Everyone looked out over the cliff as they watched the huge army get closer and closer to the mountain.
Panthro was trying to get a better guess at their numbers by looking through a scope.
"How could they have found us?!" Asked Adam in surprise.
"Too late to worry about that now." Said Panthro as he was putting the scope down.
"But if we move fast, we might be able to slip past them using the same trail as the cat slaves." Said Panthro.
"Are you crazy, do you want to bring Mumm-Ra right to them, we didn't free our people just to see them slaughtered!" Yelled Pumyra in anger.
"Do you have a better plan?" Asked Adam.
Pumyra said nothing.
"I have, if it's the Sword of Plun-Darr and gauntlet he's after, let's use them to draw his forces into the mines." Said Cassandra.
"I know its tunnel system better than anyone, it'll give the slaves time to escape." Said Cassandra.
"If we're caught, Mumm-Ra will have everything he needs to rule Third Earth." Said Panthro.
"Then let's not get caught." Said Cassandra.
She turned to Adam and Carter.
"I know it's dangerous but you can stop Mumm-Ra on your own." Said Cassandra.
Carter looked while Adam was quiet for a moment and then sighed and then nodded.
She went over to where the Sword of Plun-Darr was laying and picked it up.
It had been wrapped up and covered in leather straps so it would be easier to carry.
Adam went over and took it from her and putting it on his back.
"Panthro, I want you, Tygra, Cheetara, and Pumyra to get to the tank." Said Adam.
"Cassandra, Carter and I will catch up after we lose them in the mines." Said Adam.
Everyone was shocked at his choice.
"Are you sure you want to risk this?" Asked Panthro in concern.
"I don't want your emotions to-" Said Panthro before he got cut off.
"I'm sure." Said Adam firmly.
Panthro nodded once and they headed for the entrance to the tunnels.
Adam pulled out a torch to light their path as they got to the parts of the tunnels where sunlight couldn't shine through as well as Carter making fire from his hands.
The walls were covered in the red crystals that encompassed the mountain.
Some of them were as small the head of a nail and others were as thick.
Suddenly everyone stopped when a purplish glow out of the sword and was shining through the covering that was around it.
"That can't be good." Said Carter.
"What's it doing?" Asked Cassandra as she was looking at the sword curiously.
"The sword is connected to Mumm-Ra, I think he's calling to it." Said Adam as he glared at it over his shoulder.
"It's evil. I can feel it, all the death and destruction it took to create it." Said Adam.
He shook his head as he didn't want to remember that memory.
"We need to keep moving." Said Adam.
Cassandra continued walking through the tunnels with Adam and Carter following her as they moved through the darkened tunnels.
"These tunnels all look the same, you sure you know where you're going?" Asked Adam
"I'm sure." Said Cassandra simply.
"Let's just focus on staying ahead of Mumm-Ra's generals." Said Carter.
Suddenly the wall of the tunnel exploded and letting in a huge cloud of smoke as well as some sunlight.
When the smoke cleared they saw a grinning Kaynar and Andrea waiting for them with a small platoon of lizard soldiers.
He glanced over at Adam and saw the glowing blade strapped to his back.
He wagged his finger mockingly at him.
"Ah-ah-ah, that sword doesn't belong to you." Said Kaynar as he walked closer.
"Maybe not, but this one does." Said Adam as he pulled out the Sword of Omens.
Kaynar let a wide grin come onto his face.
"Your like Andrea, a toy that never breaks." Said Kaynar as Andrea blushed.
He let out his signature maniacal laugh and launched himself towards him.
"I love it!" Yelled Kaynar.
Once Kaynar was fighting with Adam, the lizards opened fire on Carter and Cassandra.
Andrea noticed Cassandra.
"Who's the new girl?" Asked Andrea.
Carter held up his hands and let out a ball of fire.
"None of your business." Said Carter as he launched his fire balls at Andrea who managed to dodge them with her magic.
Cassandra did her best to dodge the plasma shots and she fought back any that were coming towards her.
After a minute of straight fighting Adam called them over to him and they both stood on either side.
"Stay close." Said Adam as he lifted up his sword and a red beam shot out of the Eye of Thundera and the beam travelling along the side of the tunnel wall and forcing back the soldiers, Kaynar and Andrea in order to avoid getting crushed by the rocks that came tumbling down.
"Are you trying to kill us?!" Yelled Cassandra as the walls began to crumble.
"Trust me!" Yelled Adam.
As some of the boulders above them began to fall Adam lifted his hand and the Spirit Stone and it created a barrier around them to protect them from the rocks as they tumbled off harmlessly to the side.
The lizards were crushed underneath the rocks as some of them still alive.
Kaynar and Andrea had been knocked unconscious.
"That'll slow them down, but we have to keep moving, as long as we have this sword, Mumm-Ra can find us." Said Adam.
"Well, then let's get a move on!" Yelled Carter as he and the others ran down a tunnel.
"At last!" Yelled Cassandra as she breathed in relief as they came towards the end of a tunnel.
"The way out is just through here!" Yelled Cassandra.
They followed her through towards a strange natural bridge that was made entirely of the crystals that stuck out of the walls and through the mountain.
When they reached the middle of the bridge however they stopped when they saw Addicus and a platoon of lizard soldiers pointing guns at them at the end of the bridge.
"It was so nice of you to light the way for us." Said Addicus with a grin.
There was a hissing noise and they all looked back to see Slithe and his soldiers and all were preparing their own weapons.
The three of them moved so they would be back-to-back on the crystal bridge as they approached them.
"Hand it to me while you're still alive or I'll take it from you when you're dead!" Yelled Addicus.
"You want it?" Asked Adam.
He reached up and grabbed the sword and taking it from the gauntlet and plunging it into the crystal.
The purple glow leaving it once it touched the red stone.
Addicus's eyes went wide as he saw the delicate crystal starting to crack.
"You're crazier than Kaynar or Andrea!" Yelled Addicus in surprise.
The bridge crumbled and everyone who happened to be on it began to fall into the deep pit below.
Carter once again made pillars made of the Earth and used it to hold them.
"Now I know you're trying to kill us!" Yelled Cassandra.
"Then why do I keep saving you?" Asked Adam.
Carter moved the pillars to where tunnel was and started running through the tunnel towards the exit when the Sword of Plun-Darr lit up again which caused them to stopped running.
"We can't outrun them." Said Adam.
"We each need to take a sword and separate." Said Cassandra.
Adam shook his head.
"Panthro would tell me that's a terrible idea." Said Adam.
"What does your gut tell you?" Asked Cassandra.
Adam looked at the Sword of Plun-Darr and he took it off his back and handed it to her.
"Take it and run." Said Adam.
"We'll meet you with the others." Said Adam.
Cassandra nodded and went off in another tunnel while Adam and Carter went for the exit.
They didn't get very far when they heard the screams of Cassandra.
They immediately came to a halt and looked back at the entrance to the tunnel they had come from.
"Cassandra!" Yelled Adam as he ran back towards the other tunnel.
"Cassandra!" Yelled Carter.
They went to the end of the tunnel and managed to stop themselves before they fell into the deep abyss below.
They looked and saw Cassandra tied to one of the red crystals with Mumm-Ra's wrappings.
The demon himself stood off just a little bit away from them as he was standing at the other end of the broken bridge.
He let out a small laugh.
"Look what I found, White Wizard, Avatar." Said Mumm-Ra as He was holding up the Sword of Plun-Darr.
Adam and Carter's eyes went wide.
"Run!" Yelled Cassandra.
"Don't let him get the Sword of Omens, too!" Yelled Cassandra.
Mumm-Ra lifted his hand and a purple shot of lighting came out of his wrapped palm and hit Cassandra.
She screamed at the feeling of it and when it stopped she let out a moan and was on the edge of unconsciousness.
"Quiet, my dear." Said Mumm-Ra.
"We're talking." Said Mumm-Ra.
He turned to Adam and Carter.
"But she's right, you two should run." Said Mumm-Ra.
"There's not a chance I'm leaving her with a monster like you!" Yelled Adam as Carter nodded in agreement.
"Generations pass and still both of your bloodlines is weakened by emotion." Said Mumm-Ra as he held up the sword.
"This is power, this is life!" Yelled Mumm-Ra as he used the sword as a catalyst to strengthen the power of his magic as he shot another lightning bolt at the two humans and it was twice as strong as the one he used on Cassandra.
Adam blocked it with the Sword of Omens and he did his best to hold his ground against the powerful blast but it became too much and he ended up having the sword knocked right out of his hands and down past some of the crystals on the edge of the cliff.
Mumm-Ra laughed.
"With this weapon, nothing in the universe can stop me!" Yelled Mumm-Ra.
Carter blasted Mumm-Ra with his fire to keep him distracted while Adam moved through the crystals as deftly as he could, going to where the Sword of Omens lay on another one.
He reached for it to the best that he could and he was about to touch it when Mumm-Ra's sword blasted away the crystal it was resting on and causing it to fall even further.
"That piece of scrap metal is no match for the Sword of Plun-Darr." Said Mumm-Ra.
"And neither are you!" Yelled Mumm-Ra.
"Ancient Spirits of Evil, transform this decayed form to Mumm-Ra, the ever-living!" Yelled Mumm-Ra as he once more turned into his true form and he shot another blast at Adam.
He dodged it and held up his hand and the Spirit Stone made him a shield to block the blasts.
During the battle Carter went to Cassandra and used his fire element to cut her free.
Meanwhile the blast from Mumm-Ra's sword had been reflected off the shield made by the Spirit Stone and went through the mountain and creating a hole to the world outside.
The entire place shook from the blow and sending much debris down from above.
Mumm-Ra stopped to guard himself from the debris and Adam took this chance to get up and grab the Sword of Omens and lengthening it.
Mumm-Ra looked out to find his opponent but instead saw only his many reflections in the crystals that surrounded him.
In his show of power Adam had seemed to sharpen the edges of the natural crystals and turning them into red mirrors.
Mumm-Ra snarled.
"You thought you could beat me in the past." Said Mumm-Ra.
"What makes you think you'll succeed in the present when you failed in the past." Said Mumm-Ra.
"Because unlike you I have something to fight for!" Yelled Adam.
Mumm-Ra let out a roar and glided down to where Adam was reflected in one of the crystals and destroyed it.
The power of his blow travelled up through the inner mountain wall and causing another few holes to be made in the side of the mountain.
Mumm-Ra looked around searching for his enemy but only saw one of the reflections getting larger as Adam ran toward him.
Just as he figured out where he was Adam came up and knocked the Sword and Gauntlet of Plun-Darr out of his hands.
The sword went flying up into the air landing on one of the red crystals and far from Mumm-Ra's reach.
Immediately Adam, Carter and Cassandra began to go after it not realizing that Mumm-Ra wasn't doing the same.
They got the sword and looked back at Mumm-Ra.
"Sorry Mumm-Ra, but this time you loose and without your gauntlet you'll never be able to use the Stone's power." Said Adam with a smirk.
Although he looked angry, Mumm-Ra was actually smirking on the inside.
I found another way to use the stone's powers and by the time you realize it, it will be too late for the last stones on Third Earth. Thought Mumm-Ra as he didn't dare saying that to them.
Light began to come in from the outside and Mumm-Ra let out a strange noise that sounded something like a monstrous shriek mixed with a hiss and he blasted a new hole in the mountain opposite the one where the light was coming from and he flew away from them.
"We will meet again, soon!" Yelled Mumm-Ra as he escaped.
"Did we win?" Asked Cassandra after making it through her first battle.
"I think so." Said Carter.
"But don't you think it's strange, he didn't even attempt to get it back after all the trouble he went through to get it back in the first place." Said Adam.
"You think, he's up to something?" Asked Cassandra.
"Wouldn't surprise me." Replied Adam.
"I guess it's a good thing I didn't let my emotions get in the way." Said Adam with a slight chuckle.
"No, your emotions are what will make you a great Lord, a lord I would follow anywhere." Said Cassandra.
Adam looked at her with wide eyes, as did Carter.
"You two are the same species as me and yet you accepted me as a friend for unknown reasons." Said Cassandra.
"Your the first human ally we had since we came to this world, you've more then earned after this battle." Said Adam.
"Come on, let's get back the others are probably worried about us." Said Carter.
They nodded and started back up the cliff and heading to the exit.
They were out of the tunnel relatively quickly.
At the end of the tunnel, they saw Panthro and the others waiting for them.
As they stepped into the sunlight, they all flinched a little and squinted, their eyes adjusting to the change in brightness. They saw that the three of them had returned a little scraped up and with the sword and gauntlet.
"We beat them." Said Carter with a smile.
The other let out a sigh of relief.
Adam noticed Carter's look.
"What are you thinking?" Asked Adam.
"Do you think it's possible to remove the Dark Magic from the Sword and Gauntlet of Plun-Darr?" Asked Carter.
Cassandra came up to them.
"Actually despite our city's appearance we actually have spell casters that can disenchant." Said Cassandra.
"Disenchant?" Asked Adam.
"It means it can remove magics of any kind, even dark." Said Cassandra.
"Whoa." Said Carter as he looked at the sword and Gauntlet of Plun-Darr.
"You want to use it don't you?" Asked Adam.
"Well, according to that prophecy, Third Earth will have two rulers and it doesn't seem fair your the only one with a sword and gauntlet, and besides it should give us an advantage, two swords works better then one." Said Carter.
Adam sighed.
"If you can wait until we get this to Dog City and remove all the dark magics in it, then you can use it." Said Adam.
Carter silently cheered.
The cats were uneasy but if these spell casters can remove the dark magic from the sword and gauntlet then it could shift the balance in this war.