Chapter 4

Snarfer knew that he had to take the shot. The fact of the matter was that he might hit all three down on the ground but in order to save Lion-O and Cheetara, he had to take that chance. The small snarf grabbed the last switch and used all his strength to pull it down. A shockwave came through the system and zapped him.

Lion-O saw the large beam of energy shooting toward them and knew he had only moments before the ray hit them. He gave a powerful lunge with his legs and grabbed Mumm-Ra. The mummy was completely surprised by this move and he released Cheetara's throat.

At that moment, the beam hit the ever-living source of evil and the Lord of the ThunderCats. Cheetara watched as the two were shocked within an inch of their lives. The ray disappeared and both lay motionless. The cheetah rushed to Lion-O's side.

She felt for a pulse but was getting nothing. Fear, anger, and hurt rose inside her and she began to pound in his chest with her fist. Again and again, Cheetara pounded on his muscular chest. Soon her arm and hand were tired but she continued to hit him.

"You can't do this! You have to come back!" The cheetah's anger rose over her other emotions.

"He won't be coming back." An all too familiar voice came from behind her. Cheetara momentarily paused hitting Lion-O and turned to see Mumm-Ra standing there holding the Sword of Omens. He had wrapped the eye with a piece of his cape.

"You can't be…" she started.

"I HAVE LIVED FOR A THOUSAND YEARS! THAT LITTLE LIGHT SHOW CANNOT KILL ME!" The mummy shouted. He laughed and flew off, leaving Cheetara to pound on the lion's chest.

Snarfer ran out of the Tower of Omens. He had called his Uncle Snarf. Hopefully, the older snarf would know what to do.

Cheetara raised her fist for the last time and brought it crashing down onto Lion-O's chest. She didn't know what else to do. Suddenly, the lion shot straight up. The cheetah couldn't believe her eyes.

"Where is the Sword?" He asked. No words managed to find their way out of Cheetara's mouth.

"Where is the Sword?" Lion-O asked again.

"Oh thank Jaga! You're alive! Snarfer, snarfer." The little snarf approached the two cats. Cheetara turned to him. He could see the look in her eye. Saying she was incredibly angry would be an understatement.

"You killed him!" The cheetah snarled. Lion-O saw where this was heading and immediately cut her off at the pass.

"He was trying to get rid of Mumm-Ra. Besides you were able to bring me back. Now where is the Sword?"

"Mumm-Ra has it." The three words from the cheetah's mouth hit the air and just hung there.

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Ben-Gali sat at the controls back on New Thundera. He'd been trying to raise Third Earth for the past hour and was getting no response. Quickly, he pressed an alarm button, which brought Panthro, Tygra, Lynx-O, and the ThunderKittens to the control room.

"What's wrong?" Tygra asked.

"I've been trying to raise Cat's Lair on Third Earth and I'm not getting any response." His white brethren told the group.

"Any luck with the Tower of Omens?" Lynx-O asked.

"No. No one is answering on the planet." Ben-Gali said.

"Keep trying; in the meantime I think we should prepare the Feliner for immediate takeoff." Panthro said. The ThunderKittens were told to stay with Ben-Gali and the others rushed to the newly fixed Feliner.

To Be Continued…