Dilemma chapter 17
It was nearly midnight and the heavy rain still hadn't let up, lightening danced across the sky, each flash more powerful then the last. Tygra sat in the control room keeping an eye on the monitors, making sure everything was okay. They were concerned with the possibility of flash floods and mud slides, it hadn't rained in the area like this in many years, the summer was hot and dry which left most of the exposed land parched, without the grasses to keep the dirt in tack it would be easy to come lose under the heavy rain and cause a mudslide. Which could burry their many small towns and villages on the outskirts of the main city.
Tygra turned his head as the door to the control room opened." You're up late" the tiger replied as a tired looking Cheetara walked in.
"The Girls woke up they do not like the storm" Cheetara said as she took a seat, "it took me two hours to get them back to sleep"
"Well they take after their father, Lion-o didn't like storm either when he was young" Tygra said.
"I think Samara is a bit more sensitive than her sister sela" Cheetara said and tried to hide a yawn behind the back of her hand.
"She may have inherited your sixth sense, which would make her more sensitive to other thing"
Cheetara smiled, "we will see as she grows older, Sela is so much like her father, curious little kitten she is"
"Now I bet you're glad, they were not boys" Tygra teased.
Cheetara laughed, "I don't think Lion-O would have it any other way, he loves those two girls dearly"
Tygra just smiled "I have to say that was one amazing feat you pulled bringing Kale back"
"I really didn't do anything, I was more like an anchor," Cheetara said modestly, "It was the bond between mother and child that brought him home"
"Pumyra said he is healthy, not one thing wrong, he completely healed, not sure if the stases done that or something else, but she is looking into it further, she is going to let him rest a few days before doing more blood work" Tygra said
"How is Panthro? "Cheetara asked.
"Happier now that kale is alright" Tygra answered, "he still has a ways to go before they can make a prosthetic leg for him, at least his fever is broken and the infection is just about gone, he'll be back on his feet in no time, I am going to set up his room in the morning to make it easier for him to get around when he does get out of the medbay"
"Just being out of that medbay will make him happy" Cheetara said with a chuckle.
Tygra smiled and checked the screen "real mess out there tonight, but so far no trouble, patrols will be checking in soon"
"Seems you have everything under control here" Cheetara said and stood, "I'm going to call it a night"
The cheetah left the control room and headed down the hall, she noticed the lights flicker for a second, but she wasn't concerned, the lair had back up power in case the main power went out. She checked on her cubs that were snug in their beds sound asleep. She closed the door quietly and went down the hall. She opened the door to check on Lea and Panthro's cubs, the girls had returned from their grandmother's house earlier in the evening. She knew Lea had put them to bed but she just felt she had to look in on them. All were sleeping soundly despite the thunder outside. Closing the door the cheetah went to check on Kuro who was in the next room. The young boy slept but it wasn't a peaceful sleep, he had been through so much, and was too young to process some of what was going on. All he knew was his mother was gone and he was in a place full of strangers.
But the cheetah knew with time he would grow more comfortable and accept his new family. Even though Panthro was his biological father, Leanna spoke to Lion-O about getting legal guardianship of the boy to which the lion agreed. To which the lioness has said that the boy couldn't help his parentage and it was better to be safe then sorry in case some unknown relatives decided to claim the boy.
The cheetah decided to make one more stop before going to bed for the night, she made her way down to the med bay, she noticed a light at the far end of the ward, which surprised her, and she figured the panther would be sleeping at this time of night.
She quietly walked down the small hallway and peeked her head inside the door, not only was the panther awake he was sitting up in bed working on a small portable computer. "Guess you are feeling better, you're working"
The panther looked up and slightly smiled, "shouldn't you be in bed?" he asked.
"On my way now, just thought I would stop by and see how you are" she answered coming into the room, "so why are you not asleep?"
"Been sleeping on and off all day" he said and closed the lid of the computer.
"Well you should be resting"
"I have rested enough" the panther said with a slight frown, "I heard someone come in, thought it may have been Lea coming to say good night"
Cheetara sat down in the chair at the panther's bedside" I think she went to bed not too long ago" she could see the disappointment on his face. "I'm sure she will be in first thing in the morning, she has been busy with the cubs all evening trying to get them settled, so what were you working on?"
"Oh nothing much" Panthro said with a slight shrug of his shoulders, "just looking over some designs Tygra came up with a few months back"
"For?"
"New type of flyer, something our thunderguards can use, and until I can get out of here I am just keeping my mind busy" the panther explained.
"So you are feeling better?" Cheetara asked.
"A lot better than is was, my leg and foot still hurt, but nothing I can't manage, I just want to get out of here and back in my own bed" Panthro said.
Cheetara shifted in her chair, she could sense the tension coming from the panther "I don't mean to pry into your personal life but is everything alright? I mean between you and Lea?"
"You will have to ask her, I haven't seen much of her the past few days" Panthro said and pushed the table that was cross his lap to the other side of the med bed. "It's getting late, you should go to bed"
Cheetara nodded and stood, she knew the panther well enough to know not to push the issue any further, "Well try and get some rest and I drop in again tomorrow"
Panthro settled down in his med bed, "good night spots"
"Good night Panthro, sleep well my friend" The cheetah replied and left the med bay and headed up to her room.