Chapter 22
The ships arrived on New Thundera just as they received word from the Evil Chasers stationed on SG-17 that their reinforcements had arrived and they would be escorting the captured Mutants back to Plundarr. They promised a full update as soon as Mandora could get them something. Lion-O thanked them and then had everyone disembark from the ships.
Lea met them with a team of emergency personnel and everyone was immediately checked over and then given the vaccine. The lioness then gave the group the breakdown while Ben-Gali headed off to the med bay to see how Pumyra was doing. Thousands of thought raced through the white tiger's head as he tried to figure out how the puma had gotten sick and how he'd managed to avoid it. They had kissed after she said she hadn't been feeling well and yet he felt fine. Tygra had often said that he'd been a carrier especially after that last bout of stomach wracked the Lair and he had been the only one who hadn't had it coming out of both ends.
"Ben! I'm glad you're here," Tygra smiled at his brother tiger as he entered the med bay.
"How is she?" Ben asked.
"I knew that would be your first question. This way," Tygra gestured down the hallway and they quickly moved to the isolation unit. There outside the room where the puma lie on the bed, they talked about the situation.
"You can't go in but as you can see we're keeping her full of fluids and medicine," the orange tiger explained.
"What about the baby?" Ben asked.
"There is no way to tell if the baby will be damaged or not. She's very early on so we're hoping that the medicine will be enough to allow the baby to grow normally. You have to be aware though that the medicine could cause hearing loss, problems with the teeth, asthma, learning disabilities, autoimmune disorders, and damage to organs including the skin," Tygra said.
"Great Jaga's ghost," Ben gave him a look.
"If there had been another way to treat her, I would have. The problem is that there isn't another way to treat it. As much as I know that you'll make a great dad, I had to save Pumyra first. The baby is not viable outside of her body yet," the orange tiger explained.
"I understand and I wouldn't have it any other way. It will hurt if our child has issues but I can't risk losing her. Thank you for everything. How long does it take for this stuff to work?" He wanted to know.
"Well it seems that she was treating herself with some flu medicine before she got really sick which is why her symptoms didn't manifest as quickly as they usually do. It's hard to say how bad it really is but if she's not better by the end of tomorrow we'll need to do a body scan and see what is going on," Tygra told him.
"Che was taking flu medicine but he's dead," Ben pointed out.
"Yes well he didn't have access to the medicine that Pumyra did. She thought she was coming down with Thunderian flu not the common influenza. She took some strong medicine. That too could affect the baby but she didn't know she was pregnant and I still haven't told her. I don't want her worrying about something she can't fix now. She needs to put all she has into getting better," the medical Cat said. Ben-Gali nodded. She was in a fight for her life and he hoped that they caught whoever did this so he could string them up himself.
"Panthro has been cleared and he needs you down in the hangar. Can you get down there?" Tygra snapped him from his thoughts.
"On my way," he nodded.
To Be Continued…