Thundercats
ThunderKids Part Two:
Misplacing the Past
The lone figure walked slowly and purposefully through the woods toward the Cat's Lair. The figure was cloaked in a long robe of an indefinite color. One would think it a black darker than midnight, while another would think it a white beyond emptiness, while yet another would swear there was nothing there at all. Its strides were slow and unhurried. It seemed to have all the time in the world to do what it wanted. As it walked the creatures of the forest stopped their noises and made way for it to pass. Nothing dared get to close to the emptiness that was the figure. As it neared the Cat's Lair it started to hum to itself in its soft and lilting voice. All the animals were struck quiet at the sound of its voice yet none knew where it came from. The figure finally emerged from the forest to the light of late afternoon. It walked closer to Cat's Lair before stopping and staring straight into the eyes of the head.
"Thundercats," it called in its soft voice that seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere at the same time. "Come out Thundercats and face your destiny."
Inside Cat's Lair at the control center, Pumyra, Lynx-O and Bengali sat around the screen and stared at the strange figure that had issued the challenge. The figure on the screen was unsubstantial and lacked a definite dimension. The Thundercats zoomed in on it for a closer look yet the nearer they got the more blurred and indefinite it became.
"Hmmm," Lynx-O said more to himself than to his companions. "I wonder how she got so close to Cat's Lair without the defenses picking her up?"
"Her?" Bengali asked looking at Lynx-O with surprise. "How do you know that it's a female?"
"There are slight subtleties in her voice that gives it away. She hides them well with mysticism though. She has a strange aura around her."
"I wonder who she is and what she wants," Pumyra said.
"Well she seems to want to face the Thundercats," Bengali replied.
The lone figure waited patiently in front of Cat's lair. It seemed neither irritated at the length that it was kept waiting nor pleased that the Thundercats were proving to be cowards.
"Thundercats," it called out again. "Make this easier on yourselves and come out here and face me or I shall be forced to bring this to you." It continued to look straight ahead and pulled back on the hood that shielded its face from the eyes of others. Long golden hair flowed from under the hood. The hair fell over its face once again obscuring it from sight. The golden perfection was flecked with black and streaked with white here and there.
"It looks sort of like Cheetara," Pumyra said with distaste. She harbored a hatred for her fellow female companion. Her anger began to rise as she thought about Cheetara and how things had changed since their meeting.
"But it is not," Lynx-O replied his ears twitching slightly. "Her voice pattern is different from that of Cheetara's, even with the mysticism that she employs. However, there is a slight likeness to it."
"That is not Cheetara," Bengali said in her defense. "We all know that she is out with the others looking for the Thunderkittens."
"She could easily outrun the Thundertank and double back here without the others noticing," Pumyra said still determined that it was Cheetara.
"Stop this nonsense," Lynx-O said. "We are all friends here. We have vowed to protect one another no matter what yet here we are trying to turn ourselves against our rescuers. Do not forget that we would still be trapped in the Thundrainum mines had it not been for our fellow Thundercats." With that said all nodded in agreement and turned their attention back to the screen to see that the figure was still standing, waiting.
"Well Thundercats, you had your chance," it said as it flung the robe from around it to reveal a definite female figure wearing an all black jumpsuit with the Thundercat insignia blazing on her chest. "Now I shall be forced to come to you." She slowly made her way toward Cat's Lair.
"She's a Thundercat?" Pumyra cried out in surprise.
"Impossible," Bengali supplied.
The female stood in front of the blast doors at the base of Cat's Lair and started tracing runes on the doors with her finger. The runes appeared in an amethyst color as she wrote them. When she finished they glowed red hot before disappearing. She placed the palm of her right hand on the doors and they exploded inward. She walked into the holding bay while the smoke continued to rise. She passed the Feliner which had been damaged slightly from the explosion.
Pumyra, Bengali, and Lynx-O jumped out of their chairs as the blast doors were destroyed and ran through the halls towards the holding bay. As the rounded the final turn leading into hall in which the holding bay was on a section of wall exploded in front of them. A piece fell across the hall and hit Lynx-O in the temple and felled him.
As the smoke started to clear a shadowed figure emerged from the wreckage of the wall and looked at the fallen Thundercat. "Awww," she said in mock sympathy. "How sad. The blind one is already out of commission." She then turned her attention to the remaining Thundercats. "Well look at you two," she said looking more at Bengali than Pumyra.
"The others will be back here shortly," Pumyra said weakly. "This shall not be as easy as you think."
"The others," the female laughed at that. "They are too busy chasing after your beloved Thunderkittens to make it here in time to stop your destruction." The way she said that last statement seemed more directed at Pumyra than at Bengali whom she could not seem to keep her attention off of. "Look at you Bengali," she said with a sly smile on her face.
"Who are you," Bengali asked slightly perturbed by the attention that this being was giving him.
"I told you. I am your destiny. I am Leona," she howled and knocked down Pumyra and Bengali. She slowly made her way to the fallen Thundercats. As she neared Pumyra a devilish smile spread across her face and she placed her right foot on her chest. "Now begins the destruction of the Thundercats."
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