Chapter 18

Lion-O looked down at his hands. The Sword of Omens and Eye of Thundera were once again whole. A smile spread across his face and he lifted the Sword towards the ceiling. He turned to Mumm-Rana who nodded and the Lord of the ThunderCats moved the Sword across his body.

"Thunder," Another movement sent the Sword out to the side.

"…thunder," The third brought it down in front of him where he grabbed it with both hands.

"…thunder," Finally Lion-O thrust the Sword of Omens above his head.

"THUNDERCATS HO!" The Cat Signal shot into the sky and roared. The ThunderCats' eyes lit up and their signals shone brightly inside the white pyramid. From deep in Lion-O's throat came a roar almost as loud as the Signal had given moments before. The others followed in turn as energy surged through their bodies.

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Pumyra felt the energy surge through her body. As it disappeared she realized that her ribs were no longer sore and her uniform didn't pose any restrictions. The puma was now able to move freely and the first thing she did was to wrap her arms around Ben-Gali. She could feel his hesitance to squeeze her any harder than he had been for the past few months but when she tightened her grip on him, he smiled.

"Your ribs?" He questioned.

"They're better and that's not all." She said as their lips met.

"What do you mean that's not all?" The white tiger asked when they parted. Pumyra pulled him close and whispered her secret in his ear.

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Panthro, Tygra, Lion-O, and Cheetara piled into the ThunderTank after thanking Mumm-Rana. They wanted to rush back to the Tower of Omens and tell the others the good news; even though Lion-O had the correct suspicion that they already knew. Tonight they would celebrate not only their victory over Mumm-Ra but also what made them ThunderCats, the Code of Thundera and the Sword of Omens.

When they arrived at the Tower it looked as if Pumyra, Ben-Gali, Lynx-O, and Snarfer had started without them.

"What's going on?" Panthro asked.

"I'm going to be a father!" Ben-Gali shouted. He was all smiles and Pumyra blushed.

"Congratulations!" Lion-O smiled and he shook the white tiger's hand. Panthro and Tygra followed suit.

"Wait, we are forgetting something." Lynx-O said.

"The Sword of Omens is whole we aren't just celebrating for Pumyra and Ben-Gali's sake." The lynx continued.

"This is true. Where are my thoughts?" Ben-Gali asked.

"No, you were right to celebrate. Tonight we are celebrating three things. The first being Pumyra's good news. The second is that the Sword of Omens is together and the third is Mumm-Ra's defeat." Lion-O said. Looks of confusion crossed many of the ThunderCats faces.

"Without Thunderians there would be no Code of Thundera. Without the Code of Thundera, there would be no Sword of Omens. If there were no Sword then there would be no ThunderCats. The cycle must continue if we are to continue to protect Third Earth and New Thundera." The Lord of the ThunderCats explained.

"Well said Lion-O." Tygra said.

"Enough moping around, let's party!" The ThunderKittens shouted.

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Later, as the party continued, Lion-O stood by himself down in the hanger bay. It was open and the wind breezed through his bright red hair.

"Oh there you are." The familiar female voice said behind him. He turned to Cheetara and smiled.

"After that speech earlier, I thought you'd be partying harder than the rest of us." She saw the look on his face. Concerned she wrapped her arms around him.

"I will be I just needed some fresh air. Of course, there is something else I'm missing." Lion-O smirked.

"Oh and what would that be my Lord?" Cheetara smiled, knowing exactly what he wanted.

The End

Well that's it until after college starts on August 28th. I promise to have more to come after that. I hope you enjoyed the story.

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