Thundercats 2011 series- Thunder in your Heart
By Tayla Drago
Chapter # 4 – Omens
Well, not bad for the worried Britney Storms who's clumsy and scared to be such a caring human girl to be getting better at things to become a fine warrior for Thundera 'from the power of Leanora with her body of a cat and the Ring of Shoran', along with her new Boomerang-like blade type of weapon to have on her now. From learning and such from Jaga's help to so for the past six days now as well as his student Cheetara to learn combat skills; she was getting use to everything to also be hanging out with Snarf and Lion-O. For today was the day for him to be ready to become from a prince and in to a true air and the next king of Thundera for his father Claudus, King of Thundera…just as soon as those three 'and Leanora tagging along since she was part of Brittney' from outside of the village.
Though Britney tries not to stand out a lot to be herself from the other cat people to have an everyday life of theirs, Lion-O stays by her side 'since she couldn't get out anyways without someone from the palace to stay by Britney's side'. So it was kinda nice for her to explore some more. Lion-O takes the two through a hidden path way out of the kingdom and further down the village of other parts to be not much peaceful at times.
"Britney, let's go." He said.
"If you say so…wait up!"
Britney sees that the part of the village was a bit too much to watch her back for, even for Snarf himself.
"Don't worry, buddy, you think everything time we come to this side of the area for something bad might happen to me." Lion-O said to Snarf. "But I can manage on my own. I mean who's going to protect this cute pretty lady by my side?"
Aw…Lion-O called Britney pretty. How sweet.
"I can still defend myself a little, Lion-O…" she said to be shy about it. "But thank you for saying that."
Leanora laughs a little.
"From scaring the enemies off from your screams of terrors or running away?"
"Leanora, please!" Britney argued.
"Lighten up, will ya? I'm just pulling your tail." said the white tiger.
Soon enough, the three 'or rather the four' heard something was going down at the market for a dog-like creature who was weak and innocent was being picked on by three cat people 'for two males and one female' were ganging up on him to get his money or get hurt for it. Not good…Snarf hates seeing this as much as Britney did too.
"How awful…"
Leanora agrees with Britney on that part to get angry about this mess as well.
"I know they're not cats, Snarf, but they shouldn't be treated like this." Lion-O said to Snarf.
Soon the three-stop hurting the dog person to see the other three instead.
"What are you fools looking at?" one member demanded to know.
Leanora was like 'oh boy, you guys' been caught'…
"Whiskers…!" said Lion-O in his word of angered.
The three members surrounded Lion-O, Britney, and Snarf for the prince keeps Britney close to him.
"I got a really bad feeling about this, Lion-O." she said. "They're like gang members who were kicked out of school."
Snarf behinds Lion-O's legs as the three members started to threaten them.
"You two need to pay up. In the scums, here, every dog or others like a dog have to pay."
"I have a feeling that you are the ones who are going to pay." said Lion-O to look serious.
He grabs the cat thug's hand to give him a throw down the floor. Nice one! The woman uses a knife to come charging for Lion-O to slow her down long enough for Britney to try pushing this cat lady from charging-like special attack type of move of hers. Another one uses the same thing, only for Lion-O and Britney to double kick the other cat-like thug down for the count. Also, Snarf moves underneath the fourth thug's feet to trip.
"Ah!" Britney was amazed on what she just did. "I fought back against them!"
"That a girl!" Lion-O cheered her on. "And thank you, Snarf."
Yeah, the little guy has it in him to use his speed to trip others sometimes. Snarf then sees another trouble coming at the two to be more than four thugs to try hurting them. For the leader grabs hold of Lion-O from behind to overpower him leaving Snarf scared and Britney to be surrounded by the other three to be caught in a circle.
"Lion-O! (This looks bad…!)"
"I'm going to squeeze you out first like a dead fish!" said the leader. "The two of you will pay up, or else…!"
Just then…Boom! An attack from behind for someone just saved Lion-O's life for the leader of the thugs to be going down in seconds. Britney felt that their saver as Leanora felt the same thing for they were the same mind and body after all…
"Not that I needed any saving, but thanks." said Lion-O. "Who am I to thank for this?"
Cheetara shows herself from out of the shadows to them. Lion-O was new to meeting her, as Britney was amazed on how she fights so well, for Britney has made a new idol of a female cat fighter and from her fighting skills to be so cool for her to admire 'since they've been training together'.
"Cheetara." She introduces herself. "How's it going, Britney?"
"Wow…Cheetara…you're so cool! (I think I've just met with my new idol!)"
This was new to Lion-O.
"Oh, thank you." He said to Cheetara. "Hey, Britney, you know her?"
"She's been training me since I came here." answer Britney. "A student of Jaga's."
Snarf was happy and Leanora was grateful 'in her own way'.
"Girl power!"
"Besides showing Britney around under your father's orders, he still wouldn't be happy to see that his son was fighting trouble making cats."
Once Cheetara said that for Lion-O to be introduces himself as the prince of Thundera, the other thugs tremble in fear from him now.
"He's the prince?!" shock the leader. "Scatter!"
Well, those four won't be causing any more trouble in the area. Good!
"Not a good disguise with this dirty clothing, huh?"
"At least we did try, Lion-O." said Britney. "I wouldn't be too worried about it."
So Cheetara had to ask Lion-O about something on why he was out at a time like this, maybe a lot more for a royal cat.
"What would a prince like yourself be risking his own life to be wondering around in a place like this?"
"This prince here is showing Ms. Storms a grand tour for I've been witnessing." said Leanora.
Well, besides that part for Britney to be doing that from different areas to explore that Lion-O's been taking her, what else was there to check out?
"That depends." said Lion-O. "Can you keep a secret?"
Cheetara wants to know now…as Claudus, Jaga, and Tygra waited for Lion-O and Britney to return in a few hours for the tradition to begin for the prince to do on what he was trained for, the time to wield the Sword of Omens was today. Still, the king always worries for his family as Lion-O the most to be just like him once when he was young. He hates to admit it though, be really Claudus does care for his blood related son. Besides Tygra was the oldest as the adopted one in the royal Thundera kingdom. As Lion-O takes Britney, Snarf, and Cheetara in a hidden place on the mountain side of a store he loves going to. I wonder what it was…? A dog person comes out of his shop that he works at to invite his favorite customer inside.
"Lion-O, there you are! Come on in, I have something for you."
His name was Jorma for Lion-O explains to the ladies…
"Jorma is a type of dealer who sells special collectibles."
"You mean selling black market items." Cheetara added.
Seems like it from the way Jorma was living in and such for Leanora and Snarf to see for themselves.
"Black market?" Britney was lost.
Lion-O grabs Britney's hand to show her inside of the place.
"Believe me, Britney, it's more than that. Let me show you. Trust me."
The four enter inside the shopping-like tent 'and Leanora in spirit as well' for Cheetara and Britney were amazed on what it looked like to have so many machine parts all over. This was something else for Lion-O to really liked to be in from time to time.
"What is this place?" ask Cheetara to be surprised on what she was seeing.
"(This must be the place that Lion-O wanted to show me!)" same with Britney. "Are these things part of different types of machines? This is amazing!"
"Ah, it is alright." Leanora added.
Lion-O explains to them.
"It's what out there. Beyond Thundera's walls. For what the Book of Omens for it has been told, that there's a thing call technology, the thing that works on machines that Britney has back in her world."
Makes sense since Britney has seen a lot to be a normal everyday type of things, to be like that a lot back on Earth itself. For her to see more on third Earth to be very rare instead.
"It's just a normal thing on what we got back in my world, a normal of everyday living." Britney said. "It is what it is. But on Third Earth, it must be like having a treasure for these things. Just look at all of this!"
Cheetara looks at one of the robotic like arm.
"But aren't these things nothing more than a fairy tale?"
Jorma then shows the four on what was in underneath the cover sheets to show them on what was on sale.
"This one just been discovered." He shows them.
"I think it's another fake to sell to people like him." said Cheetara.
Not to Lion-O for him to love his collections to hear stories about it…For Britney never knew that on Third Earth never had much machines to be hearing all about it.
"As cubs, we dream about ships that can fly. Maybe for others to doubt about the legends of machines, but I didn't. I know that there's a bigger world out there…" he looks at the two girls. "You two think I'm crazy, don't you?"
Britney didn't nor did Leanora.
"No, I believe in you. Isn't that right, Leanora? And be honest with Lion-O here."
"I've heard stories. So there's a chance." She said. "And you, Cheetara?"
"I believe that Lion-O's much different than anyone else."
Well, I guess she believes in Lion-O…soon the bells were ringing for Lion-O and Snarf to know what they meant to be panicking about it.
"Oh, no…! I'm going to be late!" Lion-O was freaking out. "I'll take it." He pays the new machine to Jorma. "Come on, Britney, you don't want to miss this on my big day. Let's head on back! See you next time, Cheetara, we owe you one!"
"Coming!" she follows Lion-O and Snarf. "Bye, Cheetara!"
She seems happy to see Britney was starting to like Third Earth already to be confidence about a whole new world she was in…Rushing back to the Thundera kingdom – Claudus, Tygra, and Jaga wait for Lion-O, Britney, and Snarf to return in two minutes to return to the royal chamber halls. And with the bells to stop ringing…Lion-O just made it back in time to catch his breath from running so much as Snarf watches the rest and Britney was about to see something amazing that was about to happen.
"Sorry!" Lion-O begs for forgiveness. "Sorry we're late!"
Britney bows to Claudus to say that she was sorry for Leanora just chills out.
"Please forgive us, your majesty!"
"They do mean well, really." said the white tiger. "They were behaving friendly-like. Trust me."
Well, from the grin look on Claudus's face, he seems to understand that part to really worry about his son.
"I understand. Human Britney, go stand by my eldest son's side for you to witness this moment today." said the king.
Britney does so right away next to Tygra to watch Lion-O do his big moment, as she was moving to the thrones slowly and calmly to be a bit scared.
"Yes, sir! Good luck, Lion-O."
And with that...Claudus tells Jaga the first part of the tradition…
"Let us begin the scarlet Life of Passage, Jaga." For the king to say that to his loyal partner Jaga, the tradition for Lion-O was about to begin…
"Guardian of the Cleric, bring forth the Sword of Omens!" Jaga spoke with his staff up.
His students of other Clerics 'in hoods' all walk in the room together to be holding the powerful weapon known as the Sword of Omens for Britney's ring to be reacting to it since those two were the same thing to be so powerful. For Leanora was waiting for this day to come for years now 'but in spirit' to be happy that it was finally happening today.
"You're going to like this part, Britney, just watch and learn."
"I guess I will be watching." said Britney to see Cheetara was one of the members.
Cheetara hands her master Jaga the box containing the sword from within, and Tygra to be winking at her too.
"While you, Lion-O, will one day be wearing your father's crown, only the Eye of Thundera the score of all power will know if there's a king within you." Jaga reveals the sword. "Take the sword to become one with it."
And so, Lion-O does for Britney's ring to shine upon it like the sword was. Leanora explains that there was nothing to fear upon it, for it was a good sign.
"It's normal, Britney, it means that the ring and the sword are one of the same. They say of the two items' bonding can leave towards victory and to those who'll protect to those who mean well to that person when wielding one of the weapons."
She was right about that part as Lion-O was amazed from the looks and all.
"Remember, Lion-O, what you have in your hands was use many centuries of the war back then." explained Claudus. "But only if one's worthy to have the sword can have the power from it." The king then walks up to Lion-O. "Let me show you how it's done in the right hands like myself."
Tygra knows on what will happen next to be winking at Britney now.
"I know where Father's getting at…catch!" throws his brother a sword.
A test of faith for Britney to be seeing this part next…For Claudus uses the Sword of Omens to see how skillful Lion-O can be in battle, too strong from the looks of it so far, he is king still. Claudus tells Lion-O the history while still sword fighting with his son.
"The Book of Omens have told of the Thundercats who were heroes and save this world from the evil Mumm-Ra from long ago! It was the Thundercats who brought peace and order to all animals after that! And now it's these Thundercats today who will maintain the peace!"
Teaching Lion-O a lesson for the king to drop the sword to the ground to be showing such power and so much for the ring to react.
"The Ring!" surprised Britney. "It's glowing like the sword is…"
"It's normal, Human Britney." So says the king himself. "When glowing from the Ring of Shoran, it shows and feels on how the wielder is going through of a bound that cannot be broken. For that is the reason why from Leanora's spirit that you must be trained for this, that one day you shall face any battle that might one day happen."
Leanora sees that Britney told her so herself already and for her to cheer Lion-O on.
"And you're up now, Prince of Thundera…Knock them dead!"
One look for Lion-O to see the sword and picks it up with his two hands. Wields with from swing after swing to please Claudus and such to do so well and to Britney to be left speechless from the gift itself to be the most powerful weapon on Third Earth. From the Thundercats symbol from below Lion-O 'from which he stands on' for the sword, the ring, and the symbol glows up and for Lion-O to see from the sword with his eyes, or rather the Sight Beyond Sight; to see something appear 'even for Britney to feel it out as well' of something evil was showing from the danger that might happen real soon…
"(What…? What is that?)" she was freaking out.
"(What?!)" same with Leanora to not be seeing that evil face again. "(Could it be…? Mumm-Ra?!)"
Lion-O gasp to stop seeing that image after to leave the other members confused on what happened, even for Britney to snap of it for her ears, claws, and tail to be showing at a time like this.
"(Whatever that was, I didn't like it. It looked really bad. Did Lion-O feel it out the same thing I did?)"
You can say that again, Britney.
"Lion-O, why did you stop?" Claudus ask his son.
"I…I saw something…" For Lion-O did if he was right to tell his father about it or not, should he if it was for real?
"Tell us." Jaga asks him.
Instead, Lion-O sees the Ring of Shoran to be glowing and to check on Britney.
"I saw…the ring's reaction." He checks on her. "Britney?"
"I'm fine…Really, Lion-O." Britney said. "It just…something got to Leanora to be acting upset, on something we might've seen at the same time. It looked like the devil." So Britney and Lion-O were now bounded by the sword and ring's power to be a lot alike. He then sees her tail to be sticking out more, the claws on her hands, and the ears on her head to be touching them.
"Really? I can tell from your appearance says the rest…"
"Ah! Don't look at them, please!" Britney freaks out over nothing. "I look weird this way!"
"Weird? Not even close." said Lion-O. "Not to me…with or without them makes you kind of cute…Meow!" He was teasing Britney to but he was trying to cheer her up a little, she did look cute to Lion-O for her to smile back.
"You…you really think so, Lion-O?"
That moment soon stops for Claudus to not be so pleased on Lion-O's work as he takes the sword away from his son.
"The Sword of Omens is ready, Lion-O, but you are not." said the king.
So much for all of that to be done for Jaga and Leanora might know what was going on with Lion-O and Britney's to sense something out.
"But I didn't say anything." said Lion-O.
"And I didn't say a word." Jaga said as well.
Britney felt bad on what happened there for Leanora to know about something, and tries to lighten up the mood again.
"Nah, Claudus means well to be protecting his air of the throne. That's all. I know that you felt something…I did…just keep your eyes and ears open, you'll never know what will come."
"What will?" ask Britney to question herself. "(Then did Lion-O just seen something was or not?)"
Well, I think they may be right about something…later that day for Snarf to be sleeping. Blowing the alarm horn to freak Snarf out to wake up and falling for that guard to sound the alarm, as Claudus, Jaga, Lion-O, Britney, and Tygra went to see on what it was for themselves through the tower of the kingdom; for some other member of the kingdom to return to go see for themselves on some type of manual-like horses to be riding on to see the return of their two finest warriors. As Britney never rode on something like this type of animal before, for they were known as the Thunderian Mounts, Lion-O gives her a hand to hold on to him from behind.
"Climb on, Britney, there's plenty of room on back."
She holds on tight without falling off.
"Ah, man…!" she said. "Sorry, Lion-O…"
"Don't be." He said to be blushing. "You can keep on holding me like this all day."
Leanora clears out her throat to tell the two to get going already.
"Hey, you two…move."
"Oh, right." Lion-O gets going on his beast. "Hold on tight, Britney."
And so, she does to be liking it after a few second to be riding the animal thing like a horse, first time for Britney to experience it for herself.
"Okay. (Is like riding a horse, but…this one is cute and way different from a horse I know of back in my world.)"
The four see their good friend and powerful warrior to come back name Grune to bring back some gifts. Evil slaves of lizards to drag their feet to push a huge stone from a war that Grune has brought to the palace. Weird stone for it was still huge! To Britney's surprise and Leanora's to see rare ones herself in the flesh a while back, and a bit in spirit right now…Claudus was happy to see Grune only to return with some sad news of another member Panthro to be killed in battle; although they will mourn the loss tomorrow, so they'll celebrate tonight of a victory, for Lion-O introduces Grune to Britney.
"Grune's a powerful solider in our kingdom who taught both Tygra and me how to fight when we were cubs." He said. "Though he loss one of his long teeth from a tough battle a while back, he keeps on going for more without stopping, or not to be mess with."
"I see…Your father does care for others deep down, doesn't he?"
Leanora knows of her king as well to sense that much from Claudus.
"Tough king but very caring deep down." She said. "Grune, well he's alright to be a push over at times, afraid that one day he might snap."
Really? Grune to overcome power? To Leanora's point of view might sound serious there…wasn't it?
"Come again, Leanora?"
"Just talking to myself… (I hope so!)" the beast said to herself.
Weird…Something was up with Leanora to sense something for Britney to feel out from her partner to be the same type of feeling, or it was just her imagining things. Later, at night time of the village for everyone and the Thunderians have a fun festival on another win of victory of Grune as a hero. With Claudus to make a speech to honor the memory of Panthro and declare 'once again' of Grune was their hero as the night have a feast, music, and dancing to go around all over the place. It was…nice to look at and to be in like a dream. Nice performance to go around for Britney was enjoying the show, Lion-O tries to have her experience the fun.
"Britney, take my hand. I wish to dance with you."
"Dance with me?" she was a bit shy. "I never dance with anyone before, or…no boy has ever asked me to dance…"
Leanora laughs a little to get Britney to expertise the fun in her life time.
"Come on, Britney! Live a little!" she said. "Go! Dance with the handsome prince!"
"But, Leanora…! Hey!" And she does to hold Lion-O's hand to join on the dance floor for Britney to do very well on her first try.
"Just follow my lead." He does so to lead Britney to enjoy the dance. "There you go."
"You're right…" she was loving every minute of it. "I'm really dancing. It feels nice. Thanks, Lion-O."
For the others to see that Lion-O looked happy to be dancing with a human to see that she was fun and they continue with the dance.
"I told you it was fun."
Elsewhere in town for two siblings of twin brother and sister who's names are WilyKit 'the girl' and WilyKat 'the boy' were poor to try surviving in the village from pick pocketing and music playing From WilyKat's Flick as a hook type of weapon and WilyKit's Flupe to be a type of flute of hers…As the other villager cats were throwing some fruits at the two lizards who are chained up in public, for they were the enemies and mean ones to the Thundera. Some of them were, but who to say on others that might not be the enemy, you know? Lion-O and Britney afterwards go for a walk together and sees the cats to be causing trouble on the lizards.
"(How awful…!)" Britney hates seeing this. "Lion-O, why are they hurting those two lizards?"
"Some of them are the enemy to us, some are. But still…they have enough punishment than being shun upon." He agrees with her to stop the others cats. "Hey! Leave them alone!"
Guess Britney sometimes hates the violence for Leanora to get use to her human host a little. They leave, but not without throwing a fruit at Britney's face.
"Ouch!"
The two cats laugh as they were leaving the area.
"Freak!" one said.
"You're nothing like us!" and the other.
Leanora got mad now.
"Losers!" angered Leanora. "Hey, Britney! It's war! There's going to be some violence so get use to it!" she cared underneath her anger. "Just look what those jerks did to your face."
"I'm fine, really, Leanora." She said to try getting the fruit off her face. "I hate violence. But I rather take in the anger than seeing the prisoners get torture, only to serve justice instead. Sorry, I over think too much when I prove my point across."
Lion-O had a cloth to help Britney with.
"Let me help you." He said. "It's fine, Britney, what you just said. I have to agree. Just try not to put your life in danger."
He was right for Britney was happy to have someone like Lion-O to agree with her. As the two check on the two lizards as they weren't getting hurt than they already were to care less, or just being selfish.
"Please, majesty…! Show us mercy…"
Lion-O wishes that he could, but to follow the rules to still feel sorry for some of them.
"Why should I?" he said. "If the roles were reverse, you two would have my head by now."
"We were only finding some food, until we were capture to become salves!" one lizard said.
One couldn't care less but to except the fate of theirs.
"Forget it! Talking to a cat is like squeezing water out of a stone…pointless."
"Hold your tongue, fool!" the other one disagrees. "They'll kill us!"
This was new for both Lion-O and Britney 'and Leanora too while laying back' to be hearing about that part out.
"Kill you?" questioned Britney. "Why would they want to kill you two?"
"She's right." Lion-O said too. "I also want to hear this. Who do you mean?"
So one of the lizards tells them all…
"We only attack to survive. You control the best lands for resources, leaving the rest of the animals to fight over food. Also, shelter, water, clothing, and so much more. So we only steal some food to feed our children."
Bummer…for Leanora to believe in half of their stories, Tygra couldn't care less.
"You're not going to buy in their lies, aren't you brother?" ask Tygra to then say something else to Britney. "And Britney, don't feel bad for these criminals. They'll have justice serve if that makes you feel a bit better, so there's no need to worry your little head over it."
True, but not like this for some of the lizards might be good.
"Tygra…"
"Criminals? Us?!" the lizard growls in anger. "The only crime we lizards ever committed is being weaker than the cats. It's the same for all the other animals."
Bummer, huh? For Tygra just minds his own business.
"Let's go, you two. It's time for the games."
Once he left, Lion-O still felt bad for them to leave with Britney for she had no other choice to only say this part to them.
"I know that there are good lizards like you two are." She said. "I bet there are others who are cruel and mean, they can be even worse than other humans back on my Earth. Believe me, I've seen it…please excuse me."
Leanora was starting to like her human host day after day to have a heart. Back at the festival for Claudus to make a speech on a special game to soon start that they do every year for fun. As Tygra, Jaga, Grune, Lion-O, and Britney sat in the group type of table for the king to make a speech and a portrait of Panthro to remember him with and his weapon he left behind.
"In our games, today, we shall do this in the honor from a dear friend of mine and brave solider of Thundera, Panthro to be remembered to this day forward. For he gave all that he had in the name of Thundera. To Panthro!"
Raise your glasses, everyone for the other four do the same thing.
"To Panthro!"
And Britney does without dropping her glass out of her hands.
"Oh, right…! To Panthro!" she said. "We shall miss him dearly. (No one or no other living creature should never take a life from another…)"
For the cheering and the toast, let the games begin! For the cats fight on a big tree to have the pool underneath them. For two of them would race up there to ring the bell up top the fast they can while fighting each other for it, whoever beats the other to go down and get wet right into the waters is the winner, for all the villagers and Thunderian members love the show. For Leanora explains that in whole detail to Britney for her to understand on how it all goes down.
"That's the basis on the game itself. It's fun." She said. "I shall soon do it again once I recover soon enough, you should do it too, Britney."
She didn't think so, it was more for those with skills.
"I'll hold you up to that maybe…"
"Party pooper." Leanora teases Britney again.
"Knock it off already…" said Britney to feel shy again.
A good way to enjoy the party all night long for everyone and royalty as well, and Britney to be a guest.
"It's truly the little things you miss the most." Grune was eating his meals to also look at Britney. "Well now, a strange creature from a different dimension of this human you are, you must be the one King Claudus told me so much about. Call me Grune."
The two shake hands with each other.
"Please to meet with you, Grune, I'm Britney Storms."
"Britney, such a fine name. With the Legendary of the Legend Warriors Fearsome Beasts to soon return to her full form, Leanora is taking care of you as you risk your life for hers, a true bound of a warrior you shall become. I too was like you to get use to my destiny for this world is much to loving it a lot from your other Earth, a true goal to do anything that you must…"
Leanora was aware about her role as well.
"We get it already, Grune, thanks for nothing." She said to be acting like a snob.
But Grune just laughs.
"Good one, my fine friend!" he was cheerful. "Leanora can mean well to be rude, but she's really a big softie."
"Something to remember from one new member to another indeed." said Claudus. "Human Britney is doing fine to behave very well, aren't you?"
Britney was very polite very to the king.
"That I am, sir." She was very polite. "I'm starting to get better from my training."
Lion-O then asks Grune a big question to be smiling about it.
"When you were out in battle, have you ever come cross any technologies?"
"Don't ask him stupid questions, Lion-O." said Tygra.
Ouch, that got Lion-O to make him a bit upset.
"Tygra, please." Britney was defending the prince. "That wasn't very nice of you to say such things to your little brother…! Very rude."
But Grune didn't mind at all to talk about it.
"I see that nothing has changed at all, Claudus. Nor of Leanora's return to bring back with her a real human to come in to our universe. One son to have a head on his shoulders, and the other to still have his head in the clouds. And I'm afraid, Lion-O, that I've encounter with many beasts in battle, but nothing that has anything to do with technically." Grune was talking about the finding of the Book of Omens. "We did everything we could to find the book."
To Claudus and Tygra didn't think much about it to be nothing more than a fairy tale to them.
"From when you do find the book, all it'll show us other things…" he said. "Leaving the technical things and Mumm-Ra to be nothing more than a made-up legend." Then Tygra added to Britney. "I think I'll take exploring and loving the nature part than some made up story."
Grune couldn't agree with Tygra even more, leaving Britney to like hers to still feel bad for Lion-O.
"I see so much me within you, Tygra." He said to be smiling. "You would've make a great king. But such honors must but done by bloodline."
"Lion-O will also make a great king." Claudus added to know that his son will soon enough.
Still, not for Tygra himself.
"Of course, he will, but I would've made a better one."
Britney hated to hear such things to try saying something, only for Leanora to stop her in time.
"Don't, Britney, it's not worth it." She said.
"But, Leanora…"
"As much as it hurts to hear an older brother say hurtful things to the youngest one and adopted brother or not, it's still wrong to try solving things to be pointless to them. Trust me, I know."
She was right…leaving Grune to laugh about that part. Poor Lion-O, the two females felt bad for him.
"You're such too perfect, aren't you Tygra?" Lion-O questions his brother.
"Thank you, Lion-O." he said back like he didn't care.
Now he has done it to Lion-O.
"Too bad you're afraid to get your tail kicked from your hero!"
"Now's not the time!"
Well, Grune said so otherwise…
"Oh, I say now's the perfect time!" he points out to the gaming floors. "Ms. Britney, watch as you'll be amazed between two princes to test off with their skills against one another. It'll be so much fun!"
Britney seems like she will and the same with Leanora too.
"I guess so…"
"Oh, this should be fun." Leanora smiles. "My money's on Tygra! Britney, you can take Lion-O."
"You don't have to make this in to a betting game!" she said. "(Lion-O, please be careful.)"
As Lion-O and Tygra got ready to start climbing. And…go! Those two were fast and skillful to punch and kick their way to the stop for two step-brothers doing so non-stop, for Lion-O to try catching up as Tygra punches him off and into the waters. Ah, man…Leaving Tygra to be the winner. Since he won't be king, he will still be the best warrior against his little step-brother. Ouch.
"I win!" said Leanora to feel bad for Lion-O. "Sorry, Britney."
She just got a bit mad to walk out of her seat to approach to Tygra, for she wasn't too happy on what just happened.
"You saw that, Britney?" Tygra was acting like a show off. "Cool, huh? Want my autograph?"
Britney got mad to be slapping Tygra's in the face for the others to be left speechless – same with Claudus, Grune, Lion-O, and Leanora didn't see that part coming at all. She hates to get mad over everything, but this was new for her to be defending someone like Lion-O, and everyone else could be thinking about was enjoying a fun time. Seriously?
"If you're going to become a king of something if you could, Tygra, then be the king of fools! Talking back to your brother…! Unforgivable!" she storms off for a while. "Jerk!"
Well, that was something out of nowhere. Tygra was left speechless from the slap mark he got from Britney at Lion-O went after her. As Grune laughs with enjoyment for Claudus knew that Leanora felt of Britney was hurt to feel out Lion-O's pain, but he doesn't say anything about it.
"Wait up! Britney!" Lion-O catches up to Britney for Leanora follows behind her for Snarf tags along with him.
"The prince's talking to you, Britney." She said. "Go say hi. (I can't say I blame her on what she just did, Claudus should've know that by now…I too get sicken by sibling rivalry.)"
Britney stops to see Snarf run up to her and carries him for Lion-O catches up next, she hopes that he was okay on what just happened.
"Lion-O…Sorry, I didn't mean to...I just I was so angry!"
"Try to defend me by sacrificing your dignity like that." He added. "It's fine. My father gets it, sometimes…Tygra got what was coming to him, he'll be fine. He is my step-brother after all. But seriously, Britney, it was nice of you to defend me."
That it was for Britney to have a strong heart.
"It was nothing, Lion-O." she said. "I just didn't want to make the same mistake that I did with my older brother…I wish he would take it all back if I didn't disappear from him."
"You have a brother back in your world?"
Now Britney had to tell Lion-O all about it.
"Never mind! It's nothing…"
"Nothing, huh?" Leanora added. "I doubt it! Seriously, Britney, lighten up!"
Well, not to Lion-O, Snarf, and Leanora it wasn't. Snarf had a sad face to feel bad for Britney to getting so worked up a lot.
"I might have to agree with Leanora there, Britney." He holds Britney's arms. "You have anything that's bothering you, then tell me. Don't keep things bottled up…it isn't healthy." Lion-O sounded serious. "Come on, we'll go talk somewhere private."
And they do so back at the palace to see the party from below to still be going on. With Snarf hanging around 'as well as Leanora', to see some moment time for Lion-O and Britney.
"You sure you want to hear about this, Lion-O? It's hard to talk about it since I'm from a different universe, remember?" said Britney.
"Try me."
Well, he asked for it and he's getting it. Britney Storms tells it all…
"Alright…I'm the youngest child to live in New York back in my universe of Earth along with my Mom who was an actress, my Dad was a doctor, and my older brother Benjamin Storms or Ben for short was one of the best college students of ingraining on things for we always have fun together growing up as brother and sister to always be there for me. We did a lot of things for I was a caring and scared person to learn a lot and cares about animals to exploring nature so much like my pet cat Shoe whose very kind to me and a good friend of mine; we did so much together while I start to make friends during my school years, only…none of them ever wanted to hang out with me. I don't know why, I just realize it over the years growing up, only the animals ever cared about me to ask my parents on why I never made any friends, I wanted to but I hate to be alone a lot. My parents and my own brother were so busy to spend any time with me that I had to take care of myself every day; and for one day to tell my brother to hang out with me sometimes, but he couldn't for work was more important than family, the same goes for my Mom and Dad, saying that we all must grow up to make a living; thinking that I couldn't do it alone on what I want to still be put up with so much stress. Even my own brother said to me was this… 'Just grow up and learn your place.' I got so mad that I just snapped at my own brother, and that night before I came to this world was the last time I saw and spoke to them after that. My Mom, Dad, and Ben that is but Shoe…I never knew that my Summer break would come to this, you know? And after seeing what Tygra was saying those mean things to you, I did the same to Ben to shout and slap him in the face. Even if you two aren't blood related, Tygra has the nerve to say something so mean! So harsh that it really gets to me. So now you two know. And Leanora, I know that you read my mind already on what I just told Lion-O."
She did, Leanora knew everything. Snarf was sad after hearing that whole thing, even Tygra 'who was spying on them and then felt a bit bad on what he just did to then leaving afterwards', for Lion-O gets it now from Britney to have a hard life growing up. He felt her pain while holding the machine that he bought today.
"Britney, I'm sorry." He said. "I get it now. But why…? Why would your own family do that to their only daughter?!"
"Lion-O?" Britney was confused.
"If my father did that to me with Tygra, I would be angry at them for the rest of my life! I would want them to spend time with me while I tried to take care of myself…I know that! But…I would be alone by myself without having any friends, except for Snarf who has always been there for me."
Snarf was happy to hear that part.
"I get it too, Britney, now I know why you're have trouble fitting in." said Leanora. "I been there once. (A long time ago that is…)"
Is that so…? Well, this was about Britney for Lion-O to feel bad for her.
"A brother to never stay by your side anymore, your parents to be so busy on other things, hard to make other friends, and having animals to feel your pain. The way you're sad or angry, I hate seeing others like that to be hurt and sad everyday…sometimes I question myself if I'm worthy of becoming king. Britney, you don't have to go back to your world. If you want to make some friends, then I'll be your friend. And so will Snarf." Lion-O places his hand on Britney's face. "I don't want to ever see you looking sad ever again."
Lion-O sounded serious to Britney's surprised to stay on Third Earth instead of going back to her Earth for her family to care so little, but will she? Well, Snarf's happy around her and Leanora hate to see her human host to suffer so much. I don't blame her either.
"Lion-O…It's a nice thought, really…I don't know what to say." She said. "I do love the nature and other living things in this universe and…you love your machines."
"That I do. I think you'll love this world much better, making new friends. I can help you." He said to be holding the machine in his hands to look at it again. "I mean, you do understand me like I do for you, Britney, the others though…I think I'm just living in a fantasy world, and unless I can prove it to them that technically is real and not someone chasing a childish dream."
Britney and Snarf sees Lion-O's point, I don't blame him either.
"I believe in you, Lion-O. If anything, else I see that you enjoy something you really like."
"You got that right." Leanora added.
Lion-O really wants to believe in it, really, he does!
"But…How can I prove that if Grune said there's tech out there?"
"Don't let Grune's saying make you see on what you really want to believe in, Lion-O." Jaga appears.
As Lion-O hides the machine behind his back for Snarf and Britney both help him out on this part, carefully now.
"Hello, Jaga." said Britney. "We didn't see you come in."
"Follow your heart and your dreams to become a realty one day, you two." Jaga said to Lion-O and Britney. "They say from the Book of Omens will help see things with the Sword of Omens to give that ruler of Thundera the Sight Beyond Sight."
For Leanora knows of this legend to be very real for her to hear so much about it back in her time.
"You mean, having a special vision of some kind?" ask Lion-O.
"Like having…x-ray vision?" guess Britney.
Leanora didn't get that part…
"X-Ray vision…? Oh, please!"
Jaga laughs about it 'in a good way'.
"More than that, I assure you two, Lion-O and Britney. It's the ability to aid the others to victory throughout anything. The sight is useless without real vision."
For Lion-O and Britney should've said something on what they felt out from the sword and the ring from earlier today, even Leanora felt it like they did.
"There's something we need to tell you…"
"All in good time, my boy." He said. "For now, there's a party to still be going on. So enjoy yourselves. You too, Britney. Both of you seem to be getting along very well. So be happy."
The more fun, the better, right? Lion-O will remember that as Britney tries to feel happy about it with Leanora and Snarf throughout the rest of the night.
"Thanks, Jaga." Lion-O grabs Britney's hand. "Come with me, Britney, I'll show you what friends do together. I want to see you smile again."
"Okay then." She said. "Let's go!"
With the party still be going on, as WilyKit and WilyKat leave the village together to keep on traveling for money to get to the City of El Dara to get even more, as those two have a goal that they must do as siblings. Seeing the lizards were getting tormented again by a lot of angry cats, Lion-O had to do something to show them 'some' mercy while Tygra disagrees for Britney and Leanora to go with him. Lion-O stops them for Tygra steps in to defend his brother 'to agree about showing some mercy a little', as Britney steps in as well by using her fast skills to move around like a wild tiger does to be joining in.
"I won't let you do this to them!"
"That goes double for me!"
Both Lion-O and Tygra said.
"If these brothers are defending these lizards, then so am I!" she joins in.
The other cat people laughed.
"All of us against you three? Ha! How sad." He said.
Before things get worse, Cheetara jumps in as the fourth member.
"Make that four!" she said.
"Ah...more like four in a half." Leanora said as well to be roaring. "I'm still a Thunderian warrior and a legend!"
Britney sees that Leanora was liking her now to be become one as they fight like a true cat warrior, and for her to be happy to see Cheetara again.
"Twice in one day, huh?" Lion-O added.
"Cheetara! Man, I love your entrance! You're so cool!" Britney likes how people look in battle. "(I want to be just like her!)"
Cheetara made a friend, fan, and an idol to her liking.
"Thanks, Britney, just doing my job to keep the prince out of trouble." She said to be smiling.
Looks like they all try to gang up on the four.
"Get them!"
From Tygra's whip to turn himself invisible, Cheetara's fast speed to use her staff, Lion-O's fighting skills, and Britney using the boomerang blade to be shielding herself and then uses her claws to cut some shirts off the male cats to feel ashamed right now. Ha! Leanora helps her use the moves of the cat to do well and some brand new fighting skills. They were doing well, until…
"Lion-O!" Claudus comes in to stop the fight. "What is going on here?! Protecting lizards?!"
"But, your majesty-!" Lion-O stood by Britney's side.
"It's fine. I'll handle this, Britney, it'll be okay." He talks to his father. "No, I'm protecting us. By turning in to the cold-hearted creatures that we fear. These lizards did nothing and should be release!"
Even Leanora was smirking as she agrees with him on that part.
"Kind of have to go with your son on this part, My King." She said. "Do forgive me. Or don't, I couldn't care less."
"Release them? Don't be foolish." said Claudus. "Forgive me, Leanora. And, Human Britney, you should know that one can never be too careful of what terror of our enemies will bring upon this palace. As king, it's my duty to keep the kingdom of the Thundercats safe and one day it will be yours." He said to his son.
Ouch! I get it, but still…isn't the old saying 'mercy is for the weak'? Or something like that…?
"You want me to start acting like a king? Well, this is it." said Lion-O. "And I don't think to rule anything will always be with a sword."
"That's right!" Britney joins him. "I get it, I really do. I say we bring justice to others who are bad, and destroy the types who are making them do bad things! I would never break the law from your kingdom, but I wish to say on how I feel about this whole thing. You should at least do the same for your son to rule over as the next king someday. You know?"
Leanora makes her point across to feel the same like they did, but can be serious even needed be.
"And maybe we wouldn't have less trouble with the lizards if we weren't afraid to hurt on others who had nothing to do with the war against our kind. Just saying…"
Ha! Claudus believes in Lion-O, Britney, and Leanora's words to be true. And for that, he lets the two lizards go free. I knew that he was a caring king, he just brings justice in a good way to be strong from the many wars he was in. That leaves Grune a bit worried, but Claudus did this to bring peace for all of the creatures.
"(Oh, thank goodness…What a good king he is.)" Britney was pleased.
"Maybe now you can become a king to take your task more seriously now, Lion-O, is that understood?" he said to then be saying this to Britney next. "Human Britney, I saw your skills. Keep at it for you to be a fine cat-like warrior with Leanora's help one day."
Britney and Leanora were both happy to hear that coming from the king himself.
"You got it, sir!" said the fearsome tiger. "(Not bad, Britney…)"
Lion-O will do his best on that part for the lizards to run free in the end for Cheetara to be seeing that happen, even for both Lion-O and Britney to watch them run back where they live at.
"Amazing to do some good to those who aren't bad." said Britney. "But as Cheetara has told us, there's something much different about you, Lion-O." She was right about that part…
"Maybe that's why Cheetara keeps on following us." He said. "I believe you just made a friend with her."
"I guess I did. (Lion-O's such a pure hearted prince, I think we'll be getting along just fine. A real friend…For me.)" she said. "(I like that.)"
So much more to have a good thing to do tonight so far for Lion-O and Britney to do some good. While Snarf was looking at the weird stone to see a reflection of himself to be silly from his cuteness to be making funny faces, to then leave the spot afterwards…unaware to anyone else that on what Grune brought back to the kingdom had something evil from inside of it. Trouble. For that kind of trouble for Leanora to be feeling out, something bad was coming real soon.
"(That's the type of feeling that I don't want to feel out. It's happening all over again like it did from long ago…!)"
What is it though…?