chapter 18
The cat slaves were working now stop in mount Plun-Darr. They were exhausted. Two slaves who tried to escape got killed by the rat leader Rattaro.
The Thundercats looked over on a ledge of mount Plun-Darr. "You're saying it's the sword of Plun-Darr that rat is looking for?" Panthro asked in disbelief.
"Yes," Pumyra said. "Many have been injured or have died." she said.
"That sword's power rivals my sword," Lion-o said.
"Those poor cats being forced to do that." Hannah said. "This just proves slavery is wrong." she said.
"How do you know about slavery? You were in a dimension full of humans." Tygra said.
"Humans did slavery too, mostly it was human doing it with another race or people with different skin color." Hannah said. "I don't want to go into more details it might scare or upset you," she said.
"Okay," Lion-o said.
"We have to save them," he said.
"Many gave up being saved a long time ago." Pumyra said. "But I was one of the few who didn't." she said.
"I'll go get the sword," Cheetara said.
"I'll go with you it won't be a good idea to go all alone." Tygra said.
"Be careful," Lion-o said.
"We will," Cheetara said.
"Come on let's help the other cats," Hannah said and smiled at Lion-o. Lion-o smiled back at her and saw her and Panthro started to head off to help.
"I can see that you like her. I think you two will make a lovely couple." Pumyra said.
"You think so?" Lion-o asked.
"Yes I believe so." Pumyra said.
Tygra and Cheetara disguised themselves as slaves so they could get the sword of Plun-Darr.
Lion-o and the others found an exhausted slave. "Here," Lion-o said giving him a bowl.
"Lion-o my king has returned, I knew you would come." the old cat said.
"Who did this to you?" Lion-o asked.
"Them," the cat said pointing.
A cat was getting a whipping from a rat. "I dealt with that before it was painful. We have to top it," Pumyra said.
"Pumyra be careful," Lion-o said.
Pumyra grabbed the rat who was doing it. "Stop it! Can't you see he's had enough!" Pumyra said.
"Pumyra calm down," Hannah said.
Pumyra took a deep breathe and put the rat down.
"We'll let him live sometimes mercy can be are best bet." Lion-o said.
Then Lion-o got a weird look on his face. The rat named Mordax had a weapon against his back.
He took them to Rattaro. He showed him the sword of omens.
While that was happening Cheetara and Tygra retrieved the sword. There was quaking. Cheetara and Tygra braced themselves for the end.
The quaking stopped.
Hannah got up and saw her friends seem alright but Mordax was badly injured. Despite her better judgement she gave him a drop of her tonic to heal the one eyed rat.
He sat up. "You helped me why?" he asked.
"Because when someone is in need you got to help them even if they are an enemy." Hannah said.
Hannah help her friends out. "Looks like you were paying attention to me when I was talking about mercy." Lion-o said.
Rattaro got up to fight.
"Kill them Mordax!" Rattaro said.
Mordax looked at Lion-o and Hannah then at Rattaro. "How come they treated me better than you treat me and how come the white lioness was kind enough to tend to my wounds when you don't care about your men?" Mordax said.
"So if you want to kill him, do it yourself." he said.
Mordax kicked the sword of omens to Lion-o. Mordax ran off after that. Pumyra and Panthro got up. As the place began to collapse.
"Rattaro escaped using the tunnels." Lion-o said.
"What about Mordax?" Panthro asked.
"He helped us, why?" Pumyra asked.
"It must of because I spare his life," Lion-o said.
"And due to the fact I healed him when he was gravely injured." Hannah said.
"He, turned on Rattaro just because you two gave him the one thing that he was denied by his fellow rats." Pumyra said.
"I think I know what that is," Lion-o said.
"Yes we showed him compassion." Hannah said. "Maybe now that he gave up being with Rattaro he may chose what he really wants in life and hopefully make the right decision." she said.
"He already has," a cat slave said. "He cut us free when the second quaking happened so we could get to safety." he said.
"Where is he now?" Lion-o asked.
"He said he was going out on his own to hopefully learn and show the compassion you showed him and hopefully get more of the rats to join the Thundercats on side of good." the cat said.
"There is a small village that Claudius and Leonara has taken the survivors on the outside of Thundera." Lion-o said.
"There is also the village of the tiger clan nearby Javan the chief of the tiger said he'll take in Thunderian refugees as did Anet of the Elephant village," he added.
"Thank you so much my king," the cat said. The cats slaves left.
Tygra and Cheetara came in with the sword.
