Author: Alright you know the drill guys.

Alpha: And you better do it right!

Lion-o and Tygra: Do we have too?

*Both the author and Alpha glare.

Lion-o nervously: Okay then. Here's the disclaimer guys. The Author doesn't own either Monster Hunter World or the Thundercats 2011 series. These are owned by their respective owners and companies and in no way does the Author claim owner ship of them. The story follows the timeline of Monster Hunter World so you are made aware ahead of time.

Tygra: However, all tweaks and original characters as well as names where made by the Author.

Alpha: If you have any questions feel free to contact the Author and don't forget to leave a review if you feel like it.

Everyone: Enjoy!

Chapter 4: This isn't hunting, but it is…

Luna pov

"I'd suggest talking to the Meoscular Chef. I've been hearing from some of the other hunters that he has some tasks for newbie hunters. Something about stocking up the food supplies." I suggested. The boys looked at me with a look that stated 'I'm so done with this already.'

"Do we really have to?" Lion-o asked with me.

I rolled my eyes not understanding what their deal was. It was something that every hunter did at some point. And access to better food never hurt either. "I don't see what you're deal is. If the chef gets more ingredients, then he can make even better and more plentiful food. We all do this at some point. May as well get a head start on it now rather than later. Unless you want to stop in the middle of crucial hunts to make sure we have enough ingredients to run Astera." I sassed at them with a raised brow. My hands on my hips and a leather covered foot tapping against the wood with faint thumps.

The duo looked to me for a moment before sheepishly nodding in understanding. Then they turned and started making their way to the canteen. I nodded at them and went over to the barracks. I gave a quick nod to the commander before ducking in and heading to my room. I stopped in surprise at the two young kits rummaging in my things. I rolled my eyes and stabbed my glave next to the equipment box and internally laughed at Wilykat jumping up in surprise.

"When'd you get back?" Wilykat asked me while holding a trap tool behind his back from the item box he had been rummaging around in. Sadly, that box was right next to my equipment box.

I rolled my eyes and bypassed the kid before snatching back my tool. I smirked as he yelped in dismay. "Just now. I helped Lion-o and Tygra get a grip on hunting and capturing bigger prey." I stated with little detail. The kids didn't need to hear the nitty gritty of the hunt. They weren't old enough.

"How come you didn't take Alpha with you?" Wilykit asked from where Alpha was looking at me with a faint glimmer of hope.

I smiled at my Palico partner and I was happy when Alpha was smiling and nodded back at me. "The only reason that I didn't take Alpha was because I took Lion-o and Tygra with me. It's under the Palico's contract. If a hunting party is around three to four people, then a Palico is to leave the hunting party. This is to prevent the hunt from becoming dangerous. However, this go around, I'm going to need Alpha to go with me despite this to help teach the boys a bit more." I stated giving Alpha the 'go ahead' to join me in going on a hunt. I grinned as my partner quickly started scrambling to get ready.

The two youngest members of Lion-o's group frowned and looked at each other as if they didn't understand what I said. Which made sense, but it didn't help with ensuring they understood how much their friends had to learn about the environment. Or how they should deal with the information I was telling them. I bent down and sat down on my legs to look at the kids in the eye from their height. I scanned their faces as they turned to look at me with confusion and need for confirmation.

"I'm taking Lion-o and Tygra to go and hunt for some ingredients for the chef here. It's not the typical kind of hunt that people are used to, but they need to learn how to do this stuff. I can help them, but only if I actually act to help. Otherwise, if you guys try to look for your 'item' then you're going to get hurt or killed in the act." I explained gently. I watched as their eyes lit more with understanding in light of what I was saying. "I'm trying to make sure that everyone stays safe and if going hunting with me helps you guys, then I'll do it. At least that will keep kids like you safe." I said with a smile rubbing both of the kids heads and ruffling their hair before standing aback up to their full height.

Alpha quickly finished packing his gadgets and supplies and sidled up next to me. We then both went out of our room with the kits following me out of the barracks and up to the canteen. I didn't take the elevator due to the fact I'm pretty sure the kids might actually fall off. It still didn't stop the children from following me and running all over the staircase. I muttered apologies for the children's behavior to other hunters who were almost tripped up by the kids, but they thankfully just waved it off along with the kids behavior and went on their way. I could only sigh in relief. It wasn't like Wilykit and Wilykat were disrupting the other hunters on purpose. When we reached the canteen, I could already see the kids running up to their companions. Lion-o and Tygra were talking to the veteran Panthro as well as Cheetara over the quality of the weapons they were using.

I clapped my hands when I was only one table away from them. I giggled as they all jolted aside from Lion-o who had seemed to already get used to the loud and quick noises from Astera. That was a good hunting trait to have. "Alright, alright, you kids done yet? We have some hunting to do? Now mind informing me what our quest is this go?" I said making the two young men look chastised on their overly friendly behavior. I watched as the smiles on their faces turned to serious ones as they mentally seemed to go over what they had been told.

"We are to go and find mushrooms for chef growing in the forest here. I can't remember how high of a mission it is though. However, he did say they were pretty difficult to find." Lion-o said completely devoid of all joking manner.

"I think he said it was a three to four star, but I might be wrong." Tygra butted in. His face was also devoid of any previous behaviors and was blank save for his eyes which showed an eager and happy spirit.

I nodded at the two and told them to get a meal. When they left, I looked at their stunned friends. "I would suggest that you guys should get some rest among other things. I would also suggest that you kids start helping around here and Cheetara and Panthro start taking training from hunters to get a good start on the rules of hunting. It would greatly assist you in your search when new areas are discovered." I said with a serious expression. The four looked surprised at my advice but slowly nodded in understanding at how that would help them. The two kits as I preferred calling them immediately ran probably to help or continue attempting to pilfer items from highly trained hunters and the personnel of the Research Commission as they had tried to do to me. The other two; however, were giving me considering looks. Judging by the two 'brothers' this would be a conversation worth listening to. "Anything you'd like to say to my face?" I asked calmly.

"Just wondering why you're being so friendly. The last person who was like that pushed for us to violently hunt down the jewels talked about in the book of Omens before betraying us to Mumm-ra. We're just being cautious of your generosity and how it could be used to hurt us." Panthro explained honestly. He frowned as if he had been thinking the thoughts and not meaning to actually say anything. Cheetara nodded at her comrades words.

I rolled my eyes. Just cause one person does something like this doesn't mean everyone is out to do the same. "I don't really want anything from you guys and I have no loyalty to anyone in that place you guys were at prior to showing up in the New World, but could you keep your suspicions to yourself. People here are researching the local fauna and flora of this place. Not to mention there are quite a number of armed hunters that can take down these beasts like the one at the gate when we all showed up. It would be wise to focus on the things that can actually eat you before talking of possible betrayals." I suggested politely but sternly. It wouldn't do for them to start being suspicious of anyone right off the bat when we were only trying to genuinely help. Especially in an environment as unforgiving as the New World was turning out to look.

I smiled slightly as it looked like Panthro took my suggestion to heart and nodded with a hint of respect shining in his eyes. Cheetara didn't seem to really understand what I was meaning and saying. She turned away and seemed to ignore me. I could only frown, but I chose to ignore it. I turned away and decided to focus my efforts on the two brothers who were going on another hunt with me.

The two finished up their meals and ran towards me with their weapons. I nodded and lead them to the bulletin board, accepted the job, and went to the field with them. The two quickly followed behind. We quickly got to the hunting ground and arranged the different items among us depending on who needed them most. I got no extra potions due to having plenty of Mega and normal potions. I also neglected the other supplies such as the rations and the poison knives.

Lion-o got the potions and half the rations while Tygra got everything else. Then I led them into the forest. The large tree in the center towering over us, and I immediately started to look around with them for the mushrooms requested. We managed to find a few bushes in Area 8 of the Ancient forest, but we were stumped afterwards. It was understood that it would be easy to find in the damp areas, and we had only found them on the edge of Area 8 and Area 7. However, the other suspected areas didn't have them. I sighed at the few mushrooms we had picked. I turned to the boys and found them with solemn expressions.

"This is taking too long! Why don't we split up and search? Wouldn't it be faster?" Tygra complained much to my annoyance. While it was understandable, there was only so much I could take from the whiny guy.

"Why don't we split up? Not that I'm complaining, but I'm just wondering out of curiosity." Lion-o tactfully mentioned seemingly better than his friend.

I sighed. "I get that you guys want to get this done and over with. Yes, we could split up to get this quest done faster. It would be ideal. The problem is you two have never hunted a single thing in your lives here other than that Great Jagras. I have heard that there is a larger monster in this forest that would be bad news if we tried to fight it on our own. This is in case we end up running into it while we do this. We try and fight it on our own even with an SOS flare none of us would get there in time to help. Until I feel comfortable with your skills here then I suggest you always have at least one A-lister duo with you at all times." I suggested as I found a clue near one of the winding tree roots.

Tygra growled but seemed to not say anything in retaliation as we found more mushrooms for our quest.

"Meowster there are several areas ahead that have the rest of the mushrooms we need to finish the quest. Can we hurry it along?" Alpha stated after popping up out of the ground startling the two larger cat males. I just chuckled a bit at their nervousness.

I led us to the area, but large footsteps nearby made me pause and push the two into a spore puff plant and set it off. A plume of spores covered the two from sight as I went to the edge and peeked from around the hollow area in the tree. My eyes widened at the monster I saw. It looked like a dinosaur with the small arms large rear legs and muscles all over with a large head with teeth to match. It had no hair or fur on it's head with feathers around the collar and fur down it's back and some on the back of the legs. It was colored in pink and a purplish color. I watched as it put up a flap on its snout that seemed to form a large nasal cavity and was disgusted when it sneezed on the side of the tree. Then it looked around before continuing on its way.

It was a good thing the monster had passed as well as the spore puff plant's spore cloud faded away.

"I'm sorry, but what the hell was that?!" Tygra shouted.

I sighed in relief when I didn't hear the footsteps again. I heard a thump though and turned to see Lion-o shoving Tygra's face into the ground with a ghostly white face grimacing in the monster's direction. Alpha was gladly helping to shove the Tiger's face into the ground.

I growled and shook my head. "Let's just get these mushrooms and go already." I said already done with this quest.

When we finished, we took the windrakes back. I bid the two goodbye and told them that I would be taking a few requests by myself. I recommended they get together with a few other hunters and just hoped the two would take my advice to heart. Not to mention start getting to understand what was really important around here. After all not all requests needed to be hunting something large after all.

Tygra pov

I glared at Lion-o as he started to go out with other hunters instead of staying with our group. He seemed to be a person some people here naturally rallied around. I frowned further as they asked him for ideas on what to do on their next requests. A few of them were even asking for help with some quests for the chef. I huffed at their stupidity.

"Mind if I join you?" a grizzled and commanding voice asked me. I turned around and paled at the man who spoke. I only knew this tanned man as the commander. He was in his usual getup of silver armor which glimmered in the intense sunset.

I gulped and instantly sat up in a soldier's rest like I used to with my father. This man exuded command and should be respected. I almost glared at the hunters and my brother for not doing such a thing.

"You don't need to act like that." The commander said as he hailed a Fenlyne for a drink. He looked at me with a relatively relaxed gaze though from close up I could see some of the scars that stood out like a spring in a hot desert.

"Like what?" I asked keeping my voice short and clipped.

"Like respect is the most important thing here. That is a quality that should be earned not given easily." The commander said easily as he thanked a Fenlyne for a mug of ale. He merely raised a brow as I groaned at him. "Am I missing something?" he asked me.

"It's just, you obviously rule this place. Yet, no one treats you with respect. At all! It doesn't help that today all we did was look for mushrooms instead of doing something useful! We could have cleared the woods of those dangerous beasts or something better than just being errand boys. We didn't even get it completed quickly either. We just took our time for three hours to complete a task that should've taken minutes to complete if we split up!" I relented dumping the info on the commander in a rush. After realizing that I probably just insulted a bunch of reputable people I immediately tried to make amends only to sweat drop at the commander.

The commander only yawned in response. "You done?" he asked.

I huffed but nodded.

"The reason that Luna probably didn't split up was because you have no experience in the field. You haven't grown up in an environment where you need to always watch your back. She's trying to teach you slowly how to be on guard. I can tell you right now that almost every hunter has had to deal with trials concerning any kind of hunt by themselves and it's always been bitter work and experience that helped them through the day. I can honestly tell you right now she's trying to make that grueling process easier for the two of you. And try to remember that the ecosystem is a very fragile thing. We aren't its rulers we are part of it. We can help regulate how it flows, but ultimately we can't make it do anything it doesn't want to do. If it decides it's going to rain, or a monster is going to invade it's not up to us.

And acting like a person who wants everything handed to them doesn't help your situation. Your brother is at least making a valid effort to understand what these hunters do. The hard work they put into hunting and managing their tasks with an efficiency he really doesn't have. I'm not saying that you can't have any form of respect, or that you can't deal with every problem. However, forcing things that could happen naturally on their own would make things fight back twice as hard against you. Your brother has a good approach. Brash as he seems, Lion-o is doing his best to understand others from their perspective. Perhaps naïve and inexperienced, but that will grow with time. He will grow more hardened and wiser as time goes on. The greatest teacher is experience. And you are all bound to get a lot of that while you're hear." The commander stated and then took a long swig from his mug.

I mulled it over in my head before nodding along with some of it. What he said made sense. Its not like anyone could make it rain on a dime and not anyone here was able to control the animals and creatures. "Why don't you guys just get rid of all your problems though? At least with the wildlife." Tygra asked.

The commander looked solemly at Tygra. "That's a long tale kid."

Tygra shrugged. "I got time."

The commander shook his head. "Alright.