Chapter 26
Chilla's family arrived with little incident and were immediately taken to see the wounded Lunatak. There Lion-O informed them, once Alluro had been brought up to the Med Bay so they could all be told at once, that Plundarr was under attack from Alluro's people. They were all very surprised to say the least. The lion told them that the Evil Chasers were on it along with the Space Council of Planets. Still that did not seem to calm their nerves. He then went onto explain the plan for Chilla and Alluro. Chilla's sister, Lucretia, promised to take care of the baby, like it was her own. Lion-O said that Mandora would be in charge of assisting their relocation until after Chilla and Alluro had finished serving their prison sentences. Lucretia thanked Lion-O for his hospitality as did her husband, Kaytah. Their children were small but old enough to be upset at leaving their home and their friends behind. Lion-O knew that that would happen but he promised to give them a tour of the library once they were finished visiting their Aunt, and allow them to check out some books. It wasn't much but the gesture must have been enough because the little girl, Pahmina, was very excited. Her brother, Doku, was not but then again not many little boys care about reading at his age.
Mandora spent most of the day alerting the Space Council of Planets and speaking to her superiors at Evil Chaser headquarters. Needless to say, both entities seemed content with letting the Lunataks and Mutants duke it out. The Mutants started it and it seemed like the Lunataks, along with some Mutant assistance, were going to finish it. Mandora wasn't sure it was the right answer but getting more agencies and planets involved in the struggle between two evil powers in the galaxy, did seem like a stretch. More innocents would die and for what? So the Mutants could continue to have a stranglehold on the Lunataks? Still the blonde spoke to Lynx-O at length who, being the wisest of the ThunderCats, told her that perhaps the wait and see approach was best.
By morning, other Lunatak moons had joined in the fray, and now Lion-O was beginning to wonder what should be done. Mandora again updated her superiors and the Space Council of Planets but again they said to remain put. Not long after the call, Pali arrived on the planet and Mandora went out to greet him. Needless to say, the ThunderGuard posted in the hangar, were not exactly sure if they should welcome him, given the company they'd been receiving as of late. Luckily Lion-O had followed behind Mandora and assured them that he was one of the good guys. Just to be sure, Pali flashed his badge, and the Cats nodded before apologizing.
"You have to do that a lot don't you?" Lion-O asked.
"I'm afraid so but it's worth it. The galaxy needs to be safe," Pali smiled slightly.
"Well you're always welcome here. I have to ask, how did the Evil Chasers recruit you?" The lion wanted to know as they exited the hangar.
"That's a bit of a long story but I promise I'll get to it," the Mutant promised.
"Well things have taken a turn over on Plundarr," Mandora explained as they moved toward the Control Room.
"How so?" He asked.
"Lunataks are attacking Plundarr. From the satellite images it looks like a big battle is taking place," Mandora told him.
"Oh Gods," Pali's shoulders slumped.
"Our orders are to stay put. I know that probably isn't something you want to do but…" she didn't get a chance to finish.
"It's the right thing to do. Besides if we interfere then it looks like we were monitoring them," the lizard interrupted her. Mandora nodded and they entered the Control Room. Punthar had the satellite feed up on the screen. Pali just stared at it, unable to look away. Ships were exploding and bombs were being launched on the people below while the Mutants shot back.
"Did you get the information we need?" Mandora asked, drawing his focus away from the screen. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a storage device.
"Direct from the Mutant High Council servers," he nodded.
"Excellent work," the Evil Chaser praised him before taking the device and plugging it into the main computer. The screen changed and information popped up onto the screen.
"What are we looking at?" Lion-O wanted to know.
"The information that will get the Space Council of Planets involved in the war," the blonde said.
To Be Continued…