Chapter 9
Cheetara left Tygra with in the sickbay with the wounded ThunderCats and raced down to the control room with Panthro. They would be short four fighters and Mumm-Ra seemed to be invincible. When they entered the control room, Lion-O stood at the monitor.
"I've called up the reserves. They are ready to fight and are awaiting my command. Can you fight with only one good arm?" He asked Panthro.
"I will fight with you until the end. One good arm and all." The panther told the Lord of the ThunderCats. Lion-O nodded grimly and picked up a hand held radio.
"Commence Attack Plan Alpha."
"As you command, Lord Lion-O," the voice of Colonel Cougara came over the radio. With that out of the way, Lion-O, Cheetara, Panthro, Lynx-O, and WilyKat headed out of the control room to face their enemy.
"Are you afraid to come out and fight!" Mumm-Ra shouted as he landed in front of Cat's Lair.
"ThunderCats are never afraid!" Came Lion-O's reply as he and the others came running out of the fortress. The mummy only laughed and raised his hands. From those hands, energy shot forth and the ThunderCats scattered.
"Ho!" Lion-O shouted. The blade of the Sword of Omens extended and released its own blast of energy. The ThunderCats fought the ever-living source of evil but at every turn he had a response.
Cheetara raced around him, her bo-staff extended, and tried to trip him up or trap him somehow. Mumm-Ra grabbed her staff and hurled the cheetah away. She hit one of the paws of Cat's Lair and her world went dark.
Panthro used his good arm and tried to fight the mummy with his nunchucks. Just then the reinforcements arrived. Thunderians of every clan spilled out into the open space leading up to Cat's Lair.
Battle cries filled the air and soon Mumm-Ra was fighting against almost sixty cats. He wasn't deterred and continued to fight.
"So Lion-O, it is true. You are afraid to fight me alone." The mummy hoped that this statement would tug at the lion's pride.
"I'm not afraid." Lion-O seemed to be falling for it.
"Oh really, then call back your troops. Have them watch you fight me." Mumm-Ra again hoped Lion-O would fall for it. Instead, the Lord of the ThunderCats raised the Sword of Omens above his head.
"Thunder, thunder, thunder, THUNDERCATS HO!" The Cat Signal shot high into the sky, awaking the ferocity inside the ThunderCats. Cheetara stood up and raced over to Lion-O, who stood in front of the steps to Cat's Lair. Panthro, Lynx-O, and WilyKat also arrived at his side. The Thunderians reformed their troops in a straight line blocking any escape attempts from the back. Mumm-Ra was completely surrounded.
"No more games, you miserable mummy!" Lion-O roared. "This ends now!" Mumm-Ra smiled.
"I had hoped you'd say that." Then the mummy charged at the Lord of the ThunderCats. Lion-O grabbed for something before shouting,
"Ho!" Mumm-Ra hadn't noticed that that something was Lynx-O's light shield. It concentrated the blast of energy from the Sword and knocked Mumm-Ra to the ground. Quickly, the ThunderCats and Thunderians surrounded him and Lion-O placed the tip of the Sword at the mummy's throat.
"I will protect this planet but I will not do it alone. To bad you can't remember that." Lion-O growled. With a big smirk on his face, the Lord of the ThunderCats thrust the blade of the Sword of Omens down.
To Be Continued…
