Blackness was the first thing noticed but with a flash of his eyes, light began to shine through as a door slid open. A slight hiss was heard as he exited the door. He took one look back at his coffin, being sure no one else was in the room. He felt a disturbance and it wouldn't be the first time someone broke into his pyramid. Sure no one was around, he turned walking towards his bubbling cauldron. Anytime the cauldron bubbled, it was an indication something was about to happen, something evil.
"There is new evil," he said. "But where?"
He looked in his cauldron. A few more bubbles disturbed the liquid before showing Cats' Lair. He did not need to look inside to know there was no activity going on there. The view changed to the Castle Plundarr, showing the Mutants looking bored. So there was nothing going on there. A big bubble rose from the cauldron before bursting, almost splashing the watcher. The view suddenly went all around Third Earth before settling on the stars and slowly moving towards a ship in orbit.
"So we have new visitors, here on Third Earth. Time to pay them a visit." He swung his arms out revealing his bandaged body that was normally being covered by a red cloak.
"Ancient Spirits of Evil. Transform this decayed form to MUMM-RA, THE EVERLIVING!"
Within seconds, the creature grew in height, shredding the bandages to only having a few wrapped around his legs and arms. He was light blue in color and wore what looked to be a wrap worn back in the ancient days of Third Earth. A helmet donned on the creature's head. "Now lets see what sort of visitors we have."
He lifted off the ground, flying up towards the top of his pyramid and kept on going until he reached the sky before vanishing and reappearing within the ship, invisible. He wanted to see what sort of people flew the ship and if he could use them to his advantage to rid himself of the accursed ThunderCats and their friend, the woman child.
We went through every deck, looking for the captain of the ship. So far what he could tell was everyone on board was human. He hated humans almost as much as he hated the Mutants, but not as much as the ThunderCats. Finally the flight deck, he smiled as he found what he was looking for. He saw a room with ten men and the man in the middle he presumed was the captain. He heard a growl come out of the man sitting in the center chair.
Tony was getting frustrated waiting. He had hoped by now there would be some shred of evidence the survivor was staying with the ThunderCats, but to his dismay, they never revealed anything.
"Sir," someone said from behind. He turned to the person who broke his thoughts. "I'm sensing an anomaly going around throughout the ship."
"Isolate it," Tony hissed. "Find out where it came from."
Mumm-Ra's eyes widened in fascination. He never countered a group of humans who could detect shadows. He was actually surprised their sensors were able to pick him up at all where he was invisible. Not even the ThunderCats possessed that kind of knowledge. If these humans were the evil presence, Mumm-Ra was going to have fun with them. They probably would be able to do what the Mutants could not.
"Sir," said the one who got his attention in the first place. "I can't determine where it came from. It had just appeared moments ago. There was nothing in the sensors before then. And it was everywhere on the ship." The man paused as a slight gasp was emitted from him. "Sir, it's on the bridge. The anomaly is on the bridge as we speak."
Mumm-Ra watched as Tony turned several times, alert. In fact everyone did. Mumm-Ra began to laugh, as it was humorous to him. He watched as someone suddenly coward in fear as the laugh was heard all around the flight deck.
"You fools," Mumm-Ra started. "Are exactly what I'm looking for."
Tony slammed his hand on a button on his chair and brought out a laser gun in his hands. He pointed it towards where he heard Mumm-Ra's voice come from. "Show yourself! This is my ship!"
"Yes, I have noticed," Mumm-Ra smiled. In a blink of an eye, he was visible. "But my question for you is what do you seek?"
"Who are you?" Tony's eyes narrowed, not phased by the creature's sudden appearance. The others around him showed their fear.
"I am Mumm-Ra, the Everliving and could be your worst nightmare." With a flick of Mumm-Ra's wrist, he was able to take the gun out of Tony's hands without touching them. The gun flew into Mumm-Ra's hands so he could inspect it.
He noticed how everyone on the flight deck was shaking in fear but the captain wasn't. The captain stood his ground, not allowing any of his fear to be revealed.
"What sort of weapon is this?"
"It's known as a laser gun."
"Lasers won't hurt me. What are doing here, orbiting Third Earth?" Mumm-Ra was never into small talk. He wanted his answers and he didn't care how he got them.
"Since you say you are the everliving and you're able to take my weapon away without coming closer, I'm going to say you could be formable foe. I am here to find out what happened to my fiancée. She and her crew crashed here about six months ago and…"
"And you want to know if anyone survived and where they are. I may perhaps have the answers you seek."
"How can you have the answers?"
Mumm-Ra laughed. "I know many things on Third Earth and finding the only survivor of the crash will not be that hard as she lives with the ThunderCats."
Tony's eyes widened. "Who is she?"
"I have no knowledge, yet, of her name but I do know she is a woman child and has very protective friends."
"A woman child?" Tony thought back to everyone who was on board. There were only four women on board who had reached adult hood. "Alana! She could be alive. Either her or three of her new friends."
"There were 70 people on board that ship. And you are able to narrow it down to just four?"
"There were only four girls who were nearing adult hood when they left Seris." Tony's fist clenched. "Whoever she is, she is living with those ThunderCats."
Mumm-Ra's plan was going better than he thought. He had this captain exactly where he wanted him. The captain will soon ask for the everliving's help and Mumm-Ra would give it for a price. Mumm-Ra was going to send the human after the ThunderCats.
Tony turned away from Mumm-Ra. "Any way to scan the ThunderCats home?"
"We still haven't been able to penetrate their structure from this distance and if we go any closer, they will detect us and know we are here."
Tony slammed his fist on the nearest console. "Damn!"
"Tony," his brother came out. "If we are to find out for sure, we're going to need to land. All the betrayers are dead except for one and if that one is Alana, she would be the only who would know how to detect us, only thanks to her no good brothers who were amongst the betrayers. Good riddance. She could detect ion trails and models of spacecraft."
Tony turned to his second in command. "You're right. If it is someone else living with the ThunderCats, then they would not see us coming. Alana would, and she would notify of our descend."
"Then if I were you," Mumm-Ra interrupted. "I would make a descent now." He paused. "Who is this Alana?"
Tony turned back to the everliving. "She's supposed to be my wife now, but she stole one of my ships, betraying me along with her brothers, leaving my planet."
"And what pray tell did you do that would have made her leave?" He didn't really care about the answer but to understand the reasons why more evil arrived on Third Earth, he was going to make it his business to know.
"That is none of your concern. Though, she did not like the idea of being in an arranged marriage." Tony turned away from the everliving, addressing his men. "Bring the boosters online, we're going to land."
Keeping track of the ion trail, Alana had made sure whenever scans were done, a record would be recorded so she could take a look at them on her own time. Of course there wasn't much else for her to do. In a way she felt like a prisoner again but knew it was for her own good. The ThunderCats had all agreed for her to stay inside in case it was Tony who was orbiting the planet.
Since she was trapped, she offered to occupy herself in the command room, scanning the skyline. She wanted to keep an eye on the ion trail. A blip on the monitor suddenly appeared and it was beginning to get larger. She homed in on the object at full magnification. She still couldn't get a good look. For several minutes she watched until the blip formed into a ship and she was able to make out the ship and its name.
Her eyes blazed in fear as she recognized the ship. With shaky fingers she pressed the alarm button. She needed the ThunderCats in the room pronto. After the alarm sounded, it did not take long before all the ThunderCats were present in the room.
She stood, allowing Panthro to take the helm. He reduced the magnification as she turned and buried herself into Lion-O's chest. He looked at the ship, puzzled at its design. He eyes widened as he realized what the ship was. He looked down at Alana.
"Are you sure?" he asked gently.
"It must be," Cheetara said. "Why else would she tremble in fear?"
"Tygra, take Alana back to her room. We can not nor will not let Tony see her," Lion-O said. "Alana, this is only for your protection. We don't want you to feel like your being a prisoner in your own home."
Alana looked up as tears threaten to fall. "I know. Could Snarf stay with me?"
Snarf rose up on his tail. "Snarf, Snarf. I'll stay with you for as long as needed."
With a nod, Tygra grasped Alana's hand, escorting her back to her room. He watched as she entered, walking to her bed and wrapped the top cover over herself. Snarf entered from between his legs, and jumped onto the bed. He climbed over her hunched shoulders and sat in her lap.
When he knew Alana would be safe, he turned to leave but stopped as his name was spoken softly. He turned back and walked towards her before kneeling down when he was close enough. It was plainly visible she was trembling. For being a warrior, he gently grasped her hands, wanting to reassure her, but didn't know what to say. The ThunderCats have gone up against many foes but none were like Tony.
"We won't let anything happen to you, that I promise," he said softly.
She looked at him before swiftly reaching her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. Snarf was forced off her lap, dodging Tygra's body from colliding with his. Snarf's ears, lay flat as he wasn't impressed, but decided it wasn't the time to be angry. Alana only wanted comfort and one look; he could tell Tygra liked her. His arms were secured around her back.
"I must go," he whispered in her ear. "As much as I don't want to."
Alana reluctantly let go. She slightly turned, grabbed Snarf causing an immediately squeak from him, and wrapped the blanket around them both as Tygra stood and slowly walked out. He didn't want to leave her but knew Lion-O needed him. Lion-O was probably cooking up a plan, and Tygra needed to know what that was.
"Good, you're back," Lion-O said. "Tony just landed."
"However," Cheetara replied. "As soon as he emerged, the ship lifted back up into orbit."
"What's his game?" Tygra slightly snarled. "He will not harm Alana."
Lion-O's eyes hardened. "That he will not, we are all going to greet him and, we're going to make him assume we know nothing about Alana's ship. There is a possibility me may already know Alana is here, but probably doesn't realize it's Alana herself."
When Tony emerged from the ship, and when he was completely away from the open ramp standing in front of the cliff, facing Cats' Lair his ship retracted the ramp, and lifted off back into orbit. Mumm-Ra had warned him they had a drawbridge, it wouldn't be drawn until the ThunderCats would decide to greet him.
He rose to his full height when he saw six people run out of the fortress. They stopped just before the end of the stairs, slightly ready in case of a battle, but giving the benefit of the doubt.
"Who are you?" Lion-O asked politely. He had to force down his anger to let his question slide out easy, as if he didn't know anything about the man.
"I am Tony, from Planet Seris. A few miles from here, I've noticed one of my ships crashed here, and was wondering if anyone survived the crash. My fiancée was on that ship. She and her brothers were taking a vacation and somehow lost control. The last I heard of their transmission they were out of control, and falling into orbit of a planet."
Tygra clenched his fists as heard the lie come out so easily. The lie was so natural that if he didn't know the truth, he would have believed it. He knew other wise; all he had to think about was Alana, scared in her room, probably cuddling Snarf to death.
"What planet is this?" Tony continued.
"You are on Third Earth," Lion-O answered, trying very hard to keep his voice calm with a friendly greeting. "I'm Lion-O, Lord of the ThunderCats, and these are my friends."
Tony slightly glared at them until he noticed Cheetara, his eyes widened with fascination. She was hot. He didn't think Cat people would look attractive. Her spots on her shoulders made her look sexy. He slightly saw another girl, but couldn't tell if she was a child or a woman. Three male ThunderCats and one smaller ThunderCat were mostly blocking her.
Cheetara noticed his stare, and she lightly shivered. She walked over to Panthro. "I see what Alana means," she whispered. "He's staring at me, and I don't like it."
"I'm getting the same feeling. He likes women but is not fond of men."
"Or perhaps certain men," she added. "If he suspects Alana is here he won't take kindly to you."
"Neither will we be kindly towards him. We have to hold back our temper and, Tygra is the one I'm worried about."
"Lord Lion-O," Tony spoke, getting everyone's attention. Not many people actually called Lion-O by his title. "Why don't we speak in better surroundings other than shouting across a ravine?"
Lion-O turned to his friends. "Be ready for anything, he does have a point. Wilykit and Kat, take the spaceboards and advise Vanessa that Tony is here."
The two kids nodded before running inside. One of them pushed a button, extracting the drawbridge as the two ran back out with their boards in hand. They got on the boards and left the lair. As Tony walked across the bridge, the Thunderkittens went past him on either side of the bridge over the ravine.
"What was that about?" Tony asked when he was on the other side, where the ThunderCats waited for him. He watched where the kids disappeared.
"Oh, they were heading towards a nearby village for supplies. We have a trade agreement with the villages," Lion-O lied.
"But why did they fly off, one on either side of the bridge?"
"They," Tygra answered carefully. "Didn't want to get in your way."
"Now, you were saying about survivors?" Lion-O changed the topic.
"Yes, I was wondering if there were any."
"When we saw the ship had crashed we went to investigate. There were no survivors."
"There has to be!" Tony snapped t,hen realized what he was saying. "Sorry, We saw a bunker buried in the ground, and it has 69 pockets with a body inside in each one. There were 70 on board. Someone must have survived."
"If they did," Cheetara answered. "They must have made their own escape as the flames engulfed the ship and, we didn't see."
Tony had a feeling they would give an answer like that, as it was Mumm-Ra who warned him the ThunderCats would probably lie about the survivor.
"Well I'm sorry for disturbing you. My fiancée and I were supposed to marry a few months ago, and I'm worried about her. I want to know if she's alive. If she did survive and you meet her let her know I'm worried. Her name is Alana. She was looking forward to our wedding."
Again Tygra forced his anger into his fists, it was the only thing he could do to prevent himself from lashing out at the man for his lies. He noticed he wasn't the only one. Lion-O was also trying his best not to reveal his true feelings for the man.
"If you don't mind I'm going to camp just along the tree line over there. My ship will come back down and get me in the morning." Tony turned away, and walked back across the bridge. He grabbed a knapsack from the ground, near the bridge, and walked off.
"That could have gone worse," Panthro said quietly.
"I have a bad feeling about him," Cheetara voiced her opinion to her friends. "He stared at me, and for once I felt like running over and slapping him."
Lion-O turned away from glaring at the retreating back. "I saw that too. Let's get inside and let Alana out of her room. I think the next time he comes we should let her be in the recreational room."
"What was the real reason why you didn't want the Thunderkittens here?" Tygra asked.
"I didn't want them to be exposed to that womanizer, especially Wilykit. She's growing into a woman and doesn't need to be around him."
"That I agree," Cheetara said. "If he stared at her like he did to me, I don't think I would have been able to restrain myself."
Tygra slowly turned away in case Tony was watching from a far and walked inside, noticing he wasn't the only one. The others had also gone in. However, he didn't stick around to see what direction they were heading. He never once stopped to change his course, heading straight to Alana's room. When he entered, Snarf was about to jump and attack.
"Easy, Snarf," Tygra said. "It's only me. He didn't get anywhere near the doors."
At the sound of his voice, Alana jumped off the bed and ran into him, wrapping her arms around his waist, shocking him completely. She didn't care who had entered; she just needed to know she was safe. Realizing who she was hugging, she lightly blushed, but held onto him tightly until his arms came up and held her close.
"He's gone, for now though he is camping at the tree line, but he can't hear us. You're safe," he said soothingly. "I need to talk to you."
She slowly untangled her arms and moved away. She wanted to look out her window, but knew Tony would be watching. She moved back to the bed wrapping back up in the blanket.
"Will he stare at women that he doesn't know?"
Alana snorted. "If she's attractive enough. All a woman needs is a good figure and nice size…" she blushed as she said the last word. "Chest."
Tygra slammed his hand into the wall. She looked up at him startled. She never saw such anger like that in his eyes. Yes she saw him mad, but not like this. He looked like he was ready to kill. She stood and gently laid her hand on his, the one that hit the wall.
"What happened?"
"He made Cheetara feel uneasy."
Alana slightly gasped. "What about Wilykit? Is she ok?"
"Luckily Lion-O sent herself and Wilykat to the Tree Top Kingdom to let your sister know what's going on. He never had a chance to set his eyes on her."
"That bastard," Alana cursed, turning her head. "He's such a pervert."
"Pervert?" Tygra questioned, anger forgotten for the moment.
Realizing she said another word the ThunderCats didn't know, she turned back to him. "It's when people have dirty thoughts in their head and sometimes will have the urge to touch someone in the wrong way. A pervert can be a man or a woman."
Tygra took his other hand and covered hers, which was still on the hand that slammed the wall. "I'm glad you came here."
Looking into his eyes, she saw an emotion that she wasn't sure if she liked. She knew Tygra would never hurt her, but he seemed to look at her the way she had seen Lion-O do to Cheetara. She moved her hand away. "I'm going to go and calm my nerves. Don't worry I won't go anywhere near a window or outside. I don't want him to see me as much as you do."
She walked past him and exited the room, hurriedly going down the hall turning the corner. When she knew she was a good distance away, she stopped and leaned against the wall. Touching her hand that was held by his, she felt the tingling of his hand still on hers cheeks flaring with embarrassment. She wasn't sure what to think and who to speak to. Jaga. Jaga would be able to help calm her nerves from Tony and what just transpired with Tygra.
Taking a deep breath she made her way to the recreational room, where she was relieved no one was there.
"Jaga," she spoke out, turning around. "I need to speak with you. I'm confused and…"
"What could you be confused about?" he asked, as he appeared beside her.
"Tony. You must have known Tony is here. I'm scared he'll put advances on Wilykit. She is turning into a woman and she's not ready to enter the adult world. She doesn't know she can be a target."
"You'd be surprised what a young person knows, and doesn't let on. But Tony is not the only thing your worried about."
"Tygra. I don't fear him but he sometimes looks at me like Lion-O does with Cheetara. I'm not sure if I like it."
"Well you are an attractive young woman. I'm sure Lion-O would look at you the same, but he likes Cheetara and loves you like a sibling."
"That doesn't calm my nerves," she said sarcastically. "What should I do?"
"Do nothing, everything will reveal itself in due time. Right now you shouldn't concern yourself over Tygra. Tony is up to something and I don't like it. Be very careful. If you could, please stay close to one of the ThunderCats. I also fear for Wilykit as well. Like you said she is growing. She needs a friend and it's time for her to know the adult world. Cheetara is always too busy."
"I'll talk to her," Alana offered.
Jaga nodded before disappearing.
Feeling better, Alana left the recreational room to wait for the Thunderkittens. She went to the central hall where the main entrance of Cats' Lair was and waited, knowing it could be another hour before they were to show. When they did arrive she quickly got Wilykit's attention.
"Wilykit," she called when they closed the door. "Would you mind if you and I have a private conversation?"
"Sure." She turned to her brother. "Why don't you report what we found?"
Wilykat nodded and headed towards the command room. Alana left for the opposite side of the room and walked towards the hanger of the Feliner. Wilykit silently followed.
"What's this all about?" Wilykit asked.
"I just want to have a woman to woman talk with you. I've noticed you have started to change into woman. Is there anything you would like to talk to me about?"
"I'm not sure," Wilykit blushed. "I don't really feel comfortable talking about it."
"Wilykit, this is a conversation that's between you and me. I don't want you to feel like you have to keep everything to yourself."
"Cheetara and I already have had this conversation. She already told me what could go on behind closed doors. Mind you I'm afraid."
"Don't be, just because I haven't had much luck with men doesn't mean you will. Can you do me a favor? With Tony, can you stay as far away from him as possible."
Wilykit looked slightly saddened, before she quickly ran into Alana's embrace. "I had seen how he looked at Cheetara. I understood when Lion-O asked us to go to the Tree Top Kingdom. That man gives me the creeps, more than Mumm-Ra."
Alana held Wilykit closely, and after a few moments pushed Wilykit away slightly, and the two of them went to the recreational room so that they could speak in more comfortable surroundings. For a couple hours the two sat in the recreational room talking about men and other private woman things. Both girls felt better after talking to each other, they never realized it was nearing on dark until Cheetara came down and found them.
"There you two are," she said. "I have been looking for you dinner is ready."
Wilykit stood and hugged Alana. "Thanks Alana, I feel a lot better now. If you want to tell Cheetara you can. At least I have someone else to talk to now." She stood and ran out of the room.
"What was that about?" Cheetara asked.
"I wanted to talk to her about women and men. I don't want her to have the same problems as I have."
"I wouldn't worry about that. I have been slowly bringing her up to speed."
"I know, I only had my sisters and that was almost too late."
"Wilykit is no longer the young naïve girl she was when we first arrived here on Third Earth. Anyway, we better go up before we have search party on our hands."
Early the next morning Tony woke. Camping at the tree line was not his cup to tea, but it was the only thing he could do to make the ThunderCats think he was sincere. Of course he wasn't alone long before a miniature-sized version of Mumm-Ra appeared in front of him.
"I'm surprised you are out here and not in Cats' Lair."
"I want them to invite me inside. The best way to pull the wool over their eyes is by making the enemy think you're on their side."
"I have the feeling the ThunderCats know who you are. I think the woman child inside has informed them of your arrival, and they are pulling the wool over your eyes." Mumm-Ra looked and saw Panthro coming towards them.
"Here comes Panthro. I want you to distract him. Keep him busy long enough so I can go in and check out who the girl is. I'm sure one of the ThunderCats will say her name."
"The one I'm looking for is Alana. She is the youngest daughter of Safari Joe."
"Safari Joe, the game hunter? This will be interesting," Mumm-Ra evilly smiled. He disappeared as Panthro approached.
He didn't want to greet Tony, but the other ThunderCats were not ready to face the evil man yet. He walked over to where the man camped, and he saw that he was having his breakfast.
"Good morning," Panthro greeted, putting up a false grin.
"It's a beautiful morning, isn't it?" Tony said. "I've never seen such a beautiful sunrise before."
"Don't you have a sun on your planet?"
"Yes, but the planet is weather controlled. Our sun is more manufactured then real. My parents had it installed when I was really little. They never liked unpredictable weather."
"Oh really." Panthro couldn't believe how well the man could lie. "I've never heard of a weather controlled planet. Does the weather control device ever break down?"
"Once, yes and everyone rejoiced." Tony wasn't sure how much he could keep the pretence up. He had hoped Mumm-Ra wouldn't take too long to find the answer.
Mumm-Ra, tiny as a fly flew into Cats' Lair careful in not setting off the alarm. He wanted to surprise the ThunderCats by taking the woman child. And if she was the woman Tony was looking for, then he was going to use her as a bargaining chip. He couldn't wait to figure what Tony would pay to have the woman brought to him.
As he flew around, he looked for the woman child. He didn't have to look long as she was in the dinning room with the Thunderkittens and Lion-O. Where Tygra or Cheetara were, he didn't know nor did he care. He found his target.
"I wonder how long Panthro will be gone for?" Mumm-Ra heard the woman ask.
"I don't know," Lion-O answered. "But I don't want you anywhere near…"
"You don't have to tell me again, Lion-O. I will stay away from the windows and doors. I don't want to see Tony as much as you don't want me to, I hate him and what he has done," she slightly shivered. "I don't want to think about it."
"Hey," Wilykat spoke up. "Didn't you say a couple days ago, you and your sister installed a ball table? What is that?"
Alana laughed. "It's called a pool table or the formal name, billiards. It's game in trying to get a certain set of balls down the pocket before your opponent and then sink a ball that is black. But be careful not to sink the white ball, which is known as the cue ball. It's a very popular game."
"Can you show me?" Wilykat asked.
"Don't worry, I will. I want to show all of you at once," Alana answered. "Lion-O would you mind if I watched over for any Mutant activity?"
"Not all," he answered. "You're more than welcomed to do what you like."
Mumm-Ra frowned. He had hoped he wasn't going be within the group for a long period of time but it was beginning to look like he was. His thoughts were interrupted when Tygra walked in.
"Alana, Cheetara and I would like to start on your training."
Mumm-Ra's eyes widened, the woman child was the one Tony was looking for. Deciding to take the time to act. He loudly laughed, making the ThunderCats jump to alertness.
Mumm-Ra appeared just behind Alana and grabbed her.
Lion-O jumped out of his seat. "Release her!" he demanded as Alana screamed in terror.
"You are in no position to demand anything," Mumm-Ra laughed. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tygra slowly bringing out his bolo whip. He jumped into the air and landed near the door, leading to the hallway.
"You will drop your weapons!" Mumm-Ra produced a strangely shaped dagger and aimed it to her throat. "Or you'll never see her alive again. She will be quite useful in my new plan, I could use her body as a host for an evil spirit."
Knowing Mumm-Ra was unpredictable when it came to words, Tygra dropped his whip but remained in battle stance. Alana tried to struggle but it was no use as Mumm-Ra's arm was wrapped around her neck causing her to have a bit of trouble time breathing.
Not wanting to be injured again, Alana bit down as hard as she could on Mumm-Ra's arm. Feeling her teeth trying to sink into his thick skin was something he never had before. He threw her as he shrieked in pain.
Panthro heard a shriek and didn't like the sound. He looked at Tony, then back to the lair. The shriek came from the lair and it sounded like Mumm-Ra. "I must go." He quickly turned and ran back to the lair.
Tony grinned. "He must have found out who is in there," he breathed.
Tygra, being closest, caught Alana easily enough. He pushed her behind him as he picked up his whip. It was clear to see she was trembling "You will not be getting anyone!" Tygra sneered.
"Sword of Omens!" Lion-O yelled raising his hand. Being in the dinning room, he had left the sword in the sword chamber. "Come to my hands! I, Lion-O, Lord of the ThunderCats, command you!"
Knowing it would take only moments to get to Lion-O, Mumm-Ra sent an electric blast from his hand, slamming against Lion-O, forcing him to hit the wall.
Cheetara appeared in the room, running circles around the everliving, but it didn't help. He was able use the same hand and another blast hit, slamming her into Lion-O's chest just as the Sword of Omens flew into the room and into its leader's hand.
The Thunderkittens threw one their capsules down, hoping to distract Mumm-Ra long enough for Tygra to use his whip. Just as Tygra was about to lash his whip, Panthro came barging in, using one end of his nunchucks to fire some sort to beam at Mumm-Ra's back.
Mumm-Ra's plan was working as he thought it would, he was going to take a hostage and to do that he needed the ThunderCats attention. He noticed how protective Tygra was of the woman. He was more protective than Lion-O. Mumm-Ra smirked as he realized Tygra had feelings for the human woman child.
He watched as Alana ran away from Tygra and grabbed a nearby mirror from the wall. The mirror was nothing like Mumm-Ra had ever seen. He had to act quickly before the mirror was shone on him. He jumped into air just as Tygra snapped his whip.
Mumm-Ra tried to tackle down Alana but she ducked just in time. He tried again, Alana only dodged. The other ThunderCats tried to attack but Mumm-Ra was moving too fast. The third time he tried, Alana ducked, just at Tygra's feet. Tygra was not quick enough and he was caught in Mumm-Ra's grasp. The Bolo whip dropped out of the tiger's hands.
Alana screamed. "No! Tygra!"
"I didn't get what I wanted but I do have a captive." He then disappeared as Alana jumped out to grab Tygra's hand.
"Tygra!" she screamed again as tears blurred her vision. She heard Snarf yell out to look out the window. She knew Lion-O looked as she heard a growl and hissed. "Tony."
Alana didn't have to be a genius to know Mumm-Ra reappeared in front of Tony with Tygra in his hands.
Mumm-Ra reappeared with an unconscious Tygra tied over his shoulders. He dropped the tiger on the ground like a sack. When Mumm-Ra disappeared, the force of the magic caused Tygra to lose consciousness.
"What is the meaning of this?" Tony demanded. When Panthro left, Tony decided to see what the commotion was about. He had stopped just before the drawbridge as he heard battle cries. He did not want to get involved in whatever Mumm-Ra was doing.
"This ThunderCat will deliver the woman you want. She is living with the ThunderCats and, he has feelings for her."
"What? Alana!" Tony clenched his fists. He looked at the tiger again. "He has feelings for my woman!"
Mumm-Ra smiled. "That can be used as leverage. You want the woman, use Tygra against her. She will no doubt answer your demands." He jumped into the air. "We will see each other again. Those bonds will hold Tygra securely. He is quite strong." He turned and disappeared into the horizon.
Tony noticed Tygra was coming around. He grabbed the tiger. He was going to draw out Alana. "THUNDERCATS! I have something!"
The ThunderCats were quick to run out to see Tony, holding Tygra, who was now fully conscious. Tygra was on his knees and Tony was holding him by the head.
"Let him go!" Lion-O yelled, running to the drawbridge.
"Don't come any closer and drop your weapons!" Tony snapped, ignoring Lion-O's outburst. He watched as the ThunderCats stopped just before stepping on the drawbridge. "Good, now retract the drawbridge, I don't want anyone to get across."
Lion-O was about to make a step on the bridge when a knife came out of nowhere and was aimed at Tygra's neck. "Retract the bridge and drop your weapons!"
Lion-O growled, taking a step back, dropping his sword. He could hear the other ThunderCats doing the same. "Snarf! Retract the bridge!"
Tony smiled as he watched the bridge move. "Good. Now I'll be the one making the demands. First, show me Alana! I know you're hiding her in your stronghold. We have led each other astray, trying to fool the other to get what we want. I admire that. If it weren't for the fact you have Alana, I would think you're like me."
Anger flashed throughout Lion-O's body. "We are nothing like you! We do not use our women like you do!"
"That's from one point of view!" Tony snapped. "Show me Alana or your tiger friend will lose his life!" To emphasize the point, Tony pushed the knife closer to Tygra's throat.
"You BASTARD!" Alana shrieked as she ran out of the lair. She would have tried to jump over the ravine if Lion-O hadn't grabbed her arm and held her back. "You're quarrel is with me! Leave Tygra out of this!"
"Alana," Tony taunted. "You are alive, I'm shocked."
"No you're not. My friends and brothers would still be alive if you actually cared!"
"You were supposed to be my wife! And what did you do, stole one of my ships and left without saying bye. Now, how does that make me feel? I'll tell you how it feels…I get PISSED OFF! You betraying bitch!"
"I'm a bitch am I? I guess you can add that to your other names you've called me. Whore, slut, no good excuse for a woman and more but I don't think I need to continue the long list. And the names are all because I would not share my bed with you. Don't you know there's more to life than sex? But that's all you ever think of, isn't? All you want to do is jump women until they are exhausted and when they are you throw them to the wind, not caring what happens to them. Except for the ones that really please you. Well I care."
Tony shook with rage. How dare she say that in front of these aliens? "Surrender and return with me back to Seris and I'll release your friend! You have one day to decide." Tony reached into his pocket, pulling a black object out. "Get up!" he snapped at Tygra, forcing him to stand up. "You will throw this over to your friends."
The knife still pressed at his throat, Tygra had no choice. He snatched the object. His arms might have been wrapped up with some sort of rope, which was around his upper body, but that didn't mean he could not grab things. He gave a hard underhand throw and the object landed on the ground at Alana's feet. Kneeling down she picked it up knowing what it was.
"Contact me," Tony continued. "When you make your decision. And remember one day or he'll die."
Alana watched as he looked at his wrist and yelled. "Two to go up!"
The ThunderCats watched as a yellow beam suddenly came out of nowhere. Tony and Tygra vanished. As Alana watched, she knew where they were going but that didn't stop the sudden emptiness in her heart. She suddenly felt alone again. This was her fault. She should have been more opened and thanks to her, Tygra was taken. She dropped her knees as the yellow beam disappeared and began to sob.
She felt Lion-O wrap his arms around her shaking shoulders but it wasn't the same. It wasn't Tygra's arms around her. It wasn't his voice trying to sooth her tears. She knew Lion-O was very upset and angry but he was also concerned for her. But Lion-O wasn't Tygra. From the first moment she met him he was kind to her. He had even cooked for her and now he was gone. She realized as Lion-O pulled her towards him, that her friendship with Tygra was turning into love. As she buried her head in Lion-O's chest, trying to get as much comfort as she could, she wondered if Tygra felt the same for her as well. She no longer could deny the attraction to Tygra. He was handsome, strong, quiet and smart.