Chapter 11
Out in space, Qual took in all the arguments from his men. As their leader, the final decision was his to make but it was one he wouldn't make lightly. Another tremor like that and some of the men wouldn't be so lucky to escape with only minor damage to their sensitive systems. However, their new allies needed them. They were duty bound to their friends and until the tracking sensors were fixed they could not go home anyway. Standing from his chair, he addressed the troops.
We cannot leave our friends when they need us. However without a good way of communicating with them, they will not understand why we left. Moc, get to work on a translator or some way of communicating with the ThunderCats on Third Earth. One of the men interrupted.
Sir, we are in great danger if we remain on the planet. Another tremor could… Qual didn't let him finish.
We have never turned down our allies before and this is no time to start. We cannot go home and because of us our friends do not have a home, so we stay and help them. Another man interrupted him.
Look what helping our allies did the last time! We fought for them and then we were forced out into space with our ships damaged and half of us dead. Qual turned and confronted the one who spoke out.
If we are to repair our ships then we will need their help. If we don't help them, we will float in space forever until we are all dead. Do you want that? I am your commanding officer and I have made my decision. Lox radio the second ship and tell them to return to New Thundera. The rest of us are to return to Third Earth.
With that the crew set about doing as they were ordered and that's when the alarm systems inside the ship went off.
It's a meteor shower! Cried the helmsman
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On Third Earth,Tygra continued his efforts to reach New Thundera but all he got was static. Ben-Gali fiddled with a translator trying to modify it.
I guess the worst part is that we won't even know if this works until they come back. I'm not a whiz like Panthro or Snarfer." The white tiger said.
"If they come back. The earthquake must have affected them in an awful manner. It's seems hard to imagine that a creature could be so sensitive to their surroundings. I have a sneaking suspicion that the earthquake was anything but natural." Tygra told him.
"I'm with you on that. It had to be Mumm-Ra. I mean when we got here there would have been seismic readings and alerts all over the screens and there was nothing. But could he send a spell all the way over here?" Ben-Gali wondered.
"The last time Lion-O fought Mumm-Ra, he was more powerful than ever before. I think it's safe to say he can do a lot of things he couldn't before." The orange tiger told him and then saw something coming in on the scanners.
Up in her room, Pumyra couldn't stand the fact that she still was having trouble feeling anything. The Extractor had healed up her shoulder and by poking herself she found that she could feel now down to the top of her thighs but no matter what she did she couldn't get her legs to obey any of her commands.
Damn it. I can't be lying around while the others need me. The puma cursed herself. Determined to do something, she sat up, grabbed her legs and forced them over the side of the bed. Even if I have to crawl, I'm joining them in the control room.
Things at Cat's Lair on New Thundera were moving along as Lion-O, Cheetara, Lynx-O and Snarfer moved the Thundrillium into the melting room and began to make bars for the power system.
"This is going to take at least another few hours to get enough to fill the tank. In the meantime we're stuck here with our swords hanging out." The Lord of the ThunderCats said.
"Uh huh well we can help Snarfer make sure the system isn't damaged." Cheetara smirked.
"So far it looks like everything is hunky dory but I won't know until I'm able to turn it on and I can't do that until we have the Thundrillium refined, snarfer, snarfer." The young snarf said.
"Well I'll go check on how Panthro and the others are doing and then come back down here." Lion-O told them.
"Good luck." Cheetara said.
"Yes good luck Lion-O and don't worry. We can handle things down here." Lynx-O smiled. The Lord of the ThunderCats smiled and nodded and then headed upstairs.
To Be Continued…