A/N: Again I'd like to express my gratitude for your patience and for sticking with me. I know this hasn't been easy but hopefully toward the end of the semester things will get better.

Chapter 6

The Chimera was the first to move and Panthro was about ready to act when he noticed that it wasn't the beast moving but Lion-O. Quickly the panther rushed to the Lord of the ThunderCats' side. However, it appeared the lion didn't need any help.

Lion-O now stood up and pulled the Sword of Omens out of the mythological beast and placed it back into the Claw Shield. Then he lifted up the dead creature and flung it at Mumm-Ra's feet.

"You're next." Is all he said as he pulled the Sword out. Mumm-Ra quickly decided to not hang around and he leaped into the air.

"It seems we are even Lion-O." He cackled as he pointed to a spot behind the Lord of the ThunderCats. Lion-O was about to go after him until he looked behind. Cheetara lie motionless on the ground.

Panthro saw where he was looking and quickly raced over to the cheetah. He felt for a pulse but wasn't getting anything. There was a large pool of blood on the floor and the hope of saving Cheetara was slim. Lion-O was at her side in a matter of seconds and he could tell that it wasn't good. Panthro tried to do chest compressions but the wound made it difficult to keep his hands where they needed to be and without a rib spreader her couldn't get at her heart to massage it. After a few attempts, the panther gave up. Lion-O couldn't believe what was happening. Cheetara was dead.

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Pumyra directed the recruits to put plastic sheeting around Lynx-O and Ben-Gali as they worked to remove the burned flesh and fur. They needed to keep the risk of infection down as much as possible if the two ThunderCats were going to have a chance to recover. Both crews worked carefully and slowly to remove the useless tissue.

Ben-Gali had been harder to stabilize. She had to be careful to make sure his airway was clear and that she could get a breathing tube in. With the burns on his throat it was tricky and she was very nervous.

Her brain now shifted gears back to the fire-spitting beast. If that creature came back what was left of the recruits would be the only ones left to fight it if they weren't too scared. She didn't blame them for being scared. In all her time as a ThunderCat she had never seen anything like it.

"We've managed to get all of Lynx-O's burned skin off and his remaining raw skin wrapped in ointment and bandages." Ocey came over and told her. Pumyra only nodded and continued to work on her husband.

"When Tygra was teaching us, he said that handling burns this bad that we should give the patient fluids in terms of the total body surface area and the weight of the patient." Ocey continued.

"Yes but we have to be careful. Too much or not enough fluid can lead to kidney failure and…" the last word 'death' didn't want to pass her lips.

"Since it is Lynx-O's legs and Ben-Gali's torso it is an eighteen percent total body surface area. Also we have to watch their urine output." Pumyra finished. Ocey nodded and headed back to Lynx-O. Pumyra silently prayed to Jaga and anyone else that was listening, that everyone would be all right.

To Be Continued…