chapter 13
Panthro was watching the boarder of the Village and saw Grune coming with the Lizard army.
He went to the hut where the others were. "Bad news the village is surrounded." Panthro said.
"How many troops?" Cheetara asked.
"Well I say it looks like all of them." he said.
"What is taking them so long?" Wilykit asked.
"Taking who?" Anet asked.
"Lion-o and Tygra," Wilykit said.
"Yes they went after the spirit stone," Anet said.
"Maybe something went wrong." Cheetara said.
"I sense a strong bond between them but on Tygra's he feels like he has to be close by constantly, as if he feels responsible for something of great importance." Anet said.
Cheetara looked surprised at this and Pumyra was concerned.
In the Astral plane. "This place gives me the creeps." Tygra said.
"We've been walking forever will we ever find it?" Lion-o asked.
"The elephants say if we can't find something we are not looking at the big picture." Tygra said.
"Yeah it could be right under our noses." Lion-o said.
"If we find it I'm keeping it." Tygra said.
"The stone is my responsibility," Lion-o said.
"I know I mean I will hold it for safe keeping last thing I need is you doing something stupid," Tygra said.
"Stop worrying I'm not a cub anymore!" Lion-o said.
Mum-Ra was following them he was intent on showing them something to make them destroy each other so he could get both stones.
Meanwhile outside the plane Panthro was setting up bombs.
"Look at Grune's snaggle tooth just sitting out there I bet he's scared." Wilykat said.
"You know how he lost his saber tooth?" Panthro asked.
"No," Wilykat said.
We were traveling and wound up in Spidera's nest.
"The spider monster?" Wilykat asked.
"What did you do?" Wilykit asked.
"What do you expect? I closed my eyes and waited for the end." Panthro said. "But Grune ripped out his own saber tooth." he said.
"Yech, why do that?" Wilykat asked.
"Because he knew that monster had a weak spot he used his tooth jammed right into that monster." Panthro said. "After it was over he told me something I never forgot. Any sacrifice is worthy the defeat of your enemy. Do really think he's scared?" he said.
Tygra and Lion-o were arguing.
"You are just like father was treating me like baby! I can take care of myself you know, it's embarrassing and annoying with you hovering over me like a mother hen." Lion-o said.
"Sorry you still don't know what it is like for me do you, I only do it because I made promise the day you were born to mother and I intend to keep that promise. If you don't like how do it then get a life or talk to me about calmly instead of blowing up." Tygra said.
Soon they found themselves in memory.
"It's a memory," Tygra said.
"Yes it's a bad one," Lion-o said.
"Our trip to forbidden ruins how could I forget," Tygra said.
"Yeah I thought I couldn't trust because of it you knocked me in a the pit." Lion-o said.
"I did not!" Tygra said.
"Wait for me Tygra," young Lion-o said.
"Lion-o this place is dangerous soon we have to head back." young Tygra said.
"If you think I'm scare you are wrong I am the heir to the kingdom of Thundera." young Lion-o said.
"Okay, fine but I say after we look around real quick it's back home," young Tygra said.
"Don't tell me what do! You're not father!" young Lion-o said.
Young Tygra crossed the log and wobbled a bit made it to the other side safely and Lion-o followed. "Lion-o get off the log I nearly fell in I wouldn't trust it." young Tygra said.
"I can do what I want I'm not a baby!" young Lion-o said.
"I didn't say you were a baby now come across quickly and carefully." young Tygra said.
The log started to creak and it broke and Lion-o fell in. "Lion-o!" young Tygra said.
Lion-o saw that the log was so rotten it broke on it's own and that's how he fell in. He was shocked at this Tygra was trying to help him not hurt him.
Meanwhile the lizard army was waiting. Slithe and Grune were talking.
"You would betray Mum-Ra for real?" Slithe asked.
Grune just smirked.
"You know Grune for cat you are quite the snake!" Slithe said.
In the astral plane Lion-o and Tygra saw the memory.
"Tygra HELP!" young Lion-o said.
Young Tygra left in a hurry.
"How could you leave your own brother?' Lion-o asked.
"You don't know why I left I don't know what go through, and you don't understand why I do what I do," Tygra said.
Tygra summoned a sword. "Then since I can't through in words let's have fight to get it through." he said.
"Fine!" Lion-o said the two began to fight.
The lizards went on the attack.
The Thundercats went on the defense. Panthro saw Grune and started to fight him.
The Elephants were meditating.
"Anet told me I would know what it is like for you but I don't see how I will you don't know what things are like for me!" Lion-o said.
"Well I know what one thing is like for you before I was taken into the royal family I never knew what it was like to have a mother and you know that too. So we have one area of understanding." Tygra said.
Then Lion-o fell in to the pit.
"Tygra whatever I am to you, a brother, a training partner, a rival or a responsibility we called the same cat father we are both sons of Claudus." Lion-o said.
"Father he was there too," Tygra said. "Lion-o I did run but it was to get help." he said. Young Tygra told Claudus what happened.
Tygra pulled Lion-o. "I will never do anything to harm you, not then not now," Tygra said then pulled Lion-o up.
"This place is making our worst fears and memories come to life, and someone is guiding it and I will give you one guess," Lion-o said.
"Mum-Ra," Tygra said.
They fought off Mum-Ra and got the stone. Once out there the Elephants joined the fight.
Grune got sucked into the Astral plane and Panthro lost his arms.
The elephants were celebrating. "I now know how my brother feels about this and about watching out for me, but who is this specail someone?" Lion-o said.
"The evening bell hasn't rang yet." Anet said.
"I know I guess I just have to wait and see." Lion-o said.
Lion-o Tygra and Cheetara kiss. "They make a lovely couple." Pumyra said.
"Yeah they do," Lion-o said. "I just hope I can be with you," he told Pumyra said.
"I chose someone too a long time ago." Pumyra said. "When I first ran into him as cub I bandaged his hurt ankle, and we played together and he gave me his plush griffin toy." she said.
"I did that," Lion-o said.
"It's you I chose," Pumyra said. She pulled something out of a bag she kept. It was a toy. "This is that same toy I kept it with me everyday in memory of your generosity and kindness." she said.
She touched Lion-o's hand. "By the way I never got to thank you for that and returning my handkerchief." she said. Then kissed Lion-o on the cheek.
Lion-o's face turned bright red.
"I have something to tell you I was born to a lion family." Pumyra said.
"But, you are a puma," Lion-o said.
"My estranged aunt is a witch and because she was kicked out of an unaccepting family she placed a curse on my family saying the next girl born to the family will be born as a puma and only true love's kiss and acceptance will break the spell," Pumyra said.
"Pumyra I love you for who you are not what you are no matter what kind of cat you are I will always love you, because who you are is not what you look on the outside it is who you are in the inside." Lion-o said.
They kissed and the sun began to rise and then Pumyra started to glow and now laying on the ground was a lovely lioness with light brown hair. "Pumyra?" Lion-o asked.
"The name is Liosella, that is my birth name but Pumyra was the name I used from Lynx-o when he took me in telling me of the curse and how others my might not see the real me for it or just do what they could for my family's fortune." she said.
"That is terrible and I think you are perfect still and so is your name." Lion-o said.
Boy were the other shocked when the saw Pumyra I mean Liosella.
