Chapter 33
Lion-O stood his ground battling Lunatacs like he didn't have a machine attached to him. He felt almost as good as the day he left the suspension capsule which made wielding the Sword that much easier. The Sword growled as he blasted another bunch of Lunatacs and he roared.
Not far away, Cheetara was duking it out with a Tug-Mug lookalike while Ben-Gali was fighting to get Tyler free from an Alluro doppelganger. Pumyra had joined in the fight while Tygra attempted to keep a field hospital in order with Lucius' help. Basheer and his men had been sent to maintain the Lair defenses as everyone would need somewhere to fall back to.
It was then that a roar of machinery reached all of their ears and Lion-O turned to see the ThunderTank barreling down toward him. A cry of "ThunderCats Ho!" went up from those doing battle and they fought with a renewed feeling of hope after seeing the hanger's paw collapse. Sahara jumped out of the Tank and Panthro swung it around.
"They will pay for what they have done!" He shouted as he mowed over Lunatacs that were running away from the Tank. The litah shook her head and beat Lunatacs back with her powers until she reached her father. The Lunatacs around them were quickly defeated and she shouted,
"I need the Sword!" Lion-O looked as he was about to question why she would need it but he knew that it was pointless. He tossed it to her as the next wave of Lunatacs grew ever closer.
"Sword of Omens give me Power Beyond Power!" She shouted and the mighty weapon roared in her grasp energy coursed through her entire body and she could feel Mumm-Rana's presence even more as her voice changed tenor.
"Ancient Spirits of Goodness transform this decayed form to Mumm-Rana the Ever Living!" Suddenly the litah and the Sword grew in stature and towered over the battlefield and eventually the Lair. Everyone beneath her froze as she chanted in a language that had been dead for over three thousand years. Suddenly, using the Eye of Thundera, a portal opened in the sky and from it riding on a golden chariot pulled by winged horses was none other than Whizz-Ra. Followed behind him was an army of dog-like creatures in golden chariots that howled an ancient battle cry. As they emerged, Sahara shrunk back down to her normal size and the Sword with her. The portal closed as the ancient army landed behind her.
"Where is Mumm-Rana? She claimed there was a great battle between good and evil," Whizz-Ra wanted to know. He had not been to New Thundera in over thirty years and did not realize who the one who called him was.
"I'll explain later. In the meantime, can you help us with a little problem we seem to be having?" Sahara asked as the Lunatacs remained frozen completely confused by the sorcery they had just witnessed.
"A ThunderCat in trouble will always receive my help," he bowed and barked in his ancient language to the troops he had brought with him. They charged forward with Whizz-Ra leading them and the Lunatacs backed up until one of their commanders shouted at them to stand their ground. As the ancient warriors began slashing through the troops with their Khopesh, spears, shields, and double ended curved battle axes, the Lunatacs tried blasting them with their weapons. Many fell and but soon rose again much to the Lunatacs dismay. A retreat was sounded and they tried to race back to their ships as the ancient army, followed closely by the Thunderian army, forced them back.
"Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing?" Ben-Gali asked as he joined Lion-O and Sahara in watching the ships take off with salvos from the Lair's weapons following them. Ship after ship was destroyed until only a few escaped the weapons range.
"I think we just won," Cheetara approached the growing group.
"It's not over yet. They can regroup and still bomb us back to the Stone Age. There is one more thing I have to do," Sahara said.
To Be Continued…