Chapter 3

The second Sahara ordered the Sword to do as she commanded there was a bright flash of light and she disappeared.

"Sahara!" Tyler called out.

"What just happened?" Leo asked while Ma-Mutt whined at his feet. The dog knew what happened and he wished he'd warned her. There was a feeling of great power in the room. He barked and took off like a shot, knowing there was only one place she could have gone.

"After him!" Cheetara ordered as she raced after the ever-living dog. Quickly the two young men followed while Tygra stayed behind to watch over Lion-O and his other patients.

They wound their way through Cat's Lair until they reached the Antiquities Room. It was then that Cheetara realized what had happened. She cursed under her breath as she came to a stop in front of the Book of Omens. Ma-Mutt was up on his hind legs, scratching at the book.

"We'll get her out of there Ma-Mutt," the cheetah reassured him although she wasn't sure how.

"She's in there?" Tyler huffed and puffed as he entered the room.

"Leo, you're going to have to go into the Book," Cheetara said.

"How? The Sword went with Sahara," the litah asked.

"You are the future Lord of the ThunderCats and one of the very few who the Book will accept. Open the Book," his mother ordered. He was timid as the only way to get back was either with his sister or with the Sword. Leo swallowed hard as he pulled back the cover of the Book.

"Book of Omens," he spoke and the pages glowed. At that moment, Cheetara pressed the Key of Thundera into his hands, hoping it would help, and it should have. The Book should have sucked him in but instead nothing happened.

"What now?" Tyler asked.

"We pray to Jaga that the Sword knows what it's doing and lets her come back," the cheetah shook her head and sank to the floor. Ma-Mutt whined and sat next to her.

"I know boy, I know," she tried to calm the dog.

"Why would the Book refuse to let me in?" Leo asked.

"Because whatever is going on inside is something that the Book only wants Sahara to see," the cheetah shook her head. Tyler sat down next to Ma-Mutt and gave the dog a squeeze. Ma-Mutt licked him and then settled onto the floor between the cheetah and the pumiger.

"Then we wait for her to come out," Tyler said. Silence fell between them as Leo continued to stare at the Book of Omens. Whatever was going on in there could not be good.

Sahara stood before the Guardian waiting for something to happen. Ever since she arrived, he had been quiet and it unnerved her.

"Guardian! Why have you brought me here?" She asked.

"YOUR BROTHER HAS ATTEMPTED TO GET IN. I HAVE BLOCKED HIM FOR WHAT I HAVE TO SAY IS FOR YOUR EARS AND EYES ONLY. NO ONE MUST KNOW WHAT IS SAID HERE!" The flaming eye finally responded.

"How am I supposed to explain this to everyone if I'm not allowed to tell anyone anything?" The litah asked confused.

"I WILL IMPRINT IN YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AND THEN IT WILL BE FORGOTTEN. ONLY WHEN THE SUN AND THE MOON COLLIDE WILL YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I HAVE TOLD YOU!" He boomed.

"Collide? As in physically or like an eclipse?" Sahara wanted to know.

"SILENCE!" The Guardian yelled before there was a blinding flash of light. Sahara gripped the Sword as it began to heat in her hands. She ignored the pain and the smell of burning flesh as the Guardian imprinted the knowledge she required into both her and the Sword. It seemed to last forever before the Guardian shouted,

"BE GONE!"

To Be Continued…