Chapter 12
The ThunderCats arrived at Mumm-Ra's pyramid jammed into the ThunderStrike and ThunderTank. Everyone jumped out of their respective vehicles hoping that they hadn't cramped up from the ride.
"I'll be so glad when everyone is back to normal." Lion-O sighed as he bent backwards and cracked his back.
"You said it." Tyler replied. He had helped his father drive the Tank over.
"I'm sure Leo will never let me forget that you got to go on this mission and he didn't." The Lord of the ThunderCats said bluntly.
"That maybe true but his life is more valuable than mine." Tyler gave the lion a nod and then headed for his parents. It was probably a good thing that he did because Lion-O wasn't sure how to respond to that.
"Shall we?" Panthro asked, eager to flex his large muscles. Lea gave him a look and said,
"After you big boy." He gave her a confused look and this let Lion-O step in. He pushed the not so secret panel on the outer wall of the pyramid and the secret passageway revealed itself.
"I take you've done this before?" Ben-Gali smirked.
"More than I want to count. Come guys, lets go." The lion showed everyone the way in and quickly the group was off and running down the hallway.
Meanwhile the going was slow for Ma-Mutt and Sahara. Crawling on her hands and knees was beating her body up but standing up led to having the contents of her stomach come back up. That being realized there wasn't much they could do especially since the litah didn't know how much more her stomach held anyway.
"We have to take a break, my kneecaps are killing me." She said. Ma-Mutt turned back from his position in the front of her and nudged her with his nose. He wanted to continue, unsure if Mumm-Ra was behind them.
"I know, we gotta keep moving. All right but when we get home, you'd better wait on me hand and foot." She teased. The ever-living dog licked her face as a sign that he promised and they continued on.
In the main chamber, Mumm-Ra slowly lifted himself off the ground as the Ancient Spirits of Evil continued to yell at him.
"You let that traitorous dog back in here, the girl has escaped from her cell, and the ThunderCats will be upon you in a matter of minutes. Get up you old fool!" The ever-living mummy gave the statues a dirty look and hobbled to the edge of the cauldron. The water began to boil and bubble and an image shimmered into view.
"Ma-Mutt is taking that she-cat out the back way. The ThunderCats will never intercept them. This could work to my advantage." He smirked, an evil look in his eye. That's when Lion-O entered the room followed by the rest of the ThunderCats.
"How nice of you to drop by uninvited." Mumm-Ra gave them a look.
"Where is Sahara you bundle of bones?" Panthro spoke up.
"Why should I tell you?" The mummy played coy.
"Maybe because I would regret using the Sword on you." Lion-O was in no mood as he withdrew his mighty weapon from the Claw Shield.
"Ah yes the old ThunderCat bluff. Slay me if you wish but I will never tell you anything. Besides I've already encountered Ma-Mutt and he's more dangerous than you." For the first time, the ThunderCats could see what the mummy was talking about.
"Good for him, he bit you." Pumyra couldn't help but smirk.
"It seems you can teach an old dog new tricks." A smile crossed Lion-O's lips.
"Joke all you want but right now he's leading Sahara into a trap. One of my personal favorites, actually. A little thing called the tiger pit." With a wave of his hand, Mumm-Ra showed them what he spoke of in the pool.
"So save them or kill me, your choice." The mummy continued.
To Be Continued…