A/N: Major T rating this chapter. ;)
Chapter 7
Sahara watched as the planet shrank from view. She had wanted to stay behind but her mother told her that Ma-Mutt needed her and that her mother and father wanted her to be safe. Leo had been given instructions to keep an eye on his elder sister, which Tyler promised to help him with.
Snarf was helping Pumyra and the other children get settled in their temporary quarters on the ship as the journey to Space Base six was about an hour. The puma had had the men put Ma-Mutt in the ship's medical quarters and the medical technician aboard was to alert her to any changes. Needless to say, she was worried but she had more than the pooch on her mind. She didn't want to be giving birth to a cub in space. Space travel with a newborn wasn't exactly the best idea. Plus she wanted Ben to be there.
Back on New Thundera, darkness began to settle. However, ships still left the planet searching for safe havens on bases. Lion-O sat alone in his office, trying to work out everything. He had to come up with military strategies, supply routes, and try to remain sane during it all. There was an early morning meeting with his generals and then he had to talk to the Evil Chasers about backup. His mind raced as he tried to figure out what to do.
"Jaga help me." The lion sighed. If there were a time for his mentor to show up, now would be it.
"Lion-O, remember who you are. The Eye of Thundera will guide you. The Sword of Omens will protect you and your comrades will fight to the last. Use these tools to be victorious." Jaga smiled at his friend.
"How can I protect everyone? The Sword will not save our planet just as it could not save Thundera before it's destruction." Lion-O shook his head.
"Be strong. Your father would expect you to be, as do your fellow ThunderCats." Jaga reminded him.
"You are right Jaga as always. I just hope I can be the King my people need me to be. That I can be the Lord they expect me to be." The lion heaved a sigh.
"I know you can be, Lion-O. Hachiman is a great ally. Use your combined strengths to defeat the invaders." The older ex-Lord of the ThunderCats imparted his last piece of wisdom before vanishing. Heaving another sigh and slumping his shoulders forward, Lion-O tried to think of what Jaga had meant. However he didn't get very far as his office door opened.
"What is it now? Earthquake? Mudslide? Volcanic eruption?" He asked, not looking up.
"No my Lord, just a half naked cheetah." The sentence made him pick his head up. There was truth to the statement as there stood Cheetara in a slinky nightgown that barely covered her soft buttocks.
"Sweet Berbil Fruit." Lion-O swallowed, immediately feeling uncomfortable in his seat.
"We know not what tomorrow brings, my King. Tonight we must live to the fullest." If she was trying to seduce him, it was working. She made sure the door slid behind her and pressed the lock button on the keypad. No words came to the lion as he licked his lips and tried to get some saliva going. They hadn't had a night like this since their last anniversary. The cheetah made her way to his desk and chair. She pulled the seat away from the desk and plopped herself onto his lap. No words were exchanged as their lips crushed together.
Meanwhile, Panthro and Lea were trying to adjust to not having the cubs around. It was too quiet and they lay in bed staring up at the ceiling.
"I…" he started.
"I know. You'd think we'd be…" she started.
"We have no way of being interrupted." He shook his head.
"Maybe we liked the danger aspect too much." The lioness shrugged.
"Plenty of that going on." The panther told her.
"Maybe we shouldn't have done it in the broom closet earlier." Lea suggested.
"That was hot." Panthro said.
"Speaking of hot, how about a shower. You know that always gets me in the mood." She turned to him, with a smirk on her face.
"Well we did just have that last hole in the wall patched. We could make another one." He smirked back. In the next few seconds, the two of them raced to their bathroom, shucking their clothes as they went.
To Be Continued…
