Black Stripes
Note I do not own Thundercats or Skylanders. All rights reserved. However, my created Imaginators are original.
This story takes place in an unannounced time after the first arc of Skylanders Thundersurge.
Chapter 3
"Good Morning, Tygra." Cheetara said as she walked past a groggy prince.
"Morning..." Tygra mumbled, he was so tire that he didn't felt like adding "good" to his greeting...That and he felt like he woke up from a never ending nightmare. He made sure his bandage arm was out of her field of version before he quickly walked past her.
"So, hows the arm?"
Ooh, so close.
"It's fine, I just need to let it heal up for now." Tygra lied, he knew for a fact it wasn't healing up anytime soon. He checked this morning. It...Looked even worst then it did then.
"Clearly..." Cheetara said looking at the bandage with worry. This made Tygra quickly hide it behind his back. She then looked at Tygra. "Panthro and Buzz were looking for you a while ago. Said that you were suppose to join them for a training seasson?"
"Oh, Yeah. Koar had been busy ever since we found that deposit of Creation Crystals..." Tygra said smiling. Koar was starting to improve his mind magic while also managing to keep it's existence a secret from Kaos...Tygra couldn't even imagine WHAT whould happen if that little bald moron managed to get his grimy mitts on-!
"Tygra, we need to talk." Cheetara interrupted Tygra's inner outburst. "I think you should skip the training season. We don't know what effects that being's toxins had on your body's immune system."
"Your starting to sound a lot like Koar..." Tygra replied coldly, ever since Koar gave her excess to the academy library. Cheetara had been studying skylands history 24/7 until her friends decided to limit her library card to three books per day. Koar had also been joining her during study seasons by helping her translate runes.
"It makes you think what else they're up to, eh?"
"Whiskers! not again!" Tygra gripped his head, That VOICE. It's been resonated in Tygra's head every now and then, and he couldn't exactly tell it to shut up with Cheetara standing there.
"Are you SURE your okay?" Cheetara asked upon seeing his pained expression.
"Its...Noting, just a morning headache." Tygra assured. He then walked past her quickly. "I'll see you later." Cheetara then watched as he walked away.
A few floors above, Koar was doing research on the black substance. He poured in a dose of reactant and watched carefully as the black goo bubbled. "Oh...Dear..." He watched the bubbles turned to fire. "I need to find Tygra before it's too late!" He quickly set the test tube down and quickly left the lab as the black fire died down. "CHEETARA!" He called as a face that could be slightly seen in the flame snickered before going out.
"-Then I stabbed the monster right in the eye, and the fiend dropped Tygra before it could bite off his head." Hoodwink told his fellow classmates of the encounter yesterday.
"Big deal, You took down a blob." Shellblaze, A fire brawler said. Koar formed him with the body of a strong turtle but with the head of a fanged reptile. His armor was that of gladiatorial ware and on his back was a heavy red shell that looked like it could explode. "Anyone of us could take down a slime."
"I find that his recent victory most impressive, brother." SizzHiss, a fire swashbuckler said countering Shellblaze's comment.
"Don't call me that." Shellblaze groaned.
SizzHiss was a dragon naga who welded a pair of blades and was generally smarter and faster then his "Brother" Since they both came from fire creation crystals. SizzHiss had a habit of calling Shellblaze his brother every-now and then...Much To Shellblaze's annoyance.
"Alright, that's enough with the storytelling!" Panthro yelled out. Gaining everyone in the training arena's attention. "Today, we're putting everything you've learn these past weeks by pitting you against our strongest fighters. Lion-o and Tygra will be here shortly to stand in as sparring partners."
"Wait..." Thundboar, the air bazooker said as he set his electric cannon to the side. He was a boar with light blue fur and wearing a guard helmet and guard uniform. "We're fighting the princes? TODAY!?"
"No fair! They been alive much longer then we have! We'll get crushed." Minozaur, an undead smash that resembled an ox with a bony chest and furry arms. Said in defense.
"Nika Uk Crush!? NAKKKKKKAAAAAA!" Instrike, the little bug creature that was currently running around screaming was an earth ninja. He then proceeded to dig underground to hide, he was a bug after all. And getting stepped on was the top of his fear list.
"...Why did Koar give that bug the alien voice again?" Panthro said as he rubbed his forehead.
"Oh, relax." Everyone turned towards Lion-o who was walking in. "You'll all put up a fight to win. You been training hard for the past few days and besides..." Lion-o then showed them the Sword Of Omen. "...I won't be using the Sword of Omens for this fight." He then withdrawn it before grabbing a training sword from a nearby weapon barrel. "Now if only Tygra would show up-"
The doors slammed opened as Tygra walked in with a cold look. "Tygraaaahhhh..." Lion-o turned to greet his brother but was stopped when he notice his pale coloring. "Are...You feeling alright?"
"Why are you asking that?" Tygra said lifting his hand and seeing his fur. It was now slowly losing it's orange color.
"Your fur looks kinda pale." Lion-o said cringing. "Is this a new look for you?"
"It's noting. Probably just something I ate." Tygra said looking away.
"Okay..." Lion-o said unsure of that. He then turned to the imaginator class. "Now then, We'll began sparring in a few minutes. Report to the senseis of your designated battle class to get some last minute practice in...And Instrike, no ones getting crushed. You can come out from your burrow."
Tygra watched as Lion-o continued before looking at his bandage arm and noticing a purple glow coming from underneath...
To be continued...