Chapter 11
Neither the lioness nor the puma answered him directly but instead turned a question in his direction.
"Aren't you supposed to be in the hangar?" Lea asked.
"Yes but we need something to test the piece of equipment on. We don't want to overwork Lion-O's heart. Ben is working on getting metals that won't corrode inside the body," the panther explained.
"Gotcha. Well, let's see," Pumyra stood and went into the back storage closet. The two followed her and she pulled a medical training dummy out.
"These are filled with gel that acts like the human body. That might work," the puma shrugged.
"Good call. Thanks," he gave Lea the "we'll talk later" look and was out the door.
"I suppose I should do my rounds," Pumyra smiled slightly before heading back to her desk and grabbing her stethoscope and clipboard.
"And I should go see if I can help the boys," her friend smiled. They parted ways, both knowing that the puma's secret was safe.
"I need to see my babies," Sahara said to Tyler, who hadn't left her side since the meeting. The Queen was with the King and still trying to keep New Thundera and Third Earth running smoothly.
"Well your hands have progressed fantastically but are you sure?" He asked; concerned the children would upset her simply because they reminded her of the one she lost. That and they hadn't been told what had happened.
"Yes. I have to tell them what happened," she nodded firmly.
"No, you don't. If you want, the minute you're out of here we can start trying again. They won't know if you're later than you're supposed to be. Or if not, I can tell them," Tyler smiled and gave her shoulder a squeeze. He was trying to save her the anguish and she knew that but she wasn't sure she was ready to try again and she wasn't sure if the children would understand why he was telling them.
"We can table that for later then but I still want to see them," the litah told him.
"Absolutely. Kaylee has been asking about you and Adohi won't stop crying unless Snarf gives him warm milk to sleep. I think they love their mommy more than daddy," he teased with a smile.
"Well can you blame them? They see how much you love me and they want to be like their daddy," she smiled and he leaned over and gave her a sound kiss.
"I'll be right back," Tyler promised. He hadn't gone five feet when Sahara called out. She began thrashing in bed and he pulled the medical alarm chain near the bed.
"They're coming!" The litah called out.
"Who's coming?" He asked.
"What's going on?" Pumyra wanted to know.
"I don't know, she's having some sort of…" he didn't get to finish.
"THE WARNING I HAVE FORETOLD HAS COME TRUE!" The timbre of her voice deepened and the two looked at one another.
"ThunderCats Hooooo!" Sahara shouted out and Pumyra and Tyler's eyes lit up.
"Did what happen, just happen?" He asked. His answer was to have the Sword of Omens pierce through the wall inches from his head and land in Sahara's hand. The Eye of Thundera roared and soon the alarms inside the Lair were going off.
"What is going on?" Pumyra asked.
To Be Continued…