Chapter 3

Snarfer looked over the desert from the screen at the Tower of Omens. He was bored very easily and the technical journals he had been writing, for the upkeep of the second ThunderCat base, weren't holding his interest either. So when something sent the scanners into a frenzy of beeping and screeching, he paid attention.

"Its just Cheetara returning from her afternoon run. Snarfer, snarfer. Nothing to worry about." The little snarf returned to staring into space, hoping something interesting would come along.

Cheetara entered the Tower and went straight to her room. Quickly, she stripped off her sweaty uniform and jumped into the shower. About ten minutes later, she left the shower and put on a clean uniform. Feeling refreshed, the cheetah headed for the control room.

"Anything up on the scanners?" She asked Snarfer.

"Nothing, nada, zip. Snarfer, snarfer." The little snarf replied.

"You probably should be finishing those technical journals especially if Lion-O's plan goes over well enough." Cheetara said.

"Yeah, but they're…" he didn't get the chance to finish when something shook the Tower of Omens.

"What was that?" Snarfer asked. Cheetara shook her head and looked to the screen.

"It can't be!" The cheetah's eyes went wide and she struggled to stay on her feet as the Tower shook again violently.

"Rrrrowr!" The Sword of Omens warned its master. Quickly, Lion-O stopped the ThunderTank, pulled the Sword from the Claw Shield, and held the holes in the hilt up to his eyes.

"Sword of Omens, give me Sight Beyond Sight!" He commanded. The Sword showed him the Tower and it showed him something that made his blood run cold. As fast as he could, the Lord of the ThunderCats fired the ThunderTank back up and headed toward his friends.

Outside, Mumm-Ra continued to fire energy blasts from his hands, rocking the Tower of Omens. Inside, systems began to fail and Cheetara and Snarfer struggled to keep it together.

"I thought you guys got rid of him!" The little snarf shouted over the beeping, screeching, and many other loud noises the failing systems made.

"So did I!" Cheetara shouted back bracing herself against a control panel.

"We need to get him off our backs! Can you reverse the signals coming into the Cat Signal?" She asked. Snarfer immediately set to work while the cheetah grabbed her bo-staff.

"I'm going to try to keep him busy." Before the snarf could say anything, Cheetara was gone.

Lion-O had the ThunderTank running at full power as he raced across the desert. He was closing the gap between him and the Tower with ease. The Sword of Omens continued to roar and he hoped he'd be with his friends soon.

Now he could see the Tower and Mumm-Ra. However, he noticed that the ancient mummy was focused on something else.

"Great Jaga!" The lion pulled the tank up close and snuck up behind Mumm-Ra. Pulling the Sword from the Claw Shield, Lion-O shouted,

"HO!" A blast shot forth from the Sword of Omens, hitting the mummy in between the shoulders. Mumm-Ra howled and turned around.

"You'll pay for that Lion-O!" The ancient spirit of evil shouted. At that moment, Cheetara smacked him in the chest with her staff. Mumm-Ra turned around and grabbed the cheetah by the throat.

"Drop the Sword, Lion-O or I crush her throat." He delivered his ultimatum.

"Don't do it Lion-O." Cheetara rasped. The lion didn't know what to do. If he dropped the Sword of Omens, Mumm-Ra could crush her throat anyway and then kill him. Or if he didn't drop it, Cheetara would die. Little did he know there was a third option. Snarfer had been able to reverse the signals coming into the Cat Signal and now all he had to do was make sure he didn't hit Cheetara.

To Be Continued…