Chapter 7
Cheetara and Tygra arrived in the new settlement and climbed off the HoverCat. The first person they found was Lyger. He was the oldest of the new Thunderians and they hoped he would know what was going on.
"Ah, Cheetara and Tygra. To what do I owe this great honor?" The half-lynx, half-tiger asked.
"We need to talk to you about something that you may have encountered before you arrived on New Thundera." Tygra said and then explained what was happening. Lyger's eyes went wide.
"I thought we had gotten rid of…" he stopped. "Come with me." The older Thunderian motioned for the two ThunderCats to follow him. Cheetara and Tygra looked at each and then followed him.
The three entered Lyger's home and he shut the door. Then he proceeded to shut the windows and lock everything down. Next he motioned for them to sit down at the kitchen table.
"Before we came to New Thundera, we lived in a place we called the Enchanted Planet. It was a strange world filled with strange things. There were plants that moved, rocks who ate people, and giants. Once we had built homes and fences surrounding us we thought we were safe.
"For a time the fences kept the strange creatures away. Then our people began to disappear in the middle of the night. Patrols were set up, the fences were made taller and stronger, and one of our engineers took pieces from our spaceship to create lights to try to keep the creatures at bay.
"This worked for a time until one day when one of the missing people by the name of Cheetlar came back. He had been a gentle person and a good man but when he returned things had changed. Cheetlar became violent and consumed with destroying things. We locked him in a hut while we tried to decide what to do with him.
"However, he somehow managed to trick the guards into opening the door. He overpowered one and suddenly the guard became increasingly violent. Unfortunately, the guard was killed before we could control him. When we asked Cheetlar about what happened he seemed confused and didn't understand what we were talking about.
"In the end, we found that the evil spirit was transferred by touch. Not a quick touch but by holding onto someone until it can transfer itself completely into the person's mind. Its goal is to enslave others and take over. We thought we had left it behind but quite obviously we didn't." Lyger finished.
"So how do we destroy it?" Cheetara asked beginning to get upset.
"I don't know. We thought we had buried it with the guard's body but somehow it must have come here anyway." Lyger said.
"Perhaps that's where the Book of Omens comes back into play. In the meantime we must make sure no one touches Lion-O." Tygra looked grim. Quickly, the two ThunderCats thanked Lyger and ran back to the HoverCat. They contacted Cat's Lair hoping that Panthro hadn't touched Lion-O.
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Panthro sat staring at Lion-O's unconscious body. He wondered what Cheetara and Tygra were finding out. The panther hoped that the Lord of the ThunderCats could be cured.
WilyKit came bursting into the room. She quickly explained that the others were on their way back and that they said he shouldn't touch Lion-O under any circumstances. Panthro gave her a confused look but said he'd what for them to return. The Thunderkitten nodded and headed back up to the control room.
Suddenly from inside the cell, Lion-O's body began to shake violently. Quickly Panthro went over to the door.
"Lion-O! Are you all right?" No response came and the panther wasn't sure if he should go in there and help him or not. Finally he decided that evil or no evil if Lion-O was dead that wasn't going to help anyone. Quickly, he entered the cell and tried to calm the lion down.
It was then that he felt a strange thing happening. Something began to take over his body. Lion-O had stopped shaking but that was no concern of his. The lion and the rest of the ThunderCats would soon be dead.
To Be Continued…
