Chapter 32
"Another restless night my King," Cheetara was staring up at the ceiling of the lion's bedroom.
"I'm going to have to learn how to sleep while big things are going on. I do apologize," Lion-O was staring at the ceiling as well. He'd spent most of the night tossing and turning, meaning not only did he not get enough sleep, neither did his fiancée.
"These things come with time – or so I've been told. We better get a move on," she said, pulling herself out of bed.
"Right behind you," he said.
"You think Baki will take you up on your offer?" Cheetara asked as she hopped into the shower.
"I honestly don't know. He's so ready to change things on Plundarr but he also probably sees how not going in with backup would be suicide," Lion-O admitted, hopping in behind her.
"I have a feeling like death will come for him no matter what his answer is. The Mutant High Council will want his head. Any of his own men, who feel that they're kowtowing to the Evil Chasers, will bide their time before acting. Heck, even if things go according to our plan, the minute the Evil Chasers leave Plundarr, he'll stand a good chance of being assassinated," the cheetah frowned as she washed.
"You really think so?" Lion-O frowned as well.
"Many men who lead the revolution do not live very long. They are often betrayed by their own for not following through everything that they promised – or at least the murderer thinks so. Or they become massively paranoid and use their power to commit atrocities which someone will try and wipe them out for later. There are some exceptions, of course, but things are not necessarily stacked in their favor," Cheetara finished up and hopped out of the shower.
"Maybe we could convince them to stay here permanently?" Lion-O wondered.
"Would you stay put or try to free Thundera?" She asked.
"Point taken," the lion shut off the water and grabbed his towel. They quickly got dressed and headed down to breakfast. They ate and were surprised that they hadn't heard anything from the Captain and his troops.
"Lion-O, we've got a bit of a situation," Mandora said as she approached their table.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"Two of Baki's ships took off during the night. The remaining three won't respond to radio calls," the Evil Chaser said.
"That can't be good," Cheetara said.
"No, we're launching boarding vehicles to see what we can find. Do you and the ThunderCats want in?" Mandora wanted to know.
"Yes, we do," Lion-O nodded.
"Meet me out front in five," the blonde told them. Cheetara quickly corralled Panthro, Lea, the ThunderKittens, and Ben-Gali. The white tiger had finally left Pumyra's side, only because she made him. She wanted to be sure that he was eating and sleeping. She watched over their tiny cub and Lea had been counseling her after Ben-Gali had delivered the devastating news. The puma would not be able to leave the Med Bay for at least a few weeks and then she'd be back to help keep an eye on the still unnamed baby. Lynx-O had taken over for her husband and the puma was grateful to have her old friend there for her.
"What do you think happened?" Panthro asked.
"I'm having a bad feeling, that's for sure," Lea frowned.
"So am I," Lion-O agreed as they all headed for the Lair's front door.
To Be Continued…