Epilogue
The next day, Lion-O was loading supplies into the Thunderstrike. It was still early in the morning and he wanted to be able to take it easy on the vehicle and its newly added engine modifications. The lion didn't hear Cheetara come into the room.
"Imagine my surprise when I roll over in bed to find you not in it." The cheetah said. Lion-O whipped around, a little startled.
"Well good morning to you." He smiled.
"Are you ok?" She asked concerned.
"Yeah, I just have a lot on my mind." Lion-O answered.
"You know you can talk to me. Whatever it is." Cheetara said moving closer to him. The Lord of the ThunderCats let out a sigh.
"I've been thinking about the past few months and everything that has been going on. I guess I just thought with Mumm-Ra, the Mutants, and the Lunatacs gone that life wouldn't be so difficult. I mean Tygra creates Bob, who tries to kill me. Then we finally find other Thunderians and they bring an evil with them that tries to kill me too. Instead it ends up seriously wounding Tygra, almost succeeds in destroying Panthro, and temporarily blinds me." Cheetara nodded thoughtfully and said,
"Evil will always exist, Lion-O. It may not look the same every time but it will be there when you least expect it. That is why we are ThunderCats. We are here to protect the good peoples of not only Third Earth but also New Thundera. Unfortunately, you didn't have the chance to be able to make mistakes and learn from them. In the early days, we couldn't afford to make mistakes and let the Mutants, Mumm-Ra, or the Lunatacs win. But we worked as a team and we defeated them. You were never really on your own. We wanted you to get your chance as Lord of the ThunderCats and I'm sure that everyone agrees that you have done a great job." She wrapped her arms around him and put her head against his massive chest. He in turn put his arms around her and held the cheetah close.
"I never apologized for calling you that horrible thing. I'm sorry. I tried to get the evil being to shut up but I couldn't. I'm also sorry about shooting you in the arm." Lion-O said. Cheetara moved her head from his chest and looked up at him.
"It wasn't you. I'm sorry for kicking and punching you. And that whole incident with the Sword…" she trailed off, turning her eyes away from the lion.
"That wasn't you either except for the Sword thing." Lion-O answered. An awkward silence followed and neither one looked at each other.
"Well I guess I should get going." The Lord of the ThunderCats said a few minutes later.
"You're not going alone. I'm coming too." Cheetara told him.
"You don't have to, I'm just going for a little while." He titled his head and kissed the top of hers.
"More like a few months until Tygra and Panthro are ready for battle and Pumyra and Ben-Gali can handle themselves here. I already asked them if I could go with you and they had no complaints. Besides I'm sure Lynx-O, Snarf, and Snarfer wouldn't mind having the extra company." The cheetah said
"Well if you insist." Lion-O smiled.
"Good cause I already put my things in the Thunderstrike." She smiled back. A mischievous look crossed her face and the two had a good laugh.
The End
Well that ends this tale. I hope you enjoyed it. Let you know what you think. Loved it, hated it, whatever, feedback is always appreciated. There will be more in this series.
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