Chapter 16
The next morning dawned and with it came a phone call from Mandora. She and her team would be landing on Mars inside of two hours and they brought with them everything they had on the Mob's intergalactic interests. Pali thanked her for getting everything together so quickly and promised to greet them when they landed.
"Well hopefully they have something that could help the investigation. I guess that I didn't realize this Mob organization would have such reach," Lion-O commented as he and Pali talked over their breakfasts.
"Mandora said that they have arrested Mobsters in the past so that's why they have a file on them. I guess one planet isn't enough to do business on," the reptile shrugged.
"Kind of sounds like the Mutants. No offense," Panthro raised an eyebrow as he walked into the break room with his breakfast.
"None taken. I don't really identify with them anyway. I don't need to," Pali smiled slightly.
"How are your folks by the way?" Ben-Gali asked.
"They are doing as well as to be expected. Lord Tygra is helping my mother's doctors decide the best treatment for her condition and my dad's heart seems to be getting stronger since the adjustment in his medication," the reptile told them.
"Glad to hear things are better," Lion-O said.
"I miss anything?" Cheetara wondered as she walked into the room.
"I'll bring you up to speed but first, how are our little ones?" Her husband wanted to know.
"Leo misses us and Sahara is enjoying time with her Aunt Lea. Lea says that she has to hold Sahara until she goes to sleep because she misses us and refuses to go to bed without her mother," the cheetah sighed.
"She hasn't been sleeping with us in the bed why would she need to be held?" Lion-O was a little concerned.
"Her teddy bear has gone missing and Lea says that they've turned the Lair upside down looking for it but they couldn't find it until late last night. It would seem somehow Teddy ended up in with the dirty laundry," Cheetara explained.
"Oh boy. I hope Snarf can whip up that special soap his uses to get things clean and smelling fresh," the lion said.
"Lea says he's already on it. Otherwise things are moving along with the construction. It seems to be a good trust exercise as well. Your sister says that they haven't really had any issues with getting the humans to work alongside their Thunderian counterparts," the cheetah smiled.
"Excellent," Lion-O breathed a sigh of relief. New could be very scary for people and Thunderians alike and he hoped that things were moving smoothly. Language was a barrier for some but fear was a barrier for others. Still as long as kindness was being shown on both sides than peace for however long people needed to live there would be achieved.
"Good morning all," Mwende said as he entered the breakroom.
"Good morning sir. I hope you slept well," Lion-O smiled slightly.
"I'll sleep better when the people responsible are caught and Mars is stable again," the President admitted.
"I know but you need your strength. The Evil Chasers are about an hour out by now. Mandora says she might have something we can use," the lion explained.
"Excellent to hear," Mwende smiled. The phone rang on the wall and Cheetara answered it. She quickly thanked the caller after the short phone call and then turned to the group. Lion-O could tell by the look on her face she wasn't sure what to make of it.
"What is it Queen Cheetara?" Mwende could tell that something was off.
"That was the Control Room. They received a broken call from President Kostoff's secure line aboard his ship. They are unsure why the call could not be completed and have been unable to reach him. Lea has dispatched ThunderGuard troops to investigate with the help of their Russian counterparts," she explained.
"That can't be good," Panthro shook his head.
To Be Continued…