Chapter 4
Back at Cat's Lair, Cheetara tended to Lion-O's energy seared arm while Panthro looked at what Mumm-Ra had called the Thunder-Granter.
"What do you suppose it does?" The lion asked as Cheetara finished wrapping the gauze.
"I have no idea. Jaga never spoke of such an instrument and in translating the Book of Omens, I haven't seen anything called the Thunder-Granter." Panthro told him.
"Doesn't that seem odd? I mean if it truly does belong to the ThunderCats or Thunderian people, wouldn't there be a record of it?" Cheetara wondered.
"I would assume so. Seeing as it has the ThunderCat emblem on it, someone had to know what it is and what it does." The panther conceded.
"Well Mumm-Ra said that he would use it to spread his evil over the entire planet and then Third Earth. He must know what it does." Lion-O said.
"Hmmm that seems very strange. Let me get a hold of Tygra and see if he knows. Worse comes to worse, we could use the Sword of Omens and it would tell us what it does." Panthro suggested. The Lord of the ThunderCats nodded and the panther left the room leaving the two alone.
"Thanks for patching me up." He said.
"Not a problem, just promise me you'll try to avoid those energy blasts a little better next time." Cheetara smiled as she finished wrapping the tape around the bandages. The tension in the room was thick enough to cut with a knife. Silence fell between the two for a few moments before Lion-O spoke up.
"Well I guess we'd better get to the control room. Maybe Tygra has an answer to our strange contraption." The cheetah only nodded and the two headed for the door.
"I hate to tell you this Panthro but I've never seen it. Hang on and I'll get Lynx-O. Maybe he knows." The orange tiger said.
"All right." The panther nodded and watched his friend leave the viewing screen. Behinds him he heard the doors open and turned around.
"Well no luck with Tygra but he's getting Lynx-O. It's possible that he knows something." Panthro explained. Neither Lion-O nor Cheetara responded and the panther was about to say something when Lynx-O's voice drew him back to the screen.
"What do you have there?" The lynx wondered.
"Mumm-Ra called it the Thunder-Granter but we have no idea if that is what its called or not. The Book of Omens doesn't mention it and I never heard Jaga mention it. It's a telescope but there appears to be only one lens on the big end of it." Panthro hoped the description would be enough for the lynx. Silence fell between them before Lynx-O spoke a few minutes later.
"The description matches a tale from long ago. It is said that the Thunder-Granter was only a myth, a telescope with one lens that allowed its owner to see into the future. Should the owner not like what he or she saw they could make one wish that would change the course of that future. It could have disastrous effects on the time continuum but it was supposed to be a myth." He explained.
"How could something this small do something like that?" Lion-O asked.
"It was said that the Ancient Spirits of Goodness used their very powerful magic to bestow its special powers. They created it for the soul purpose of saving Thundera from plunging into total darkness. Peace and prosperity would then reign for the next five hundred years until the destruction of the planet." Lynx-O said.
"So my father must have been aware that what was thought to be a myth was actually reality." The Lord of the ThunderCats realized.
"The only way to test that theory is to put the small end to your eye and see what it shows you." Came the reply.
To Be Continued…