Chapter 4

Lynx-O left the Feliner as fast as possible and headed for Cat's Lair. Whatever was the problem, it had to be something serious, as Ben-Gali never raised his voice unless the occasion warranted it. The lynx entered the fortress and ran down the hall. He found Ben-Gali, Tygra, and Pumyra in the control room.

"What's going on?" He asked.

"We have lost all communication. I tried calling the recruits as they informed me that they were entering the atmosphere. However I can't get through. The communication channel isn't working and they are off course." Lynx-O could hear the frustration in Tygra's voice from under the computer console.

"I ran diagnostics earlier and everything was working." Pumyra said.

"What are their current coordinates?" Lynx-O asked.

"I have them heading straight for the Berbil village." Ben-Gali informed them.

"I'll get on the horn in the Feliner and give them correct coordinates." Pumyra said and in a flash she had left the control room.

"Is everything ready to go?" Lynx-O asked after she left.

"All set. We just have to get these guys in safely and figured out what went wrong in here." The white tiger said.

"We cannot be late arriving on New Thundera. It is bad enough the Feliner isn't outfitted with the Lockti's technology and it will take ten hours to reach our home." Tygra grumbled from under the computer.

"I hear you." His brother tiger agreed.

"How do you figure on the recruits getting off course?" Lynx-O wondered.

"That's a good question. I know that Panthro has the coordinates programmed into the troop ship's computer. Their charts aren't off and for most of the way they should be on auto-pilot." Tygra told them, he continued to examine the wiring and couldn't find any problems. The wires seemed to be connected properly and nothing appeared to be out of the ordinary.

"Hey you need some help in there?" Ben-Gali asked.

"If I could find what was wrong. Nothing appears to be fried under here. Press the COM button and try it again." Tygra said. The white tiger went over to the board and pressed the button. Sparks flew underneath the terminal and Tygra growled.

"Damn it!" He cursed.

"Are you all right?" Lynx-O asked.

"I'll be fine. Found what the problem was. The wires were switched around. Negative to negative not negative to positive." The orange tiger made light of it. Before Ben-Gali could say anything Pumyra raced back into the control room.

"I gave them correct coordinates and they are coming in as we speak." She brought them up to date.

"Excellent, then we'll be on our way." Lynx-O smiled.

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Meanwhile Captain Bragg awoke to see Mandora staring at him. She had this very displeased look on her face.

"What are you doing here? Where are the Mutants?" The Evil Chaser immediately barraged him with questions.

"You called and moved up the time for the exchange." He said wincing. Looking down he saw the burn marks, which had to be from the energy blasts from that creature. Mandora gave him a look as she grabbed her first aid kit out of her motorcycle.

"What are you taking about? Why would I do that?" She asked, her tone was a little softer but still gruff.

"I thought it was odd but I didn't question. When I got here, you or someone that looked like you told me to release the prisoners. I started to do so and suddenly you became this large mummy thing. I…" Mandora cut him off.

"Mumm-Ra." She spat.

To Be Continued…