Chapter 11
Rataro watched from the bridge of his ship as the Feliner had destroyed part of his fleet. His men had acted much like he thought they would. Most were afraid followed by a few that were angry. Fighting the ThunderCats had always been dangerous they knew that but death had usually been avoided.
"Steady men. Now we know their trick it will not work again. Bring the third fleet commander up on the screen." The rat ordered. The helmsman did as he was told and a Slythe-like creature appeared on the screen.
"Commander I want all weapons trained on the Feliner. Bring that ship down." Rataro said.
"Sir we have intel suggesting that Lion-O himself is flying the Feliner. Does your order still stand?"
"Force it to land. I'll deal with Lion-O myself." Rataro changed his order and fingered the weapon made by Vultron.
"And take out the rest of their ships. Our invasion must begin soon." He continued.
"Yes General." And with that the call ended and Rataro turned to his men.
"I want you to land our ship in the forest not far outside Cat's Lair. From there I will command the ground troops. Order all remaining ships to follow." The helmsman nodded and set a course for the forest.
Mumm-Ra watched the battle from the safety of his pyramid. The water bubbled and frothed in his cauldron.
"I have them now. And when both the Mutants and ThunderCats realize that I will be assuming command of this puny planet, no one will be able to stop me." He cackled.
"Think again!" Mumm-Rana appeared out of nowhere and blasted an energy beam at the mummy.
"You bitch!" Mumm-Ra screamed as he fired back. Mumm-Rana dodged the shot and continued her assault.
"You will not ruin this planet as you tried to ruin First Earth. I will not allow it!" She blasted another shot of energy and caught Mumm-Ra in the chest sending him back up against his sarcophagus. That's when she moved in for the kill.
"Feliner look out you've got one on your tail!" Tygra shouted over the radio.
"I can't shake this bastard. Somebody get him off me!" Lion-O screamed.
"This is the ThunderTank. Bring him in my sights." Panthro responded. The Lord of the ThunderCats did as he was told and from the back of the Tank erupted a flash of light. Lea smirked as she watched the missile leave the modified vehicle and strike down the enemy chasing the Feliner.
"Great shot!" Lion-O cheered.
"Evil Chasers will be entering Thunderian air space in twenty minutes." Mandora relayed from the communication she just received inside her helmet. Before Lion-O could say anything there was an explosion in the back of the Feliner. The lion desperately tried to stabilize the craft but the back half of the ship was severely damaged.
"Shit! We're going down!" Lion-O shouted into the radio. Another missile was fired at them narrowly missing and striking a ship nearby.
"Lion-O can you put her down in front of the anti-aircraft launchers?" Tygra asked.
"Negative. I have no rudder and she's starting to get out of control. Clear the ground!" The Lord of the ThunderCats ordered. Panthro took control on the ground with the help of Hachiman. The Feliner was coming down fast and impact was only seconds away.
"Jaga help me." Were the last words Lion-O said before the ship hit the ground with unbelievable force. Shrapnel flew everywhere and Cheetara looked on in horror as flames started to engulf the ship.
To Be Continued…