Chapter 7
Hours passed and the Mutants were no closer to finding the Amulet of Seti than they had been before.
"This is hopeless. How are we supposed to find the stupid amulet in all this sand?" Jackalman complained.
"It's been nothing but a wild goose chase." Monkian agreed.
"Where is Vultureman?" Slythe asked, ignoring his whiny companions. The three stopped what they were doing and looked around. Vultureman was nowhere in sight. The only hint of the mutant was a trail of footprints.
"That bird brain! When I get my hands on him, he'll wish he was never born!" Slythe ran off in the direction of the prints.
Vultureman entered the black pyramid through the secret panel on one of its four sides. He slowly made his way down the long winding tunnels until he reached the main chamber. There stood Mumm-Ra's closed sarcophagus and the cauldron. All was quiet and a smirk crossed the vulture's face.
"Ancient Spirits of Evil…" the large animal god statues awoke from their slumber to listen to the unfamiliar voice.
"…transform this humble bird into the greatest warrior this planet has ever seen!" Bolts of lightening struck inside the pyramid and Mumm-Ra emerged from his sarcophagus.
"What in the name of everything evil is going on in here?" The mummy shouted. Much to his surprise he found a nine foot tall Vultureman before him. The bird now had larger muscles and wore a massive chest plate with two black snakes intertwined inside a red circle.
"Mumm-Ra, see how much you like being double crossed!" His voice boomed inside the pyramid as he slipped the Amulet of Seti around his neck.
"Vultureman, you will not stay in that form for long. Why don't we work together?" The mummy tried to get the mutant to listen.
"Why should I work with you? You will only stab me in the back and try to take my fair share of the glory." Vultureman asked him.
"You really want to transform back into your pathetic form and have your fellow Mutants attack and take all that you worked for? Together, they would never challenge us." Mumm-Ra tried to persuade the bird.
"I see your point but what guarantees do I have you won't try something?" The Mutant was not stupid. Mumm-Ra only looked out for himself and it would be foolish to think otherwise.
"You may keep the Amulet of Seti. Use it to your discretion. I will not question you. All I ask is that we split the spoils of victory fifty-fifty." The ever-living source of evil offered. Vultureman thought about it for a second and then shook his head.
"Deal. Now let's go kill some kitties."
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At Cat's Lair on Third Earth, Cheetara stood with the ThunderKittens and Panthro in the counsel room. They told the leaders of the Thunder Guard to keep their presence under strict silence. It was agreed that should Mumm-Ra or the Mutants show up, the ThunderCats would emerge from inside the Lair and aid the Thunder Guard to defeat them. When the commanders left, the ThunderCats sat in the counsel room together.
"So what now?" WilyKat asked.
"Now, we wait." Panthro said. They had no idea how short their wait would be.
To Be Continued…