Author's Note: Hope you are enjoying my first ThunderCats Fanfic. I'd appreciate any thoughts, questions, heck even rude comments.
Chapter 4
Lion-O woke up a few hours later to find Cheetara gone. She probably left so that no one saw her, the lion thought. Something had to be done for her though. The cheetah couldn't continue to live like this.
Jumping into the shower, the Lord of the ThunderCats cleaned himself up. It was nice to be back on Third Earth. The planet wasn't like Thundera but he didn't really know Thundera that well anyway. Now that the Mutants, Lunatacs, and Mumm-Ra were gone, everyone could finally enjoy the quiet and beauty of Third Earth.
Tygra was walking down the hall as Lion-O came out of his room. Smiling, Tygra greeted Lion-O with a good morning.
"Good morning to you Tygra. Finish reading those scientific journals?" The lion asked.
"Yes, I did. Have you seen Cheetara?" The tiger asked.
"Uh, no I haven't." Lion-O rushed. Tygra noted his odd behavior. Between last night and right now, something was going on.
"So what are you up to?" The Lord of the ThunderCats asked quickly changing the subject.
"Oh I have some work to do. I'll talk to you later." Tygra answered about fast as Lion-O had before. With that the tiger was off down the hall. Shaking his head, Lion-O walked down to the control room.
Snarf was sitting at the sensors. Upon seeing Lion-O, the loyal nursemaid said that he would bring him some breakfast because growing boys needed their nutrition. The lion rolled his eyes and sat down at the sensors. It was pointless to argue with Snarf that he was no longer a little cub anymore.
"Tower of Omens calling Cat's Lair, come in Cat's Lair." The radio transmission interrupted his thoughts.
"This is Cat's Lair, go ahead." At this Lynx-O popped up on the video screen. The older cat was beaming and Lion-O couldn't help but smile himself.
"Good news, my friend." Lynx-O said.
"Let me guess. Ben-Gali and Pumyra?" Lion-O asked. The lynx was surprised that the Lord of the ThunderCats knew before he even told him.
"Yes. But how did you know?" He asked.
"Simple. Ben-Gali asked me before going ahead with his idea. He wanted to make sure that it wasn't against the rules or anything. It was only a matter of time before he got up the gumption to finally ask. Isn't amazing? We ThunderCats wouldn't think anything of doing something incredibly dangerous but when it comes to ourselves we are so incapable of making decisions." Lion-O said."Indeed it is. Well I'll leave you to tell the others in Cat's Lair. Should I contact New Thundera?" Lynx-O asked.
"Yes, you can. I'll handle things on this end. Goodbye Lynx-O and congratulate them for me would you?" The lion responded.
"Goodbye Lion-O. I will pass along your congratulations." The lynx said. The communication ended and the Lord of the ThunderCats left the sensors.
The first ThunderCat he bumped into was Cheetara. She looked exhausted and he asked her if everything was ok. Saying that she had just come back from her morning run, she continued to walk past him on the way to her room. Lion-O told her to meet him and the others in the conference room in half an hour. The cheetah acknowledged and went into her room.
Continuing to walk down the hall, he saw the lights on in Tygra's workroom. He knocked on the door and asked if he could come in. Hearing scrambling around and things getting put away, the lion wondered what his friend was doing.
"Tygra what's going on in there?" Lion-O asked.
"Nothing. Come on in." The tiger lied.
"I'm holding a meeting in the conference room in twenty-five minutes. Are you sure everything is ok?" The Lord of the ThunderCats asked as he entered the room. It was obvious that something and been going on but not being extremely scientifically minded the lion didn't know what.
"I was just cleaning up in here. Getting rid of old samples and stuff like that. Oh by the way, it's physical time again. So after the meeting you and Cheetara should come down to the infirmary. I'll do the exams quickly and we can get back to life." Tygra said.
"Already? Well ok then we'll take care of that after the meeting. See you in twenty now." Lion-O smiled and left the room.
Tygra collapsed to the floor. That had been close. From now on he would have to find a way to give himself warning when someone was coming. A few more instances like that and his secret project would be discovered.
Sometime later after Lion-O delivered the good news and Tygra had given the physicals, the tiger continued to work. Now, with all the DNA samples he needed, the project could take shape. It would only be a matter of time before the Ultimate ThunderCat could come to life.
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Ben-Gali stood at his post in the Tower of Omens control room a few days later. Pumyra had promised to come by later when she was done out at the shooting range. The puma loved to practice with her bow and arrow. Ben-Gali had once seen her hit a target at a distance of 100 yards (300 feet). Yet she had been unhappy with that claiming she should be able to get her compound bow at least 140 yards (420 feet). She is absolutely amazing but I wouldn't want to piss her off unless I was far enough away, the tiger joked to himself.
Lynx-O entered the control room and heard Ben-Gali laughing to himself. He was happy for the tiger and hoped that he would always be happy.
"What is so funny?" The lynx asked. Ben-Gali turned to his friend and smiled.
"Oh I was just thinking about Pumyra and her target practice." The tiger told his friend.
"Yes she takes it very seriously. You wouldn't want to get her mad at you. Probably couldn't run fast enough." Lynx-O laughed.
"I was thinking the same thing. How long do you think she'll be out there? Its almost dark." Ben-Gali wondered.
"Soon but there is something I want to talk to you about." The older and wiser cat said.
"What's that?" The white tiger asked.
"That I'm always here for you if you need advice. Just because you're married doesn't mean decisions are going to be easier. Sharing is a big part of marriage and if you need help I'm not that far away." Lynx-O told him.
"I appreciate that Lynx-O and I'm sure that Pumyra appreciates it as well. Life will just be more complete with Pumyra at my side." Ben-Gali told him. The lynx nodded and said he would be in the library if he needed him. The friends parted and Ben-Gali returned to the sensors.
Pumyra stood with her compound bow aimed at a target approximately 120 yards (360 feet) away. She noticed a shift in the wind and corrected the bow's trajectory. Then the puma released the arrow and watched it sail toward its intended target.
The arrow struck its objective inches from dead center. Pumyra's smile grew and spread across her face. She preferred the compound bow's accuracy and penetration to that of the crossbow. She could fire more shots in thirty seconds with the compound bow whereas loading the crossbow took longer and more strength. Blasters and crossbows were more advanced but the compound bow she used required more concentration and more skill than the others. The puma prided herself on being one of the very few who could use the compound bow. Noticing the sun was sinking, she went to collect her arrows.
In about twenty minutes, Pumyra had reached the Tower of Omens. Going through the doors, she made her way up to the control room. The puma entered the room and found Ben-Gali searching the sectors surrounding the Tower.
"What's up?" Pumyra asked causing the tiger to jump.
"I was just looking for you is all. But apparently I don't need to anymore." Ben-Gali smiled. Then he pulled her close and they kissed.
"So you were checking up on me?" The puma asked when they separated.
"No, I was just seeing if you were coming in. It was getting dark and I wanted to make sure you were safe is all." The tiger smiled.
"Hmm well I'm fine besides there isn't anything out there that could hurt me." His fiancée told him.
"This is true but that doesn't mean I can't worry. Besides I missed you." Ben-Gali said.
"That seems like a good enough reason." Pumyra smiled and kissed him again. The two stayed in the control room for the rest of Ben-Gali's shift.
Over in Cat's Lair, Cheetara sat in the library. She was reading a book about dreams. That nightmare hadn't been letting her sleep and in turn she hadn't been letting Lion-O sleep. The Lord of the ThunderCats didn't complain and it was quite obvious he wished that he could help her. The sedatives had worked but the cheetah didn't want to be constantly drugged up.
Hearing the library door open, Cheetara looked up. It was Lion-O. He had a concerned look on his face.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
"Tygra has been acting really strange lately." The lion stated.
"He probably thinks the same about the two of us." Cheetara smiled. This made Lion-O smile too.
"You don't think he's figured out what is going on, do you?" He asked.
"I doubt it. Sometimes he can't see things that are right in front of his face." Cheetara said. Lion-O nodded. The cheetah could see that something else was bothering him.
"But what's really on your mind?" She asked.
"Quite sometime ago, back on New Thundera, Jaga appeared to me and told me that I should beware your restlessness and that I could only change the future by the decisions I make. What do you suppose he meant by that?" The Lord of the ThunderCats wondered. Cheetara shrugged.
"If I knew the answer to that then I'd probably be able to answer why I keep having that awful nightmare."
To Be Continued…