Panthro locked the Lord of the ThunderCats in the cell and headed for the door. The panther climbed the ramp leading to the higher levels and walked down the hall. There was something he had to get before dealing with Lion-O.
Panthro walked into the Sword chamber and as he got close to the Sword of Omens, the Eye of Thundera growled. It could sense the evil inside of the panther.
"It would be fitting to end the Lord of the ThunderCats' life with his own sword but I know I can't use you." Panthro told the Sword as he walked down a connecting hallway to a weapons storage room. A few moments later, he reentered the Sword chamber carrying a different weapon.
"I think this blaster will do the job." Panthro told the Sword of Omens. He left the room and headed back towards Lion-O's prison.
The Lord of the ThunderCats awoke and looked up at the ceiling. He felt strange and mentally exhausted. It was then that he realized there was no longer a fight inside his head. This excited him and he stood up.
Looking around, Lion-O realized he was inside a cell. He tried the door but found it locked in place. The lion frowned and wondered what happened to the evil voice inside his head. If the thing no longer resided in him then who did he give it to?
Cheetara and Tygra burst into the room. They wore concerned looks on their faces and seemed to get confused when the thing they were looking for wasn't there.
"Cheetara! Tygra! Let me out of here!" Lion-O shouted and this focused the other ThunderCats attention on him.
"We can't. You tried to kill yourself and you're still evil." Tygra leered at him. It was then that Lion-O realized convincing them he wasn't still possessed would be extremely difficult.
"No, you have to believe me. I'm not evil anymore." The lion protested.
"Then where is Panthro?" Cheetara asked. Something nagged at her to believe him but she wasn't sure if she could trust herself.
"I'm right here." Came an answer from the doorway. Cheetara whirled around and saw the panther held a blaster in his hands.
"Why did you leave Lion-O and what are you doing with that blaster?" Tygra asked.
"Simple. This." Panthro leveled the blaster and shot Tygra. Cheetara cried out and ran full speed toward the crazed panther. However, he didn't flinch and fired off a few shots. It missed Cheetara barely and she grappled with the panther trying to get the blaster away from him.
Neither one noticed that one of the shots had strayed and hit the lock on Lion-O's cage door. The door sprung open and the Lord of the ThunderCats wasted no time.
"Sword of Omens, come to my hand!" Lion-O commanded. The Sword awoke and flew from its chamber. In a matter of seconds, it landed in its master's hand.
"Ho!" Lion-O shouted. An energy blast shot from the Sword of Omens and hit the wall. This was enough to get Panthro's attention. He threw Cheetara aside like she was a rag doll and the cheetah hit her head against the wall. The last thing she saw was Lion-O and Panthro about to enter pitched combat.
The Thunderkittens had heard the shouting, blasting, and the Sword leaving its chamber. WilyKat had wanted to go down and investigate but WilyKit had overruled him and she immediately contacted Third Earth.
"New Thundera calling Third Earth! Come in Third Earth! This is an emergency!" WilyKit shouted into the receiver.
"WilyKit don't shout! What's wrong?" Lynx-O asked responding from the Tower of Omens. Quickly, the female Thunderkitten explained what she and her brother had heard and hoped that the others could get to New Thundera as fast as possible. The unfortunate thing was the earliest, they could make it would be in twelve hours. Could the rest of the ThunderCats last that long?
To Be Continued…
