Chapter 21
Lion-O had gone on the evening news to calm the people of New Thundera. While he explained the situation, minus the fact that Sahara had even more unusual powers than anyone had realized, the remainder of the ThunderCats were meeting in the Conference Room.
"So you had no idea what you were doing?" Sahara asked Panthro.
"It was weird. All of a sudden, it was like I had missed the last few minutes of what was going on. Somehow, I was so angry, that it blocked everything I was doing from my memory," he said.
"That must be how he does it then," the litah said.
"Does what?" Lak asked.
"He instigates by being able to blind everyone to what is really going on around them. Someone from the crowd threw a bottle at my father but and in that moment, he decided to show himself to confuse everyone around him. Imagine if Panthro had shot into the crowd of innocents. There would be people trying to charge the gates, demanding for his head. Who would believe that in that moment, he wasn't really in control of his own body?" Sahara pointed out.
"That will make him very hard to catch. Especially since he can shape shift," Lea said.
"Yes, that will definitely be a problem," Cheetara frowned.
"How did you feel him before? Why can't you feel him now?" Tygra asked.
"Much like the rest of my powers, I can't explain it, I just know. Perhaps it is because of my heightened sixth sense or perhaps it's because of the Sword, I really don't know," Sahara admitted.
"Well hopefully Wizz-Ra and Jaga have an idea for finding this guy before he causes more trouble," Cavan spoke up. Currently, the two aforementioned people were trying to come up with a way to use magic or to somehow trap War using Jaga's unique talents. They both figured that they might need an extra ace up their sleeves when it came to dealing with the third Horseman.
"Yes well sitting on our hands doesn't give me any warm and fuzzy feelings," Li-en said.
"Agreed. Pali, have you spoken to our Evil Chaser friends? What are their intentions once we have confirmation that Pestilence's disease has been eradicated?" Cheetara asked.
"They intend to pack up and leave provided we don't need them. They are scheduled to rendezvous with High Command in three days' time, unless something happens in the Med Bay. They also received word that First Class Officer Shay is being moved to the permanently disabled list and is being allowed to retire. They intend to promote her to Sergeant and she will receive the Medal of Valor for her actions that led to her injuries," he told them.
"Shay is a valiant warrior and I hope that she can recover more. While she can no longer be an Evil Chaser, she will always be a part of the ThunderCat family," Cheetara said.
"I'm sure she appreciates that. I know that she is very appreciative of everything everyone is trying to do but the last prognosis with her condition has her being able to walk in about a year. In the meantime, she has to continue her other therapies to regain speech and grip strength so returning to the Force is just not possible," Pali heaved a sigh. The two First Class Officers were best friends and he hated to see her go through such a thing.
"So who will be her replacement?" Lak asked.
"Mandora offered to stay out of retirement until another could be found and I think High Command is weighing their options, so for right now, it's Mandora," the Mutant explained.
"Good. Relay to her that all transports from Third Earth to New Thundera need to cease. We can't have War getting to Third Earth to cause trouble," Cheetara said.
"Agreed. So what do we do now?" Tygra asked.
"Wait it would seem. Although I have a sneaking suspicion we won't have to wait long," Sahara frowned.
"I want the Lair on high alert. We're taking no chances," The Queen told them.
To Be Continued…