Chapter 26
"Ok, I don't want to step on anyone's toes, but I think Captain Baki has lost his marbles," Lion-O said. It was about an hour later after the Mutant had returned to his ship with his crew. Now it was just Cheetara, Lion-O, Slythe, and Arzu in the small conference room.
"I have to be honest; I think you're right," Slythe spoke up.
"You were with him longer than I was. Did he ever talk about going to the Space Council?" Arzu gave her friend a look.
"No. He had always been of the mind that only Mutants could take care of the problem. I suppose that something could have changed," the lizard frowned.
"Well that's possible. Neither one of you has been in day to day contact with him since his banishment, right?" Cheetara wondered.
"No. Once he was banished, there was no way to contact him. The biggest reason was our ships have a limited radio system. We can only contact planets and space stations when in range of their systems. Our ship to ship system is fantastic but the long-range stuff, not so much," Arzu explained.
"And in order to have access to the planet to ship system on Plundarr, you'd need to be where?" Lion-O asked.
"The only people who had strong enough radios for that would have been in the High Council's building. Most of our ground equipment was all short range," Slythe told them.
"So once Baki's ship left the atmosphere and then range of the moons, there would have been only a chance of accidental run-ins," Cheetara said.
"Correct. Neither one of us were forced out near when he was and we would not have known where to look for him," Arzu nodded.
"You thinking that it's a ploy?" Slythe wondered.
"Well I'm not entirely sure. Having the Evil Chasers go in there could lead to a lot of death. Certainly, most of the folks back on your planet would defend themselves against them. On the other hand, if they announce that they are just there for the High Council, then maybe they'll cough them up to save their own skins," Lion-O said.
"We don't know anything of the climate back home. I was surprised that Mandora even bothered to suggest they bring the battle cruiser into it. Thought she'd shoot him down right away," Arzu admitted.
"I did as well. There could be something else at play here. Perhaps she was just worried that if she turned him down flat that he'd go charging off and get everyone in his command killed," Cheetara suggested.
"That is a good point. So, should we try and talk him out of it or what should we do?" Slythe wanted to know.
"Get some sleep and see what we can do in the morning," the King said. With that, the little group broke up and went their separate ways. Lion-O told Cheetara he had to make a stop in the Med Bay, and she promised to meet up with him later.
"How are the patients?" Lion-O asked as he approached Tygra once he was inside the Med Bay.
"Pumyra has yet to wake up. Ben-Gali refuses to leave her side, which I can't blame him. He told me that he wants to be the one to tell her the bad news," the orange tiger told him.
"And the little one?" The lion wanted to know.
"Lea has refused to leave him since she came back from her break. He's very touch and go. Being this early, not everything is formed properly. The only way he can breathe is through a machine. The only way to get food is intravenously. The incubator is keeping him warm. I had Mandora put in a call to the medical staff on the battle cruiser for advice. They're bringing equipment and medical help," Tygra let him know.
"Good. Keep me posted. I'll see Ben-Gali in the morning. I'm sure he's exhausted," Lion-O said.
"Beyond it. We all are down here," the orange tiger heaved a sigh.
"Get some rest old friend. You did well," the lion clapped a hand on his shoulder.
"Well would have been saving Pumyra's body from all of that," Tygra shook his head.
"Between you, Lea, Refik, and Wizz-Ra, there was nothing else you could have done. She may not be able to have more cubs but she's alive and I know that everyone in the Lair would prefer that to the alternative," Lion-O reminded him before saying, "get some rest. The medical back up should be in late tomorrow." Tygra nodded. Hopefully, they could help the little cub more than he'd been able to.
To Be Continued…