Chapter 2
"What's going on?" Lion-O asked as he and Pali burst into the Control Room.
"Unidentified vessel was picked up entering our air space. I have tried reaching it in English and in Thunderian but no luck," Punthar told them and he magnified the image of the ship.
"Weapons are hot and on target," Lea spoke up.
"May I? Pali asked as he stepped up to the puma at the controls.
"By all means," Punthar nodded. Pali smiled and then quickly spoke into the radio though the language he spoke was not familiar to the ThunderCats. The ship then slowed on its entry and hovered in its location.
"Mars Rover six-delta-eight is awaiting your landing clearance Lord Lion-O. They apologize for not saying they were coming. Something urgent on Mars has brought them here," the reptile explained.
"By all means let them land. Cancel the Red Alert. Stand down from battle stations. I want a complement of ThunderGuard down here on the double," Lion-O gave his orders to the room and quickly everyone bustled about.
"What language was that?" Punthar asked.
"It is the language of my mother's people. When they left Earth for Mars centuries ago, they kept their language and of course speak English. The fact that they only wished to speak the language of the ancestors means something is happening and they do not want it over the radio for the galaxy to hear," Pali frowned not entirely answering the puma's question.
"Language of the ancestors?" Punthar was a little confused.
"Choctaw, pardon me," Pali nodded before heading out into the corridor and Lion-O was on his heels.
"Choctaw?" Lea gave the puma a look.
"A language of the Native Americans as they were called when Earth was First Earth. I spent some time learning all I could about Third Earth back when we were at the Tower of Omens," Lynx-O spoke up.
"Ah I see. I'll radio Panthro and make sure if their ship needs work, it gets it," Lea said.
"Good call. Pali's tone makes me wonder how bad things are," Lynx-O had a bad feeling in his gut.
Outside, Pali, Lion-O, and the complement of ThunderGuard met the ship as it landed. Quickly three men disembarked. They were tan though they wore full dress uniforms and Pali quickly introduced them.
"General Eagle, General Blackfoot, and President Kachi of the Mars Choctaw Nation, it is my pleasure to introduce King Lion-O of New Thundera and Third Earth," Pali smiled. The men quickly extended their hands and Lion-O greeted them all.
"Gentlemen, I am sorry for the way we treated your ship. We've had too many close calls in the recent past with our enemies," the lion explained.
"We understand and we apologize for not speaking in a tongue which you could understand. We have come on a top secret mission as ambassadors of not only the Mars Choctaw Nation but everyone who resides on Mars. President Mwende sent use because he knew that our language would not be broken by other planets," Kachi spoke up.
"Then we must go inside and hold a meeting. I shall get the other ThunderCats and Queen Cheetara to hear what you have to say," Lion-O said.
"Excellent, thank you," Kachi smiled slightly before turning to Pali and saying,
"You do your people proud son of Opa. Thank you for helping us." Pali practically beamed as they headed inside the Lair.
Once the ThunderCats had all assembled in the conference room and the introductions were made, Kachi pulled out a disk and Panthro helped insert it in to the equipment necessary to play it. The President seemed worried but also like a strong warrior and Lion-O wondered how bad things could be on Mars.
"Gentlemen and Ladies, Mars is dying," Kachi said.
To Be Continued…