Chapter 10
Mumm-Ra didn't flinch as he disappeared before the blade of the Sword of Omens came down and lodged itself into the concrete floor. The mummy knew that the Ancient Spirits of Evil would pull him back to his pyramid.
"YOU HAVE FAILED TO RID US OF LION-O AND YOU HAVE NOT RETRIEVED THE EYE OF THUNDERA!" The statues bellowed. Mumm-Ra didn't even flinch as he returned to his wrapped self.
"I can still destroy the lion. All I need to do is to get him away from Cat's Lair. Without his friends or the Thunderians he will not be able to defeat me." He told them.
"WE ARE TIRED OF YOUR GAMES! END THE LION'S LIFE NOW AND RECOVER THE EYE OF THUNDERA!" The Ancient Spirits of Evil ordered.
"As you wish." Mumm-Ra bowed his head and returned to his sarcophagus to regenerate his powers and think.
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Lion-O blinked and looked around. Mumm-Ra was gone and the Sword was imbedded in the concrete floor. A victorious cry went up all around him but the lion did not celebrate. There was no way it was that easy.
"You did it Lord Lion-O!" Colonel Cougara arrived next to him.
"I don't think it should've been that easy." Lion-O said.
"What makes you say that?" The cougar asked.
"There is no evidence that my Sword when through anything but the concrete surface. I will need your best trained people to help Panthro get all the circuits back up and the Lair running on full power. Mumm-Ra will reappear and I want to be ready for it." The Lord of the ThunderCats instructed.
"Immediately, sir." Colonel Cougara saluted Lion-O and turned to his troops.
"Ten-hut!" The cats stopped their celebrating and instantaneously formed ranks.
"All technical personnel step forward!" Cougara ordered. Twenty Thunderians stepped forward.
"Report to Panthro, immediately!" The cougar commanded. To the remaining troops he said,
"The rest of you are on stand by. Be prepared to fight at a moment's notice. Dismissed!"
"For New Thundera!" The troops shouted in response. With that taken care of, Panthro led the technicians inside. With that many of them working, the Lair would be back up in no time. WilyKat went inside to check on his sister followed by Lynx-O, who wanted to check on Ben-Gali and Pumyra.
Cheetara walked inside with Lion-O. When the others separated from them she pulled him into the nearest room. They needed to talk. However, it was the lion who spoke first.
"Are you all right?"
"I'll be fine my neck is a little sore but that's not why we need to talk." The cheetah told him.
"What is it? I need to make sure that everything is coming along smoothly. Mumm-Ra could be back at any time." Lion-O said.
"That's what I want to talk to you about. Mumm-Ra easily goaded you into fighting him like that. I don't want you to do that again. Even if you're right that you didn't get him, that miserable mummy almost got you to kill him. Once you cross that line, there is no going back." Cheetara told him. The Lord of the ThunderCats only nodded his head. He knew she was right. The cheetah still had difficulties after killing Bob. She had been only protecting him and it still haunted her. An idea occurred to him. Maybe the Book of Omens could help.
To Be Continued…
