Chapter 29

"Char! Pull that bucket of bolts over!" Panthro shouted through the radio.

"ThunderCats! Come for your precious Evil Chasers have you?" He squawked back at them.

"This is Lion-O. We will let you keep Shiner if you give us the Evil Chasers," the lion jumped into the conversation.

"Lion-O, you old scoundrel. Had to come on the mission didn't you? Sure you don't want to give me the Sword for the Evil Chasers?" Char asked.

"Right now there is a squadron of Evil Chasers en route to this location. We can wait for them to dispense justice or you can free the Evil Chasers and Russian Alexei. I have it on good authority that Mars has put a bounty on your head," now Lion-O was bluffing but he figured that Char wouldn't want three groups chasing him.

"You'll let me keep Shiner?" Char wanted to know.

"He double crossed you didn't he? You'll want to settle your score before the Evil Chasers track you down," the lion said.

"You make a good point but what's exactly stopping me from jettisoning them all into space without any spacesuits?" The thief threatened.

"Do that and you'll find out just how powerful the Feliner is. You like your ship too much to watch us blow it up," Lion-O came back with a threat of his own. There was silence on the other end which made them all wonder if he was seriously thinking about putting their friends into space.

"Heave to and prepare to be boarded!" Panthro growled.

"All right ThunderCats, you win," Char announced. They could see him cutting his engines to slow down and the Feliner pulled alongside of the Flying Furnace.

"Be at the ready. This guy doesn't know the meaning of the word surrender. Probably the only reason he's being reasonable is because he has Evil Chasers on board," Lion-O told them. He received nods from the group and Li-en took the controls of the ship from Panthro and the rest headed off to board the thief's ship. A tube extended from the Flying Furnace and Li-en carefully maneuvered the Feliner into place before the ship docked with the tube. From there the airlock formed and the ThunderCats were able to walk without space suits into the ship.

"If I had known I'd angered the ThunderCats, I would have dropped these fine Evil Chasers off at the nearest stop," Char said after approaching them.

"We're surprised you left them on the ship for so long considering they're chasing Shiner and presumably now you," Lion-O admitted.

"One of those tricky situations," he said.

"Right," Panthro didn't trust him as far as he could throw him.

"Where are the Evil Chasers?" Lea wanted to know. Char poked a button on the device on his wrist and a door opened. Out walked Mandora, Alexei, and five crew members, all were decidedly looking worse for wear. Tygra ushered them toward the tube and Ben-Gali stepped in to help get them onto the Feliner.

"What about Shiner and his crew?" Lion-O asked as he watched the group head for the ship.

"They've found themselves a quiet place in the Engine Room," Char smirked.

"What exactly did Shiner do to you?" Lea gave him a look, her hand subconsciously moved to her Kamas.

"He owes me money," Char said. The ThunderCats didn't believe him for a second but they got what they wanted so it was time to make for the exit.

"We'll be off then," Lion-O said and the three headed for the tube and were quickly back aboard the Feliner. Li-en pulled them away from the Flying Furnace.

"Give him a little parting gift and radio the Evil Chasers his location," the King ordered.

"Aye, aye," the liger smirked before blasting a shot into the Flying Furnace's left engine, effectively disabling it. Then they turned tail and took off for home.

To Be Continued…