DISCLAIMER: I do not own Thundercats in any way shape or form. Sorry forgot it for the other 5 stories so this one is for all those as well.
Thundercats
ThunderKids Part Six:
Present Meets the Future (Cartoon Network Ending)
Deep in the Black Pyramid, Jaguarondi and his comrades waited for the arrival of Lion-O. The Thundercats were chained to the walls awaiting the arrival of their leader. Leona and Manuelle stood guard over the Thundercats while Oclian and Pampiana were preparing for the summoning of Aelurus. Jaguarondi stood before the large vat in the center of the main room. He was holding the Sword of Omens and had a rueful smile on his face.
"You will not be able to defeat Lion-O," Tygra said defiantly.
"Your Lord has already fallen to me once, insolent fool. I have given him this chance only for you all to see his demise. And for him to see yours as well," Jaguarondi laughed. The sound chilled Tygra's blood.
"Evil cannot defeat the Eye of Thundera," Panthro said.
"You fools. I hold the Sword of Omens and the Eye of Thundera answers to me. That sword that Lion-O holds is nothing in comparison to mine. His will never hold the true power of Thundera," he hefted the sword for them to see. "This sword passed through the very hands of Grune the Destroyer and Jaga. My grandfather left this sword for his family to use in case the Thundercats of Old Thundera were incapable of fulfilling their duties. And since you betray the name of Thundera to have peace on Third Earth the Eye has reawakened and thus empowered me to position of Lord of the Thundercats."
"And if Lion-O defeats you and your Sword of Omens? Does that not prove that he is the true Lord of the Thundercats?"
"Ha. There is no way that he will be able to defeat me. His sword will not attack a fellow Thundercat no matter how hard he may try. He will be powerless to fight me. Plus as you may be very aware of our weapons all contain Thundrainium. So if he is able to ward off my attack he will still fall victim to the Thundrainium in my sword. There is no way for Lion-O to win," Jaguarondi fell into a fit of laughing.
The pool of water in the vat became to move as if alive. Deep within its depths an image started to appear. The figure was of Lion-O. He had regained his strength and was making his way down from Hook Mountain. The Lord of the Thundercats was moving slowly and clearly still feeling the effects of the Thundrainium.
"Lion-O heads this way to your rescue," he said the last word as if it were a punch line to a joke. "He has quite a walk before him."
"Lion-O has been through tougher things than a walk to the Black Pyramid," WilyKit said. "He defeated Mumm-Ra, the most evil creature of Third Earth."
"And once it was even without the help of the Sword of Omens," WilyKat added.
"So he defeated Mumm-Ra," Jaguarondi said a look of distaste on his face. "It is quite easy to defeat ones allies when they are unsuspecting."
"Ally?" Cheetara practically yelled the word. "Mumm-Ra was no ally to us."
"He imprisoned me and my companions," Lynx-O supplied.
"Lies," Jaguarondi said as he returned his attention to the pool of water and the image of Lion-O. "If Mumm-Ra was as evil as you say and you did not release the Mutants to ravage New Thundera, then why is the Eye of Thundera now awake in this, my Sword of Omens, and not that of your Lion-O's? This eye was permanently closed by Jaga himself and was not to reawaken until a time when it was needed to rid the universe of evil when the Thundercats could no longer."
"But are you not yourselves Thundercats?" Bengali asked.
"Yes we are Thundercats," Leona said as she neared him. "Some of us direct descendants while others of us are from the same line, while others still are children of you," she looked at all the Thundercats, each in turn.
"What?" Pumyra said shocked.
"Yes," Manuelle said. "I am such a one," he walked over to Panthro, his eyes still on Pumyra.
"As am I," Leona added as she stood by Cheetara and Bengali looking from one to the other with a look akin to hatred and disgust.
"And so are we," said Oclian, him and Pampiana were standing by the ThunderKittens.
"And you know about me, dear brother," Margarie said.
"But how?" Tygra asked in surprise. "My sister was no older than the ThunderKittens and if they," he indicated all the others. "Are the offspring of the other Thundercats then how are you still so young?"
"I was near death by the time we made it to New Thundera," she started sadly. "I was put into a type of cryogenic sleep. While I was in the chamber they allowed for Thundrainium to flow into my chamber making me as immune to it as my fellow Thunderians. The Thundrainium mixed with the contents of the cryogenic chamber and it slowed my aging process to practically nothing. I will still seem a youth when all my fellow Thunderians are long gone." The Thundercats all looked at her with sorrow in their eyes.
"Ah," Jaguarondi said from across the chamber. "It seems our dear Lion-O will not make this journey alone," his eyes were locked on the vat of water in the middle of the chamber. "He has gotten a ride from that snow cat. Seems like he is eager to meet his demise."
"It is your demise he rushes to," Tygra said.
"Yes, as you so believe Thundercat."
Lion-O rode SnowMeow from atop Hook Mountain and through the snow filled land. They headed south towards the Black Pyramid. They traveled all night to their destination and fate. When they reached the ruins outside the desert surrounding the Black Pyramid, Lion-O halted SnowMeow.
"Thank you my dear friend," he said patting the snow cat. "I must make the rest of this journey alone. Head back to Hook Mountain and make sure Snow Knight is alright," SnowMeow looked at Lion-O as if he did not want to leave the Lord of the Thundercats. "I will be fine SnowMeow. Go check on Snow Knight," the snow cat slowly turned and headed back to Hook Mountain. When SnowMeow was out of sight Lion-O turned to face the Black Pyramid and his destiny.
The sky over the Black Pyramid was like a thunderstorm in the dead of night. Lightning flashed across the sky above the pyramid and streaked the sky with red light. Lion-O made his way slowly towards the Black Pyramid. As he neared the first obelisk he heard a voice off to his right.
"Lion-O," the all too familiar voice said. "You are going to face fellow Thundercats, although they are from the future. Your sword will not work and they have the upper hand in that they are in the service of Aelurus, daughter of the mighty Mumm-Ra. There is no hope for you Lion-O," Jaga looked at his old friend with sad eyes.
"Jaga," Lion-O said shocked. "I have never heard you speak so. I have faith that good will triumph here today."
"Good will triumph Lion-O. It may not be you who is victorious."
"If they work for an evil like Aelurus then they cannot win."
"Although Aelurus is Mumm-Ra's daughter she is not evil like her father. She spent many years trapped in the void in which Mumm-Ra has now been sealed. Her temple lies below that of the Black Pyramid. Mumm-Ra, in his ambition, overtook her lands and banished her to the void. He then built his fortress of evil about her once beautiful palace and has ruled since. It seems that they both escaped the void sometime in the future and send the new Thundercats back in an attempt to stop you. My guess it was Mumm-Ra who sent them and not Aerulus. But when the Thundercats are banished from this world and sent to the void in exchange of Aerulus, she will rule and Mumm-Ra's plan will have succeeded."
"But I must stop them from doing the will of Mumm-Ra. It is my sworn duty as Lord of the Thundercats."
The image of Jaga faded without another word and Lion-O was left with his thoughts and what Jaga had just told him. They are fellow Thunderians yet they are doing the work of Mumm-Ra. I must make them see the error of their ways. I cannot let my fellow Thundercats down.
Lion-O continued into the Black Pyramid. He headed through the long corridor that leads to the main chamber. On the left wall he saw his fellow Thundercats in chains being guarded by Manuelle and Leona. In front of him, on the other side of the vat of water, stood Jaguarondi, waiting. He held the Sword of Omens out for Lion-O to see.
"I hold the power, cub. The Eye of Thundera answers to me."
"Yet your master is one of evil. The eye will never be used for evil."
"But you forget that this is the very sword of Jaga and Grune. The ultimate good and the ultimate evil. They both wielded this sword, Grune after his banishment and Jaga after that. There is no defeating me."
"I am not here to defeat you in battle Jaguarondi," Lion-O said. "I am here to show you that we are both fighting in the name of good."
Jaguarondi laughed at the idea. "Cub, I know that you have betrayed the trust of Mumm-Ra, your one time comrade in arms against the Mutants. And that you turned around and banished him to the Void and allowed the Mutants to ravage our world of New Thundera."
"The Mutants are imprisoned on the Prison Planet. There is no way that they could escape. We did banish Mumm-Ra but he is the source of evil and this is his temple."
"No," Jaguarondi said. "This is the palace of Aelurus."
"No, this is Mumm-Ra's Black Pyramid. Aelurus' Palace lies underground. Mumm-Ra imprisoned her and placed his temple above the ruins of hers." Lion-O pointed to a door partially hidden by Mumm-Ra's sarcophagus. "Through that door you will find the true Palace of Aelurus."
"Lies," Jaguarondi yelled. "You cannot forestall your demise Thundercat."
"I swear on the Eye of Thundera and my Sword of Omens that it's true," Lion-O said as he held his sword hilt first to Jaguarondi.
"Prove it then cub," he said as he took the sword from Lion-O. "You will lead me to these ruins." He turns to Leona, "If I am not back in ten minutes start the sacrifice. We will not be deterred."
"Yes," Leona said shortly. Her unwillingness to trust the present Lord of Thundercats was very evident.
Lion-O led Jaguarondi down to the ruins that lay beneath the Black Pyramid. The walls were dull but still showed a slight luster that showed how elaborate the palace once was. In the center there was a giant mirror-like glass. The surface of the mirror was shimmering. As Jaguarondi neared the mirror a voice spoke.
"Who enters Aelurus' Palace?" the female voice inquired.
"It is I, Jaguarondi, Lady Aelurus. I have come as beckoned by you from the planet of New Thundera."
"Jaguarondi? New Thundera? What devilment do you speak? I know not your name or planet. Who has sent you?"
"Aelurus," Lion-O said stepping forward. "I am Lion-O, Lord of the Thundercats of Third Earth," he added almost as an afterthought. "It may be that your father Mumm-Ra sent the Thundercats of New Thundera back in time to rid Third Earth of me and my Thundercats so that he could be freed from the Void and rule Third Earth."
"That sounds like Mumm-Ra," she said as if contemplating the idea. "I have felt a shift in the Void recently which would explain a lot. There is very little that I can do to stop Mumm-Ra here."
"I do not ask that you try to stop Mumm-Ra but if you would send Jaguarondi and the Thundercats of New Thundera back to their planet and their own time then that would be enough."
"And what would I receive from helping in such a way, Lion-O?"
"The knowledge that you helped in the fight for what is right. And a chance to be freed from the Void in which Mumm-Ra has imprisoned you."
"The only way for one to be freed from the void is if someone where to take their place. Who among you would take my place in the void so that I may go free?"
"None of us, Aelurus, but a trio of miscreants that are currently imprisoned on the Prison Planet. The Mutants have plagued Third Earth and New Thundera. They would be better off in the Void than on the Prison Planet."
"As you wish Lion-O," Aelurus said as the mirror shined brighter. "Jaguarondi, you and your Thundercats of New Thundera will be returned to your correct time and your enemies the Mutants shall take my place in the void."
A bright light filled the room, momentarily blinding Lion-O. When he was able to see a beautiful woman stood before him. Jaguarondi was nowhere to be seen. "Thank you for my freedom Lion-O. If there is anything that you ever need feel free to come and ask. I owe you."
"No Aelurus it is I that owe you. Not only did you return Jaguarondi and his friends back to their time and planet but you also saved the lives of my friends. I thank you Aelurus."
AN: Ok this was the alternate "made for tv (Cartoon Network)" ending. Yeah you know that the "good" guys always have to win.