Chapter 2
Lion-O walked down the hall from the control room and outside into the bright and sunny Third Earth afternoon. Snarf had been so happy to see him and it had been good to see his old friend again. The Lord of the ThunderCats just wished that the ex-nursemaid wouldn't worry so much.
His thoughts turned to Cheetara, who was over at the Tower of Omens. They had talked for hours last night over the video screen. Both had agreed to keep their engagement a secret until matters could be resolved and all the ThunderCats were back on New Thundera. The lion walked over to the raised Cat's Paw and stepped underneath it.
The ThunderTank sat in its usual place waiting for someone to use it. How Panthro must miss his baby, Lion-O thought. Quickly, he hopped into the driver's seat and fired up the monster vehicle. It would be nice to drive around and just let his thoughts wander.
While Lion-O's thoughts were wandering, Panthro smiled back on New Thundera. He and the technicians had just finished the last of the repairs to Cat's Lair. All the systems were now back up and running at one hundred percent.
"Thank you for all your help." The panther said shaking each technicians hand.
"It was our pleasure." The senior technician by the name of Panthera answered.
"Now that that's done, you can all return home. I'm sure your families are getting anxious." Panthro smiled. Quickly, the group dispersed only leaving Panthera and the ThunderCat.
"Don't you have someone to go home to?" He asked.
"I'm afraid not." She replied. An awkward moment passed between the two of them.
"Well I guess I'd better get going. It was a pleasure working with you." Panthera smiled and stuck out her hand. They shook hands and sheturned to leave. Panthro watched as she left. The female panther was incredibly intelligent and had quite easily mastered the systems.
"She is something, isn't she?" Tygra said coming up from behind him.
"Huh?" The panther responded distractedly.
"The technician…" his friend started.
"Panthera is very good at what she does." Panthro corrected him. The orange tiger smiled.
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Mumm-Ra slowly moved from his sarcophagus to the edge of his newly rebuilt cauldron. Its magical waters had saved him many times before and even though he was more powerful now, the ancient mummy couldn't imagine life without it. Quickly, he cast a spell and the water produced a vision.
Looking down, Mumm-Ra saw Cat's Lair. WilyKit and WilyKat were playing with their new friends and showing them how to use their Space Boards. Panthro and Tygra sat in the control room busy watching something and Ben-Gali and Pumyra were in their bedroom talking.
"So Lion-O and Cheetara aren't on New Thundera. Well then my quest for the Eye of Thundera continues on Third Earth. It will be so nice to go home." The ancient spirit of evil cackled at his last remark. It would call for him to once again cast the spell that had allowed him and Ma-Mutt to travel to New Thundera but it would be worth it. Catching Lion-O off guard would be the perfect tool in getting what he desired.
To Be Continued…
