Chapter 17
The Mutant saw the blast and didn't respond fast enough. It caught him squarely in the shoulder and he fell backward. Mumm-Ra watched as the group fought. The Amulet was his ticket. He grabbed the talisman off of Vultureman's neck.
"What are you doing?" The bird squawked.
"What you couldn't." Mumm-Ra laughed. Another blast from the Sword of Omens barely missed the mummy and he fired one back. That shot hit Lion-O in the stomach. He doubled over and fell to the floor. Immediately, Cheetara and Panthro were at his side. The others continued to battle with Slythe, Monkian, Jackalman, and some Thunder Guard members that were already in the room.
"Amulet of Seti…" That was all Mumm-Ra got out before Panthro grabbed him by the throat.
"I don't think so." The panther smirked. With one swift movement, Mumm-Ra used his free hand to try to blast the mighty ThunderCat. However Panthro saw the move coming and used his other hand to block it. Then the panther head butted the ever-living source of evil. Mumm-Ra cried out slightly and the Amulet fell from his hands. Cheetara saw it drop and dove for it. She caught the talisman and quickly went back to Lion-O who had wobbly come to his feet.
"We have to destroy it." Cheetara said. Lion-O licked his lips and said,
"Put it on the floor." The cheetah did as she was told. The Lord of the ThunderCats flipped the Sword of Omens in his hand and shoved the blade into the Amulet of Seti. Suddenly the room was flooded with a green light and everyone was knocked back. When the light vanished, the pieces of the ancient talisman disintegrated.
"Mutants fall back!" Slythe shouted. Quickly the four pulled themselves up headed for the door. Panthro saw his opportunity slipping away. He got up off the floor and flung one of the grenades. A strange smelling purple gas erupted from it and soon the Mutants were tripping over themselves.
"Thunder Guard arrest them!" Tygra ordered. With the spell broken the Thunderians grabbed the babbling creatures and hauled them away. Mumm-Ra saw he had lost and snapped his fingers. The mummy was gone before anyone could grab him.
"Everyone ok?" Ben-Gali called out now that the enemy had been defeated.
"Cuts and scrapes. Lion-O took a shot to the stomach. I'll get him to the infirmary." Cheetara replied.
"Lynx-O!" The shout got everyone's attention. Pumyra fell to her knees and quickly felt for a pulse.
"I'm getting a weak pulse. We have to get this out of him." The puma referred to the spear that was lodged in the lynx's stomach.
"Get the Extractor!" Tygra shouted, dropping down to aid Pumyra in stemming the blood flow. Panthro raced off down the hallway toward the sickbay.
"Let me go and help them." Lion-O told Cheetara. She nodded and helped him sit down, and then she went to help the others.
"Oh Jaga, Lynx-O stay with me." Pumyra begged him. The lynx opened his mouth slightly and tried to speak.
"Don't exert yourself, old friend. Panthro will be here soon." Tygra said. He stood and moved over to Ben-Gali and Cheetara.
"We'll have to pull the spear out. Brother you must help me with that. Cheetara get the Kittens out of here, they don't need to see this." The orders given, both cats went about what needed to be done.
"Pulling that thing out could kill him." Ben-Gali whispered.
"Leaving it in won't help either. I'm afraid that he may not survive anything we do. His age coupled with the blood loss…" the orange tiger stopped. Panthro burst into the room holding a stretcher and the Extractor. Quickly the four got to work. The spear was pulled out which caused more blood to flow, but with the lightening fast movements the extractor was put on Lynx-O. The alien technology whirred and clicked for twenty minutes before it stopped.
To Be Continued…