Chapter 16
The Lunatacs' ship crashed and parts of it went flying everywhere. Luckily the fall back order had been given in time and the ship did not make any more casualties when it hit the ground.
"How many do you think survived the landing?" Sahara asked.
"Not too many. I'd like to have at least one to question before they all head for the Great Beyond," Cheetara said.
"That would be nice but I'm not sure how lucky we'll really get," her daughter shook her head. The cheetah turned to the nearby radioman and she grabbed the radio pack that was on his back.
"We're taking on prisoners. Send this order out to everyone before moving out," she commanded to the Colonel back up at the cannons. The call went out and then they all moved in toward the ship wreckage.
"What do you suppose made them come back after all these years? I mean weren't they basically shipped off to prison?" Sahara asked.
"Mandora never called us so I'm not sure what exactly happened. That's why I was hoping for someone to spill their guts but not in the literal sense," the cheetah said. Sahara nodded and they continued to move in near the ship.
There were no signs of outward hostility and fire crews were called in to douse the flames that slowly began to engulf the remaining hulk. Bodies were found but no survivors and that made Sahara nervous but why she could not figure out.
"Something is off," she said.
"I'll say," Panthro shook his head.
"What do you mean?" WilyKit asked.
"How many pods did we down?" Sahara wanted to know.
"Early figures suggest about ten," Lea told her.
"And they had at least five Lunatacs per ship right?" The litah asked.
"Five or six. What are you getting at?" Ben-Gali wondered.
"That ship is huge. You telling me that they attacked with only about a hundred Lunatacs?" Sahara pointed out.
"Well considering we thought there were only six before, a hundred is a lot," WilyKat said.
"True but somehow we killed them all? Not one single survivor?" Sahara asked.
"You're right. I don't like it," Cheetara nodded. She turned to the Colonel behind her and said,
"I want this ship and the wreckage searched stem to stern. Anyone still alive, take into custody. Panthro, would you do the honors?" Cheetara smiled and the panther smirked,
"With pleasure." He took his nunchucks and blasted one of the side panels of the ship, which easily crumbled away. The main contingent stayed outside scouring the wreckage due to the instability of the destroyed vessel and the ThunderCats proceeded inward.
"This ship gives me the creeps," WilyKit said.
"Burned out hulks will do that," Lea smiled.
"Just glad we were the ones doing the burning," Panthro said. Sahara smirked knowing that he was just glad there weren't dead ThunderCats in there. Then she turned her head at a noise that didn't sound right. Something or someone was pounding on something.
"You guys hear that?" She asked.
"Over here!" WilyKat shouted and pointed to a panel that was on the floor. Although that hadn't originally been the floor, it had been a wall.
"There are people in here!" Ben-Gali said.
To Be Continued…