Chapter 28
"My wife, ladies and gentlemen," Li-en chuckled. He held up her note and headed toward the back of the ship. Ben-Gali looked at him and watched him go, not sure what the liger was up to. They'd only been flying for about six hours. The Evil Chasers had said they were
"I knew I liked that woman," Panthro was having his own chuckle from the controls.
"Hey!" Lea smacked his shoulder.
"She isn't you babe," he reassured her. Li-en was back in a few minutes a big smile on his face.
"Are those what I think those are?" Tygra asked upon seeing food on the tray that the liger had in his hands.
"Her world famous candy fruit cookies. I cooked up a fresh pot of coffee too," he said, handing out cups to the group, before filling them up.
"Jaga bless her," Ben-Gali chuckled before grabbing a couple of cookies for himself.
"She left me a note too," Panthro smirked and then opened a cupboard beneath the control console.
"Thunderian brandy. Oh she is a little minx!" Lea brightened.
"For celebrating a successful mission," her husband smiled.
"We'll definitely be drinking to that," Tygra nodded before shoving cookies into his mouth. Lea turned her attention to her brother, who had been quiet the entire time.
"You ok?" She asked, handing him a cup of coffee and some cookies.
"The look on Tara's face," was all he said.
"Yeah I imagine her brain is going wild with all that's happened. We'll get that all sorted once we get Char and save Mandora," Lea promised.
"Sounds good," he nodded. She was going to press more but didn't get the chance.
"I've picked up the trail of pollutants!" Panthro shouted.
"We're not even close to the Space Station," Lion-O said.
"I've got a call out to the Evil Chasers," Ben-Gali announced.
"Do we follow it?" Li-en asked.
"Yes. The Evil Chasers are closer to the Space Station. We need to cover all of our bases," the King ordered.
"You got it," Panthro adjusted course and they were on the trail. Ben-Gali continued to communicate with the Evil Chasers via secure connection.
After three hours, they had the Flying Furnace in sight. Panthro slowed the engines so they would run as quietly as they could. He checked the systems and got the weapons online.
"So what's the plan?" He asked.
"Warning shot across the bow? How far out are the Evil Chasers?" Li-en wanted to know.
"We're on our own for at least a few hours," Ben-Gali shook his head.
"We can't wait. Fire a shot and we'll bargain for Mandora and Alexei and any Evil Chasers. My guess is that Char will be more than willing to get rid of them if we let him keep Shiner," Lion-O said.
"Can we live with that?" Tygra gave him a look.
"I know I can," Lea growled.
"Even if he's a pawn too?" Panthro raised an eyebrow. Lion-O heaved a sigh as he watched Panthro launch the warning shot.
To Be Continued…
