A/N: I hope you all are enjoying this. Watch out for the bump later in this chapter. Let me know what you think. :)

Chapter 19

The monitors beeped their steady beeps as they normally would. It was the only noise that filled the infirmary.

"BEEP BEEP BEEP." Tygra sat nearby checking on Lynx-O every five minutes. It was silly really, he could check on him every fifteen minutes but he wished that his checking would somehow make the lynx pull through. Everyone looked to the eldest ThunderCat for counsel and wisdom. Ben-Gali, Pumyra, and the lynx were a very tight knit group because of everything they'd been through and he was like a father figure to them.

"BEEP BEEP BEEP." It had been two days since the battle in the control room. The orange tiger pulled up the message on the computer in front of him. Lion-o had sent out the notice of the tribunal. It was customary to have one in a situation such as this but the fact of the matter was that very often they just skipped it. Only when one of the senior members believed that something had gone far too awry would they call for a hearing. Scuttlebutt among the others was that after Lion-O's meeting with Pumyra, the puma had found Cheetara and the two talked about what the Lord of the ThunderCats had in mind. Right now however both female ThunderCats had remained tight lipped about the situation.

"BEEP BEEP BEEP." Pumyra would be coming on soon to take over for him, maybe she'd tell him.

"BEEP BEEP BEEEEEEEEEP!" Tygra was pulled from his thoughts as the monitor alerted him to Lynx-O's heart failure. He sounded the alarm and hoped that the others would respond quickly. The orange tiger charged the defibrillator paddles.

"BEEEEEEEEEP!" The noise continued and Pumyra followed by Ben-Gali rushed into the room.

"I've got the paddles." Tygra informed them as he started chest compressions.

"I'll start bagging him." Pumyra grabbed the bag that had a nose-mouth mask attached to it and pulled a stool up near Lynx-O's head. Ben-Gali took over his brother's spot.

"CLEAR!" The orange tiger shouted. The other two pulled back and the defibrillator paddles sent a charge through the lynx's body.

"BEEEEEEEEEP!" Pumyra began to force air in the unresponsive ThunderCat's lungs.

"Charge to 300!" Tygra ordered. Ben-Gali moved from his position and cranked the dial up as the others entered the room.

"CLEAR!" Again a charge went through Lynx-O's body and again nothing. Pumyra continued to force the air in hoping his heart and lungs would get the idea.

"Charge to 350!" Panthro this time was the one who pushed the dial higher.

"CLEAR!" A third charge and still there was no response. Tygra looked at the clock. Lynx-O had been officially dead for seventeen minutes. Even if he did come around, he would be a vegetable. Little or no brain function, just enough to keep the rest of his body alive.

"He's still not responding! Do it again!" Pumyra shouted as Ben-Gali continued the chest compressions.

"Give me some adrenaline!" This was their last option. With lightening fast speed, Cheetara grabbed the large needle and handed it to Tygra. The orange tiger had Ben-Gali move and the he raised the needle up and brought it down as hard as he could into Lynx-O's chest. He pressed the plunger down and waited a few seconds.

"BEEEEEEEEEP!" Nothing happened. If there was going to be any reaction it should have been instantaneously. Tygra shook his head and indicated for Panthro to shut the machines off. The constant sound stopped and everyone looked at the clock.

"Time of death, 15:23." Tygra announced. Silence filled the room. No one could trust that Lynx-O was gone. Pumyra shook her head and refused to believe it. She started to try to force air into the lynx's lungs. Ben-Gali stopped her and pulled her away. Tears streamed down her face. She cried out and the white tiger could do nothing but let silent tears fall down his face as well.

Tears streamed down Cheetara's face and she turned to Lion-O who stood there with a blank stare. The lion didn't respond when she wrapped her arms around him. Tygra covered the body of Lynx-O up with a sheet and began to slowly pack away the medical equipment. The only words that were spoken came from their leader's mouth.

"What have I done?"

To Be Continued…