Competition

By Robin Gurl

Part 4

(Yay finally an appearance of Lion-O as a cub. O.o haha..this is near the end of Thundera, btw. And the next chapter will be centered around Wily Kat. I think it's about time I owed him a chapter!)

Disclaimer: I own no one.

"Hey, Kit. You may have competition for Tygra's attention now, look at the new cub hanging around him." Wily Kat exclaimed pointing towards a new comer. He was a male cub no older than the twins with red hair. "Whoa, he's a royal, look!"

Kit looked again and saw it was true. The Lion clan meant royalty. Since when did they have a cub though? She didn't remember hearing anything. "I don't think I like him too much, Kat."

"You're just jealous because Tygra would rather spend time with him."

"That's not true, take it back!" Kit exclaimed.

"Then why are you trying not cry, huh?" Kat countered.

"Be...Because, I thought we were his kittens and now he goes and gets this new one." The young female kitten replied softly. "What should we do Wily Kat? We've already lost one set of parents, I don't want to lose another."

Wily Kat shrugged and Kit pushed past him annoyed, "Kit," he hissed. "What are you doing?"

Wily Kit pushed past some other architects finally reaching Tygra's desk where the new cub was sitting in HER spot. This wasn't going to do at all. She tried to remain calm though, "Hey whatcha doin'?" Usually Tygra's reaction was for him to pick her up and sit her in his lap so she could see. This time he moved the plan over so the other cub could see it as well.

"What a big space ship!" The newcomer exclaimed hovering over it wide eyed.

Half hurt and half angry Kit leaned over the desk as well to get a good look, "Where is it going?"

"I can't tell you yet," the Tiger's calm voice answered her. "Why don't you and Kat take Lion-O and play with him?"

Play with my competition? Why? "Uh, sure, Dad." She glanced at "Lion-O" one more time before taking a leap and hugging Tygra close making sure Lion-O saw it. "You'll be home for dinner right? Mom said she's making pasta!"

Tygra hugged her back wary of the comments she'd just made. Kit had never ever called them mom or dad but then again Tygra and Cheetara didn't raise them that way either. He swiveled in his chair and watched Wily Kit walk back over with Lion-O on her heels back to Wily Kat. "What in Thundera is that kitten up to?"

*~*

"Thank you for playing with me, mom and dad disappeared last week and I've been with Jaga since, it's been so very boring." The young cub exclaimed smiling.

"Glad we could be of service," Wily Kat responded taking his jacks out of his drawer. They were in their chamber and Wily Kit hadn't said a word since they'd left Tygra's office. "Right, Kit?"

Wily Kit sighed and only shrugged pulling her legs up to her chest. "Whatever."

"I really liked riding and working with Tygra today!" Lion-O reached over and bounced the ball then picked up the jacks handing the ball over to Wily Kat. "Do you think he'd let me do it again tomorrow?"

"NO!" Wily Kit exclaimed.

Both of the other kitten's stared at her wide-eyed. Her out burst only made her madder, "Well you can't. He's MY father and Kats and you can't have him. Go get your own parents."

"KIT!" Cheetara appeared at the doorway and had heard everything. "That was not a very nice thing to say, apologize to Lion-O right now."

Wily Kit glanced at Lion-O then her brother, Wily Kat looked mad. Why was he so mad? She was only telling the truth. "I'm sorry." She whispered before pushing past Cheetara and she ran down the hallway towards the outside.

"You two stay here, alright? If Tygra comes home tell him Kit ran away." Cheetara explained then ran off.

*~*

Wily Kit ran blinded with tears as she passed other Thunder Cats in the hallways, Tygra would understand, he always understood. She turned the corner and headed towards where Tygra worked, when she entered the big room no one was there. She saw his desk and ran over to it crawling under it and hiding.

*~*

"Well hello you two, where is Cheetara and Wily Kit?" Tygra's voice echoed as he walked into the kitten's chamber.

"Wily Kit, she um, she ran away." Lion-O said bashfully.

"Whaat?" Tygra dropped his bag, "Has Cheetara run after her then?" Both kitten's nodded, "Stay right here until we return."

*~*

Tygra ran around the west wing of the housing unit and checked all of her normal hiding spots, he kept coming up empty. He was hoping Cheetara was having better luck but his intuition told him to keep looking.

His route brought him to his office and he walked in having nowhere else to look. "Kit? Wily Kit?" He went silent and heard sniffling coming from the direction of his desk. "Wily Kit is that you?"

"Go away."

Her response caught him off guard, "What's wrong, kitten? I thought Cheetara was making Pasta for dinner?"

"It was all a lie." came the hoarse reply. "You should let me stay here by myself, I was a bad kitten…"

"Well," Tygra started kneeling down in front of his desk then crawled in beside her. "Are you sorry for what you did?"

"Kind of but not really."

"Mind telling me what this all about?"

"Why? Cheetara will tell you all about it later tonight anyway."

"I'd rather hear your side first." Wily Kit was quiet again and Tygra wrapped a strong arm around her tiny shoulders. "It wouldn't be about Lion-O sitting in your spot earlier today and having to share me with him, would it?"

"Maybe, you aren't going to adopt anymore kittens are you Tygra?" Wily Kit curled close trying to hold in her tears. "I don't want you to, I'll be a good kitten, just don't adopt Lion-O."

"Kit, we're not adopting him. His parents are gone just like yours." He explained.

"Guess I was pretty stupid, huh?" She glanced up and was unable to look him in the eye. "I'm sorry."

"I think you need to say that to Lion-O and Cheetara, yes?" She nodded and watched him crawl out of the tiny space. He stretched after he stood then knelt down and swept Kit out by her toes, she giggled as she flipped in the air and landed on her feet.

"Oh thank Jaga," Cheetara exclaimed from the entrance of the building. She ran over and hugged Kit close, "Don't ever do that again!"

"It was all a misunderstanding, right Wily Kit?" Tygra asked squeezing the kitten's shoulder gently.

Wily Kit nodded and bowed her head, "I'm very sorry for running away, I'll try not to do it again."

"Well I sure hope so." Cheetara walked out with them glancing over at Tygra. He just smiled and nodded.

Up in their chambers Kit went to see Kat and Lion-O. She explained herself then apologized for her behavior. Lion-O wasn't fazed he just grinned and nodded, "Want to play Space Jacks?"

She nodded and sat down with her brother and the new comer. She looked over her shoulder a couple of times and saw Tygra was watching them off and on just to make sure.

He smiled at her and she smiled back, it was nice having a family.