Tygra, Panthro, and the ThunderKittens arrived within minutes of the signal flashing across the sky. Lion-O explained everything as they ran back to the sick bay. No one had any ideas about what could have possibly happened.
They found Cheetara still unconscious and Tygra instructed that she should be strapped down to the bed in case she tried to hurt herself or someone else. Then he ordered everyone to stay in he sickbay until his analysis of Cheetara was finished.
Hooking her up to the monitors he found nothing abnormal with her blood pressure, heart rate, or her breathing. He pulled a syringe from a storage bin and removed some blood from her arm. There were some tests the tiger would have to run.
"So far nothing seems to be wrong with her but I won't know until I run some blood tests. In the meantime we are all quarantined until I can determine the cause of Cheetara's condition." Tygra said.
"Quarantined? You think its that serious?" Panthro asked.
"Well since we've all now been exposed to Cheetara, I have no way of knowing if what she has is contagious. I don't think we should be spreading it to the other Thunderians." Tygra explained. "Had Lion-O been a little more cautious we wouldn't be in this situation."
"Excuse me?" Lion-O asked.
"You have possibly infected us all. You were exposed to Cheetara and then you exposed us to you. Instead of thinking with your brain you thought with your heart and now we all have to suffer." Tygra said. He wasn't acting like himself. Lion-O was about to do something when Panthro stopped him.
"Enough! Tygra there is obviously something wrong with you and I don't want Lion-O to deck you. Get the blood tests going." The panther told them. Tygra glared at them and went to work. Panthro turned to Lion-O. He could see a large bruise forming on his cheek.
"Did she do that to you?" He pointed at the lion's face. Lion-O gave him a confused look and moved over the mirror on the wall. The Lord of the ThunderCats saw the large purple area forming on his cheek.
"I guess so." He told Panthro. "But she wasn't behaving like herself."
"I know. Don't worry, we'll find out what is going on." The panther assured him.
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The female's body had been insufficient but now this male specimen seemed to be perfect. He was stronger and slightly more intelligent. This would do for now.
ThunderCats these beings called themselves. They seemed no different than the other cat-like people he had infested on previous occasions. However, the one with the sword seemed to be the leader. It would only be a matter of time before he was inside the one they called Lion-O.
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Sometime later, Tygra walked back into the room from the lab that was attached to the sickbay. The blood tests were complete and there was nothing to report but he already knew that.
"There is nothing in her blood. We can leave the room. I will keep close tabs on Cheetara." The fake Tygra promised. The ThunderKittens ran out of the room and went off to do something to get their minds off Cheetara. Panthro went to the control room to alert Third Earth to the situation. This left Lion-O, Cheetara, and Tygra alone in the sickbay.
'Tygra' came over to Lion-O. He had to start acting like the tiger so he could get the lion to relax. It would be very hard to transfer over if the mind wasn't relaxed in its surroundings.
"Lion-O, I'd like to apologize for my behavior earlier. It was wrong but you could have put all of us in danger." The tiger said. Lion-O seemed to be buying it.
"I suppose you were right though. What if I had gotten us all infected?" He wondered.
"Its still no excuse for my behavior." The fake Tygra smiled. He stuck his hand out for Lion-O to shake. The Lord of the ThunderCats shook 'Tygra's' hand. Slowly, the being inside of the tiger began to seep into Lion-O. The lion felt strange and tried to pull away but he couldn't. Tygra's grip was too strong. Soon it was too late. Lion-O had now become the evil being's next host.
To Be Continued…
