"We'll show you to the kitchen. Normally Snarf cooks, but he's gone with Lion-O and the others to try and find some fuel for the lair." WilyKit said as I stood up.

"Lead the way." I said with a flourish and WilyKit giggled as WilyKat led the way out of the room. Occasionally, I had to stop to rest because it was easy for me to get winded, but we eventually made it to the kitchen where I was forced to sit down as the twins brought me strange colored fruit and then sat down next to me before asking me questions.

For the next few hours, I sat there in the kitchen, talking to the kittens and answering their questions. I lost track of time and was so enamored in listening to the kittens in describing to me what Thundera was like before it blew up that when the kitchen door slid open, all three of us jumped; my head spun around as I instinctively placed my body between the door and the kids, only to blink in shock as the adults walked in, with a weird cat creature sitting on Lion-O's shoulder.

"Oh, here you guys are! We were wondering where you three were." The tiger said and I relaxed, only noticing now that my body was not liking all the moving around that I've been doing.

"Tygra, is it me or do you look a little... younger?" WilyKat asked and the tiger Tygra started laughing.

"I prefer being younger to how old I'd gotten only two hours ago." He said and my jaw dropped; do what?!

"Um... how the hell is that possible?" I asked and Lion-O looked at me.

"There's a place called the Cave of Time that causes whoever enters it to age drastically. We were able to save Tygra when Cheetara ran in, grabbed him and brought him out. Then, we had to take him to the Geyser of Life to restore him to his proper age." Lion-O said and I blinked in shock.

"Wow... Are your days usually this eventful?" I asked and he laughed, causing the cat creature to almost fall off his shoulder.

"Lion-O, be careful! I'm sitting up here, you know!" The creature scolded in a male voice and I jumped in shock; it can talk?!

"Oh, sorry Snarf." Lion-O said, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly, and I looked at the twins in confusion.

"Um... Clarification, please?" I asked and WilyKat looked at me.

"Emma, this is Lion-O, Lord of the ThunderCats. Sitting on his shoulder is his longtime nanny Snarf. That's Panthro, Cheetara, and Tygra." He said, pointing to each one in turn and I nodded. "ThunderCats, this is Emma." He finished and Cheetara smiled kindly at me.

"How are you feeling, Emma?" She asked and I yawned, surprised at how tired I suddenly felt; how late was it?

"I'm actually starting to get a little tired." I said, and she nodded.

"You're still healing, so that's to be expected. Kits, why don't you show her to her room?" She asked Kit and Kat-as they've asked me to call them-and they both nodded.

"Sure thing, Cheetara. Come along Emma." Kit said and I followed them after bidding everyone else night. Once the kits led me to my room and bid me night, I walked in and walked over to the bed.

Looking at it, I carefully sat down, and manuvered myself underneath the blanket, curled up on my right side, before promptly passing out.

I am SO SORRY for the long wait! My daughter usually has control over the laptop at night and I work during the day. Well, chapter 3 is done! As always, let me know what you think!