My Version of Season 2

by ERoc901 Tha Clean Up Man

After the events from Season 1, Lion-O and the Thundercats continue their journey to find the final stone while making new allies and discovering the truth about themselves. Meanwhile, Lion-O is dealing with his demons that seek to destroy him. Pairings: It'll start with TyChee and end up with LiChee, PumGali and Tygra x Lynxana. I'll need a co-writer on this one. Please PM me.

3. Lion-O Snaps, Part 3 (Rated M)

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of the Thundercats. They belong to their perspective owners.

Author's Note: Sorry I took so long to put this chapter but I finally got it done. Plus I had to block some people who's been constantly arguing about the way I had to tell the story, portray the characters and who Cheetara should end up with because what's the point of wasting time and energy, arguing with anyone over the love triangle between Lion-O, Cheetara and Tygra when I should be focusing on writing the story rather than try to live up to and meet anyone's expectations. Like I said, I'm developing the relationship between Lion-O and Cheetara in My Version of the Thundercats 2011 Season 2 and I'm not in a rush to put them together yet until a few more chapters down the road. And like I said, I had to block some people who's been constantly arguing about the way I tell the story, portray the charcters and who Cheetara should end up with because I know they won't listen and it's worth wasting my time and energy going back and forth with them. But the less, enjoy the latest chapter. I know the start doesn't make sense and it wasn't my best but at least I tried.

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Lion-O Snaps, Part 3

The Chapter starts in a Viking-like Bar where human Vikings were drinking pints of beer, fooling around like a bunch of hooligans while female Vikings were dancing on top of tables and doing stripteasing by flashing their bosoms and derrières.

A man was yelling at them as he held his axe threateningly above his head "Look, lasses, just because you're women doesn't mean you can do whatever you want!" As he's pointing at two girls who are arguing with each other while one girl is climbing up the stairs of the stage.

The guy who was talking earlier jumps up from the bar table and stops her, trying to stop her from going up the stairs. The same girl breaks away from him and leaps up the stairs to get out of his reach as she reaches for something behind her back that the crowd thinks is a knife, but it isn't really a knife.

She spins around and slams it into the guy's neck with all her might, sending him crashing onto the floor, out cold. Her handiwork is blood, so she grabs a rag off of the nearest bartender and wraps it around her fist before running offstage.

When she returns to the table where the guy is laying, his eyes have opened but his mouth hasn't moved. He turns towards her as if he wants to speak to her, then realizes what he looks like and quickly looks away. Blood begins to trickle down his face. The rag has become soaked with his blood and hangs loose over his chin. He tries to sit up, and a knife jabs at his side, which is still exposed through his clothing.

"You idiot! Don't move! You're going to bleed out!" He throws his arm out and shoves a man standing nearby, pushing him out of the way so that the blade goes straight through his body instead of poking him in the side. The dead man tumbles to the ground, leaving a trail of blood leading to the stage where the girl with the rag is sitting. She's glaring at the people there, her hair pulled up into an updo and sticking out every which way. The tip of her bloody weapon presses against the handkerchief tied over her knuckles. Her free hand curls into a tight ball in her lap. She breathes heavily through her nose, looking more upset than any creature should be capable of feeling.

On the other side of the table, they start to giggle. All the men and boys have stopped playing cards and are now watching her intently. Their laughter grows louder and they eventually have to cover their mouths with their hands to keep themselves quiet.

One of the guys slaps another's back and calls him "big boy." Another laughs loudly until he falls forward over his chair, knocking his drink to the floor.

Several of the others pick up bottles of liquor and begin to pour them into their drinks, laughing all the while. A few look around nervously as if afraid someone will notice them. None of them appear too concerned about getting caught in a police raid. Most likely they thought the ruckus would be kept to the bar, not to the upper levels of this clubs.

And in the centered tables, there were women flirting and kissing a few men and women while others watched. And throughout the entire room, the couples danced wildly on tables, moving close together as if imitating sex acts, touching each other inappropriately and fondling private parts. Two beautiful women dressed in exotic outfits were kissing passionately on the dance floor while two others made love to each other on the staircase between the second and third level of the club.

Even some of the drunken revelers were paying attention to the girls who were playing and fucking on the table tops or just plain dancing.

"Now this is my kind of tavern!" A Viking with a Scottish accent shouted proudly, making a big show of taking a sip from his ale mug.

A very large, heavily muscular and bigger bosomed woman gets off the stage where the lady warrior is sitting and proceeds to climb the stairs towards the dancer and player. As soon as the giantess spots her, she raises both her arms in front of her, trying to keep her bulk under control. Her red leather armor clings tightly to her huge, muscular frame, the padding keeping her extra flesh tucked inside. Every muscle on her body seems to bulge when she moves. She smiles at the girl, baring her pointed teeth as she makes her way across the open space.

When she stands directly in front of the little thief girl, she holds out her hand and gives the kid a quick squeeze. Then she lifts the corner of her hand and shows off her bloodied mitten. The kid gets up from the table, runs over to her and falls into her arms. The thief takes the offered bloody hand and kisses it as this whole display caused the spectators to erupt into applause and cheers.

Everyone began chanting "All hail the Mighty Terroraxia!" as Terroraxia smiled at the group and stepped away from the young thief girl, allowing her a moment to wipe her lips with the back of her hand. She turned to face the cheering throng of Vikings and raised her arms.

"We should come here more often!" The drunk Irishman said as he raised a pint of beer in the air.

"I'll drink to that, mate!" The drunk Scotsman yelled out in agreement and his friends also cheer in agreement until they heard and felt the ground shaking. This sudden seismic activity caused most of the male and female Vikings to fall backwards onto the floors while others just clutched onto each other. Some even screamed out loud as their minds went blank.

"Hey, what the hell is that?" One of the Vikings demanded.

"The ground shakin'? How could this be?" A female Viking bewilderly added.

"LOOK OUT!" Another Viking warned as a loud crack reverberated through the air as the walls of the building seemed to bend inwards toward the patrons.

There were screams and shouts of alarm as several patrons were knocked backwards. Others grabbed for their weapons or tried to shield their faces with their hands as Lion-O in his giant monstrous form under Mumm-Ra's control crushed the wall of the bar.

The center of the room exploded in rubble and stone dust, covering everything within its path. After what felt like forever, the force of the cataclysm was released, and people fell out of their seats and onto the floor. Tables crashed into each other and bodies lying on the ground scrambled to get out of the way of falling debris. Glassware shattered, and wine spilled out, drenching those nearby.

When they saw him, one of the Vikings demanded "What is that lion-faced beast?!"

"I recognized him! It is no mere creature! It is Lion-O, son of the bastard king himself, Claudus!"

"HE IS HERE? IN TOWN? NOW? HOW DARE HE?" The man howled as many of the people got back to their feet. A couple helped the ones that had fallen unconscious or worse and pulled them aside to make sure none of them had been injured but no serious injuries seemed to have been sustained yet.

A few women reached for cloaks and skirts to hide and cover their naked bodies as this whole commotion went unnoticed by most of the crowd. Most of the men, including many of the warriors, either stayed on the floor where they were standing or slowly crawled away from danger.

The woman who screamed from having run into a wall with a bang looked up in disbelief and fear. She noticed the sword hanging at Lion-O's side, which meant she probably wasn't even a step away from being killed herself. To her horror, she realized it was she who had summoned the dreaded Lion-O. It must be some sort of spell or curse or demonism she had unwittingly invoked upon herself.

She shook her head to clear it and started screaming again. "I CALL FOR JUSTICE! GIVE US BACK WHAT WE HAVE SACRIFICED FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT! MAY EVERYONE THAT HAPPENS TO LIVE THROUGH THIS MONSTRSITY MIGHT BE QUICKLY KILLED! MAY NO ONE SURVIVE! PLEASE, MAKE IT SO!"

The monstrous Lion-O smacked her across the face, sending her flying backwards and slamming her shoulder against the wall as the sound of breaking bone echoed through the bar. It hurt her immensely to hear the breaking of bones, knowing she might deserved it but she was lucky she hadn't broken anything worse. The door burst open and slammed against the opposite wall, splintering the wood as people screamed in terror as the shadow fell over them.

Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living, with a monstrous Lion-O under his control, emerged from the shadows, walking towards the shattered doors of the bar with the roar of a hungry lion with his right hand rested casually on his hip, his left hand grasped the Sword of Plun-Darr on his left hand.

In the darkness behind him, behind a veil of black smoke, unseen spirits conjured up by his evil powers flew and swirled through the air. The mortals below cowered, shaking in fear as there were tears and grunts and whimpering sounds coming from them, although none dared approach Mumm-Ra or try to attack him.

As Mumm-Ra stood before the terrified and cowering customers, two things struck him as odd. First, why didn't the humans recognize him as the cowardly demon who destroyed their beloved cities? Why didn't they call him a coward? He did his work well enough and quickly, and it was a sign of bravery to confront him directly. Secondly, they had apparently taken him seriously. That was also quite odd. How did they think this horrible devilish thing was alive? Why wouldn't he show his true nature and destroy them? If the vile creatures of his world had found a means to overcome their natural weakness, why hadn't they used it to crush him?

"How do you weak little fools think you can stop me?" Mumm-Ra said, smiling with contempt. "Is this a game? I am a god, not some mortal or the spawn of a cursed human. It does not matter if you see me with your own eyes, for you cannot stop me."

"Mumm-Ra, and even you Lion-O, on behalf of the men, women, children, every living creature and the innocents that you and your father have slain and killed ruthlessly, DEATH IS COMING FOR YOU!" The Viking with the Scottish accent shouted furiously as all the Vikings lifted their weapons in the air and charged towards Mumm-Ra.

There was a sudden flash of light, and all of them were knocked down to the ground. They lay there, stunned, unable to move. Lion-O glanced over to the cause of the attack. It appeared to be the same handsome blond Viking with whom he had shared a plate of dinner just the night before but instead of a broad smile, the big lad had a sneer of pure hate etched on his face as he charged toward Mumm-Ra but he was zapped by his demonic power, proving that he was also no match for an immortal.

So after the monstrous Lion-O, under the possession of his evil side, made quick work of the Vikings, he and Mumm-Ra teleported away.

After dispatching the last of the Vikings, Mumm-Ra vanished with Lion-O. The ethereal black mist trailed along behind him, enveloping him until he vanished from sight. The patrons stared wide eyed, horrified at what they had just witnessed. Mumm-Ra walked around the bar, surveying the damage he had done to his surroundings. The glistening purple lights flickered around him as he held the lifeless body of the bartender.

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Meanwhile, the rest of the Thundercats were searching for Lion-O with Tygra flying the Feliner and Panthro driving the ThunderTank with Cheetara, WilyKat, WilyKit and Snarf. Upon arriving at the spot where the cataclysm had occurred, the rest of the team reported they couldn't find Lion-O anywhere. Their search took them all over the place.

"Shit! Lion-O keeps leaping and rampaging all over the place!" Tygra growled. "He can't have gotten far."

"And to make matters worse, look what he did to the village!" Panthro replied grimly. "If we don't catch up with him soon, this village won't be worth a damn!"

"Aw, man! Look at the entire village!" WilyKat cried out. "It looks like it was completely leveled! You know, considering our luck lately, maybe it's a good thing Lion-O didn't get us this time. Just sayin'."

"All of this could've been avoided if it weren't for Cheetara breaking his heart like she always does!" WilyKit cried bitterly.

"Zip it, WilyKit!" Cheetara snapped. "You don't get to reprimand me like that! Of course I feel responsible for letting Mumm-Ra cast a spell on him, unleashing his dark evil side that fed off the negative energy that fueled his power, which transformed him into a mind controlled monster. So shut up!"

WilyKit argued "I know that, Cheetara but it's still your fault!"

"It's not!"

"It's too!"

"It's not!"

"It's too!"

The argument between WilyKit and Cheetara continued, getting louder and more heated as they bickered back and forth, never really accomplishing anything except making both of them angrier.

Panthro snapped and shouted "Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Enough already, Both of you. We're wasting valuable time here!"

Cheetara frowned as she was so engrossed in arguing with WilyKit, she failed to notice the look on the muscular bovine's face. WilyKit also turned around and asked in surprise "Why are you glaring at me?"

Panthro grunted angrily "You aren't listening to what I'm saying. Do you want me to repeat myself?"

"Uh, excuse me but can we just quit fighting amongst ourselves and figure a way to save Lion-O from "himself" before he hurts everyone else, including himself?" WilyKat asked, trying to reason with everyone. "Because fighting amongst ourselves is what gave Mumm-Ra the advantage that he needed."

Both Cheetara and WilyKit were quiet at the reminder of how the whole thing had gone wrong until Cheetara turned and looked back at WilyKit who met her gaze with sympathetic understanding and tried to explain everything she had learned while searching for Lion-O earlier, including how it was her decision to let Mumm-Ra read her mind. Then they realized how awful it would have been to lose any more people to this fight, so they decided to stay out of it altogether and focus on finding Lion-O instead.

"What about you, WilyKit?" WilyKat asked. "Don't you want to help? Don't you care about Lion-O and saving him before he succumb to his evil side and he's stay his monstrous form forever?"

"I do care about Lion-O, WilyKat because Lion-O is like a big brother to the two of us." WilyKit honestly answered with a shrug. "Besides, if we wait around, then Mumm-Ra will kill everyone sooner than later anyway. Even us."

Panthro scratched his head thoughtfully and remarked "Yeah, I guess you're right, WilyKit. If it wasn't for that wretched spell, Lion-O would still be normal as we all know."

"A spell? That's it!" Cheetara exclaimed excitedly. "You're right, Panthro!"

"Cheetara, don't just go jumping to conclusions." Tygra said, exasperated over the comms. "We don't even know for sure that the spell is what caused Lion-O's transformation."

"Oh, it is." Cheetara answered. "And the reason why is simple. Before, Mumm-Ra cast that horrible spell on him, Lion-O was in perfect control of himself until he suffered from being betrayed and having his heart broken several times, which led to Lion-O having inner demons with him at all times, and to lose his sense of balance. It was hard for him to handle that alone without assistance, so when he needed us the most, he reached out to us and…"

She abruptly cut herself off as a sudden loud crack echoed through the streets of the ruined village. Tygra hit the communicator on his Feliner and reported to the rest of the Thundercats "Everyone! Lion-O has destroyed another village, leaving them literally homeless and a few villagers were injured!"

Panthro's jaw dropped, Cheetara let out a gasp of disbelief and WilyKat and WilyKit's mouths hung open in shock when they were Tygra's report.

Cheetara, WilyKit, WilyKat, Tygra and Panthro along with Snarf jumped out of the ThunderTank and the Feliner and took a look at the ruined village. After a quick inspection, they determined that the poor villagers had survived their ordeal relatively unscathed with some of them suffered injuries but were otherwise unharmed.

All but one that is. One villager who was lucky enough to survive this terrible calamity was an elderly woman who was lying unconscious on the ground in front of her hut. They ran to her aid immediately, helping her to sit upright.

"What happened?" Panthro concernly asked the elderly lady, who had gray hair and wore glasses, coughed lightly and gasped for breath as Panthro helped her sit up and put her back on her feet.

"Some evil menace came up from the direction of those hills." She wheezed. "There was a mummified monster and the Lion-faced Beast-Man. I saw their…carnage first hand. They nearly massacred everyone in my village! How am I alive?"

"Oh, ma'am, we are so sorry to hear about your troubles." Cheetara comforted her.

The old woman sniffed, wiped away a tear, shook her head and continued "Those monsters were merciless, they did whatever they wanted to anyone in their path and this is just the beginning. There are many other villages like mine that they may attack next. Who knows when the next attack will happen? And by the looks of things, it might happen very soon. So I beg of you to stop these monsters now before it gets worse."

The group remained silent for a moment before Panthro asked "Are you certain that you saw what you claim to have seen?"

"Yes, it's true." The woman said firmly. "You must stop them before everyone will continue to suffer. Please, I beg of you."

"We will take care of it, ma'am." Tygra assured her with a reassuring nod.

Cheetara added "I agree with Tygra. This kind of barbarism must end."

"We need to find Lion-O first before he continues to hurt everyone in his monstrous state with his evil side's in control of his body." Panthro stated.

"Since Mumm-Ra cast his spell on Lion-O, then we need a counter spell to change back to normal." Cheetara reasoned. "Then we can confront Mumm-Ra directly and undo the spell on Lion-O, which would change him back to his former self."

"That sounds like a plan, Cheetara." Panthro nodded.

Tygra continued "While we search for Lion-O, the rest of you can start looking for a spell to change Lion-O back to his old self. What I mean is there should be some sort of a counter spell or something, since we only have some that could possibly counter Mumm-Ra's spells but the problem is that we don't know exactly what kind of spell we're looking for, so if we can find that out quickly, we can hopefully find a cure to reverse Lion-O's condition before it's too late."

"Wait a minute. I think WilyKat and I have a spell book in the Forever Bag that can help us with this situation." WilyKit suggested.

Cheetara eagerly chimed in "Really?!"

WilyKat smiled proudly and answered "Of course, Cheetara! What better way to change Lion-O back to normal than using a spell from the book, huh?"

Panthro cleared his throat and spoke hesitantly. "Are you sure that one of the spells would work? I mean, what if the spell doesn't work? It could cause more harm than good."

"It has to work, Panthro." WilyKit replied. "If we don't find the right spell that'll change Lion-O, we'll most likely lose him to Mumm-Ra forever, which means losing a friend, a protector and someone who cares about us as well. We won't let that happen. Right, WilyKat?"

"Right, sis." WilyKat responded, happily nodded her agreement.

"Then we'll all have to try out a few spells together, even if they're gonna be catastrophic." Panthro explained in a solemn tone. "Only hope that one of them works and none of them messes with Lion-O permanently."

The ThunderCats all gathered near the ThunderTank and the Feliner to begin trying out the different spells. Everyone in turn grabbed the book and began randomly flipping through the pages to see if any of them will be useful in changing Lion-O back to his former self.

As they flipped the pages, they came across hundreds of magic spells but unfortunately, there weren't that many powerful ones to choose from. Most of them dealt with dealing with different kinds of monsters and dark creatures.

After much time wasted on searching for the perfect spell, it seemed that no one could come up with a decent spell that could possibly help. Just as they were about to give up and start trying out some of the other less powerful spells to reverse the effects of Mumm-Ra's spell over Lion-O, Cheetara suddenly exclaimed "Hey, guys, check this out!"

"What did you find, Cheetara?" Tygra asked.

"This book says that the word witch refers to any women who practices magic." Cheetara explained. "It's not a proper noun or anything, so I think that I've found one of the spells that can transform but it can only speak in a rhyme."

"Okay, let's start with this first before we go any further." Panthro nodded. "Why don't you recite it out loud for us, Cheetara. Maybe that'll tell us whether or not the spell works."

The others in the group nodded enthusiastically in support of Cheetara's idea.

"Alright." Cheetara started. "Here goes nothing." She cleared her throat and recited: I cast a spell to change ahead in life, into a donkey for being trife!

All of a sudden, Tygra's head transformed into a donkey's head and the ThunderCats stared at him in shock.

"Hey, what the…hee-haw!" Tygra bellowed angrily. "This sucks!"

"Well, at least the spell worked, except that it's the wrong spell?" WilyKat awkwardly said.

"Oops! Sorry, Tygra." Cheetara apologized sheepishly, giggling.

"Whatever!" Tygra angrily yelled. "Just change me back to normal before I become more of a jackass of a joke in this form! Hee-haw!"

"Wow, he sure does sound funny in a donkey voice!" Panthro chuckled.

"He really does." Cheetara agreed, giggling to her heart's content while the rest of the ThunderCats could hardly contain themselves, especially after seeing how hilarious Tygra sounded in the guise of a donkey.

"Enough with the funny business, Cheetara! Let's get serious and save Lion-O from himself, literally!" Tygra complained, clearly annoyed by Cheetara's nonsense.

"Sorry, Tygra." Cheetara quickly apologized. "Let's focus on finding the correct spell to help Lion-O!"

"Hey, try that spell over there!" WilyKit excitedly pointed to the same page she discovered earlier.

"Okay. I'm ready to go again." Cheetara read the entire verse once more before reading out loud. "Change Tygra back to where he was, hear my voice from the heaven's above!" She finished the verse and turned to Tygra to see if it worked.

"Yes! That is much better!" Tygra exclaimed happily, relieved that his head reverted back to normal.

"Looks like that second spell worked fine." WilyKat noted.

"Maybe this will work." All of a sudden, Panthro's voice came out of a Cheetara's mouth, which shook the entire group.

"Hey, Cheetara! Why did you sound like me?!" Panthro demanded with Cheetara's voice coming out of his mouth, confirming that he and Cheetara accidentally switched voices.

Everyone laughed at Panthro's expression, though in an amused manner.

"Ha ha, I wonder how long that voice will last." Tygra remarked in amusement.

"A lot longer than your sorry ass when I put my foot up in it!" Panthro retorted in a similar tone as Cheetara.

"Settle down, boys!" Cheetara angrily admonished. "Focus on finding the right spell to cure Lion-O!"

"First, we gotta switch our voices back because I'm starting to feel like I'm having an identity crisis because our current situation." Panthro quietly advised.

They all nodded in agreement. Tygra tried reversing the effects of the two different spells with his voice back to its original state. Once the process was complete, Panthro and Cheetara switched their voices back to their regular speaking voices.

"I'm glad I got my voice back." Cheetara said.

"Me too." Panthro said. "Now, let's see if these other spells can do anything for Lion-O."

"Yeah, that's good idea because I'm really worried about Lion-O as everyone else here." A voice came out of nowhere.

"Hey, who said that?" Tygra curiously demanded as Everyone turned their heads toward the source of the strange voice and looked curiously.

"I think I did." The voice responded again.

Everyone looked around the entire area in confusion until they all turned their attention to Snarf.

"Snarf, was that you talking?" Cheetara asked.

"Nope." Snarf casually denied. "Never said anything, did I?"

"Dude, you have a voice?" WilyKat gasped in amazement.

"Is that really your voice, Snarf?" WilyKit added.

"Wait, I can talk?" Snarf curiously questioned and everyone nodded affirmatively.

"And I'm talking just like you guys!" Snarf proudly proclaimed. "Yay, I can finally talk like everybody else once again! I got my original voice back!"

"That's great news, Snarf!" Cheetara cheered. "But how long have you been sounding like you way you've been sounding like for years?"

"Let's just say that all Snarfs sound and talk like normal people for eons but somehow, King Claudus wasn't very fond of me talking like a normal person so he ordered Jaga, who reluctantly if you will, cast a spell on me to change my voice to sound like a creature...or in that case...a pet instead." Snarf answered, revealing that Claudus made Jaga change Snarf's voice to sound like a specific animal because he found the fact that a Snarf could talk unacceptable.

"Oh, man." Tygra moaned in anguish. "So, all this time you sounded like that all along, eh? That's just sad."

"Yeah, really." WilyKat nodded in agreement.

"I'm so relieved to have my real voice back now!" Snarf beamed. "Finally, I can go back to like talk and sound everybody else again."

"That's good and all but we need to focus on finding the right spell that can change Lion-O back to normal." Cheetara declared firmly.

"Okay, then. Now, how are we going to change Lion-O back to his old self?" Tygra wondered aloud.

"We're gonna have to try out each spell individually one at a time to find out which spell can possibly undo the curse placed on him by Mumm-Ra." WilyKat reasoned.

Everyone nodded in agreement as they resume looking for the spell that will possibly cure Lion-O's curse and revert him back to his former self.

Once they finished trying out every single spell inside the ancient spellbook, everyone grew increasingly impatient as none of them seem to have any positive effect on changing Lion-O back to his normal self.

"Guys, look! This might be it!" WilyKit exclaimed after examining one particular spell closely.

"What is it, WilyKit?" Tygra inquired.

"Check this out. It talks about revert them back to normal in a verse. So, maybe this spell can reverse Mumm-Ra's spell that affected Lion-O!" WilyKit eagerly informed.

"Do you mean the one about turning monsters back into the way they were before?" Panthro inquired.

"Yep, that sounds like the one we need." WilyKit confirmed and the ThunderCats nodded their heads in support.

"Okay, then let's give it a shot." Panthro encouraged, only to be interrupted by the explosive noise of Lion-O in monstrous form under Mumm-Ra's power, rampaging through yet another village nearby the rain forest.

The ThunderCats quickly rushed toward the location and saw Mumm-Ra towering over a few frightened villagers in his large iron-clad feet, who appeared to be trembling in fear. He spoke menacingly in a demonic voice, knowing that he can easily obliterate the entire village with ease if he wanted to.

"Prepare yourself for your doom, foolish mortals! For I, Mumm-Ra, the Ever-Living, will destroy you all without mercy!" Mumm-Ra bellowed in his evil laugh.

"Shit! We've got company!" Panthro angrily growled.

"Where's Lion-O and what have you done to him?!" Cheetara furiously demanded as she, Tygra, Panthro, WilyKat, WilyKit and Snarf appeared on the scene and confronted Mumm-Ra.

"I took advantage of him while he was in the state of a broken heart and cast a powerful spell that not only feeds off of his own rage until he transformed into a monster and put him under my power but also brought out the dark/evil side of himself to the point where his inner demons could take over his body while his will is at his weaken state." Mumm-Ra wickedly answered with malice.

"Damn! You evil, unholy, undead bastard!" Cheetara exclaimed in anger.

"Hahaha! That's hilarious coming from a whore like you since your parents aren't around anymore to see you for what you really are! HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Mumm-Ra boomed as he laughed evilly.

"How dare you speak to my girl that way?!" Tygra shouted angrily, defending Cheetara before Mumm-Ra quickly raised his hand to silence Tygra and everyone else.

"Stop being so dramatic, Tygra. If you and Lion-O weren't too busy fighting amongst yourselves, treating Cheetara like a prize to be won or at least work out your issues, which I doubt that you have, he wouldn't have been overwhelmed and disillusioned after suffering betrayal after betrayal and dissension amongst your ranks!" Mumm-Ra continued sarcastically.

"Why would you say something like that?!" Tygra angrily demanded.

"Because it's true, you fool!" Mumm-Ra fired back as lightning struck close to the thundercats as Mumm-Ra used his powers to terrorize them. "Pumyra is not the only cat who betrayed you all and played Lion-O like a fiddle. One of you might be next and it's only a matter of time before fate selects one of you to betray Lion-O and serve me!"

"That'll never happen, Mumm-Ra!" Cheetara angrily snapped back. "Not while we stand united against you!"

"Yeah, United as one to kick your mummified ass!" Panthro added as he clinched his fists tightly in determination, ready for a fight.

"We shall see, Thundercats." Mumm-Ra smugly remarked. "Only if you attempt to use one of the spells from the spell book because that will not save him nor revert him back to normal!"

Lion-O in his giant monstrous form under Mumm-Ra's control appeared after plowing through two more village homes close by the rainforest. As he stood by Mumm-Ra's side, staring down the terrified villagers, one of them desperately pleaded for help.

"Please, don't kill us! We beg you!" The villager cried in desperation.

"SILENCE, YOU WEAKLINGS!" Mumm-Ra bellowed, putting their screams and pleas to a halt. "You should thank me for sparing your lives otherwise, I will make you my slaves and I will make sure you suffer dearly in my hands if you refuse."

"Leave the villagers out of this, Mumm-Ra!" Tygra roared angrily, "This has nothing to do with them!"

Mumm-Ra nodded his head and assured "Of course not, Tygra. I brought Lion-O here to serve me while he was in this monstrous state with the evil side of himself taking full control of his body by feeding off the negative energy, which made him powerful."

"So that's why you cast a spell on him!" Cheetara quickly realized. "When Lion-O was not himself after Pumyra's betrayal, you seized the opportunity to use this spell to feed off his pain and suffering when he was most vulnerable by changing his form and turning him into a giant monster when he was consumed by his own rage, which also brought out his dark and evil side!"

"Exactly!" Mumm-Ra happily replied. "With him acting as my weapon of destruction doing my bidding, I am able to use him as I see fit while he remained in his transformed state with his dark and evil side in control!"

"That's not gonna happen because we have a spell that'll counter the one you cast on Lion-O and change him back to normal!" Cheetara loudly announced confidently.

Everyone turned to look at her while Mumm-Ra laughed at her and gloated "Go ahead! Like that's going to do any good!"

Cheetara nodded in confidence, smirking maliciously at Mumm-Ra and taunting him in return "Just wait and see!" as she opened the spell book and searched through each page of it until she came across the appropriate spell, which read: Revert Them Back To Normal In Verse 1 as she began to chant the spell in order to make it work.

In an instant, the ThunderCats began to brace themselves for the results as they waited anxiously for Lion-O to come back to his normal self. When the time came, they heard Lion-O's horrified scream and roared loudly as Cheetara continued to chanted out "Revert Them Back To Normal In Verse 1!" with more strength and vigor as she grew increasingly confident that it would work.

But unfortunately, Lion-O, in his monstrous form, suddenly fought through the pain and deflected the spell that Cheetara tried to cast on him, unleashing a blast wave that caused everyone to get knocked off their feet as they all fell into the ground.

As the spell cleared away and the pain subsided, everyone slowly regained consciousness to find Lion-O still in his monstrous form and panicking as the storm of violent emotions and overwhelming rage left him feeling helpless, trapped, desperate and hopeless.

As Cheetara gasped in horror, she realized that the spell didn't work and had no effect whatsoever on reversing Lion-O back to his normal self.

"No! I can't believe it. The spell didn't work ! Why?! WHY?! WHY?!" She angrily cried in disbelief as she dropped the spellbook on the ground and fell on her knees as Mumm-Ra laughed at her.

"You dimwitted slut, the spell you cast was weak, pathetic and worthless because spell I cast on Lion-O is way too strong and powerful compared to yours!" Mumm-Ra snickered gleefully as he blasted at the spell book, causing it to disintegrate in flames.

"NO! I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT! I DIDN'T FORGET A THING! HOW CAN THIS BE?!" Cheetara wailed, clearly distraught and extremely angry.

Mumm-Ra continued to taunt Cheetara "You're a Cleric, Cheetara! I thought you'd figured that out by now! Oh, wait. You gave that up when you chose Tygra over your duties as a Cleric! It seems that you failed Jaga once again when you made that selfish choice for "love" instead of duty and honor for what's left of the Royal Family!"

Mumm-Ra turned to the monstrous Lion-O under the influence of his dark and evil side and barked out "Now destroy the Thundercats and let neither of them nor anyone stand in your way!"

BGM: Bodies by Drowning Pool plays

"Yes, master!" Dark Lion-O responded enthusiastically, mimicking Mumm-Ra's demonic laughter as he readied himself to battle against the ThunderCats with an evil smile on his face.

When Tygra and Panthro got back up, they saw Lion-O rapidly approaching them as he charged them both at full speed with fiery rage raging inside him.

"Shit! Looks like we'll have to fight Lion-O and hold him off since the spell failed and wasn't effective enough to reverse his transformation back to normal!" Tygra frantically warned.

"Yeah, I guess we have no choice!" Panthro agreed as he roared in anger and decided to charge at Lion-O at full speed as well.

As they raced toward each other, Lion-O ran into Tygra and smashed him against a nearby tree as he desperately attempted to push him back but to his dismay, he was no match for younger stepbrother in his monstrous form who easily threw him all the way to the other side of the village.

"Oh, please! Is that all you got, you arrogant, tiger striped piece of shit?" Dark Lion-O mocked Tygra as he proceeded to started pummeling him with vicious blows to his body and nearly beat him senseless before Panthro grabbed Dark Lion-O by the waist from behind and spike head with a German Suplex.

"You okay, Tygra?" Panthro cautiously asked as he helped him up from the floor.

Tygra glared at Dark Lion-O while glaring daggers at him and furiously replied "Yeah, I think I'm fine. I'm just surprised that monster is actually stronger than I could imagine or fathom. Looks like I'll have to try the Sword of Omens once again and hope that it'll work this time."

"Guys, look out!" WilyKat warned as Dark Lion-O charged toward both Tygra and Panthro, who got out of the way just in time.

"You fools think you can stop me?! Ha! It's gonna take everything you got to stop me because I'm just getting warmed up!" Dark Lion-O snarled menacingly.

Tygra responded "Well, in that case, we'll give it our best shot!" as he and Panthro brought out their weapons, rushed at Dark Lion-O and started fighting him at full force.

Mumm-Ra with a sinister grin on his face turned his attention toward Cheetara with the Sword of Omens and Gauntlet in her possession along with WilyKat, WilyKit and Snarf and said "While this goes on, I'll be taking back what is rightfully mine, which is the Spirit Stone from the Gauntlet and the War Stone that you're called the Eye of Thundera, that was placed on the Sword of Omens! Give them to me!"

Cheetara defiantly responded "Over my dead body, Mumm-Ra!"

"Yeah, we won't let you get your nasty hands on them!" WilyKit added defiantly as the twins stood by Cheetara's side.

Mumm-Ra growled menacingly at them and calmly ordered them "Give me the Stones or I'll kill you all!"

Snarf started shaking and shivering in fear as he trembled violently "Oh, no! Please don't hurt us!"

WilyKat responded "No way, Mumm-Ra! We're the Thundercats! We won't go without a fight!" as he pulled out his signature weapon, the Flank and went into battle mode.

Suddenly, Pumyra showed up and stood by Mumm-Ra's side as she said "Rest assured, master. You'll get your Power Stones as soon as we make an example out of them!"

"Pumyra! You two-faced bitch!" Cheetara exclaimed furiously, eyes ablaze with anger and boiling with rage. "I should've taken you out when I had the chance!"

Pumyra let out a wicked laugh as she replied "What difference does that make, you cheetah skinned slut? You know that you got your fat ass handed to you by me!"

"Funny how you call me a slut while you're here with Mumm-Ra and bended over to him and let him hit it from the back like a whore that you're becoming!" Cheetara spat back angrily.

Pumyra became angry as she growled "I'll show you who's a whore when I kick your fat ass, break every bone in your body and rip your heart out of your chest!"

"First the stones, then you will have your opportunity to do so, my dear." Mumm-Ra stated coldly.

WilyKat turned to Cheetara and said "Cheetara, you keep the stones out of Mumm-Ra's hands, WilyKit and I will keep Pumyra at bay!" as he and WilyKit did their best to defend against her attacks while holding her off with the Flank as long as possible.

Pumyra growled angrily and viciously yelled out "Hahahaha! How can you cubs possibly stand a against me?! I'll put an end to you both and tear you apart piece by piece and devour your flesh as I feast upon your carcasses!"

WilyKat growled back angrily "Not happening! We're not afraid of you, Pumyra! Just you wait and see what happens when you get the taste of your own medicine, you bloodthirsty psycho!"

WilyKit interjected "And trust me, we'll make sure that you will face justice for betraying us and sabotaging our efforts of trying to prevent Mumm-Ra getting the Sword of Plundarr and the Tech Stone from you!"

With a vicious snarl and contemptuous smirk, Pumyra aimed a punch at them but missed when WilyKat countered with a backflip kick to her chin followed by WilyKit going behind Pumyra, jumped on her neck and spiked her on the crown of her head with the Inverted Hurricanrana.

"I see that you two cubs were able to defend yourselves but for how long?" Pumyra taunted with a mocking tone as she managed to get back on her feet.

"Enough to keep you from doing Mumm-Ra's dirty work!" WilyKit replied with confidence.

WilyKat added "Yeah, in other words, you asked it and now you're gonna get what's coming to you!"

"We'll see about that!" Pumyra hissed as she charged toward WilyKat and WilyKit and they all got into a back and forth fight.

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Meanwhile, Cheetara, with a Sword of Omens and the Gauntlet in her left, pulled out her bostaff and confronted Mumm-Ra as she began "Okay, you bastard! Now's the time where you get what's coming to you! Take this!" as she charged at him with the bostaff, determined to fight him one on one to prevent him from getting his hands on Lion-O's weapons.

"You're no match for me, Cheetara! I will have these two Power Stones and pry them from your cold dead hands even if I have to break bone in your body and pound you into the ground!" Mumm-Ra replied as he pulled out his signature weapon called the Sword of Plun-Darr, a double-bladed weapon that was kept sheathed within the Gauntlet of Plun-Darr, and swung it across Cheetara who quickly avoided the sword slash, evaded it's attack.

"If you wanted the sword so bad, then come and get it!" Cheetara shouted in defiance as she quickly dodged Mumm-Ra's next attack.

Mumm-Ra tried to follow her movements but she used superhuman speed to dodge most of his attacks as he unleashed wave after wave of moves, kicks and strikes at her. However, she blocked most of them and swiftly counter attacked with her own arsenal of powerful moves, managing to strike him multiple times.

She continuously launched a series of punches and kicks to him with great power and determination but she couldn't stop her own momentum of moving forward, though she managed to keep him at bay as long as she could.

After two intense rounds of fighting and dodging each other's attacks, Mumm-Ra somehow loses patience, knocked the bostaff off of Cheetara's hands and said "You wasted enough of my time, trying to keep me from getting my hands on the Sword of Omens along with the Power Stones! Either you give me what is rightfully mine or I will continue to kick your ass, make you suffer and make you cry until you beg for mercy, you slutty little cheetah!"

"I'd rather let you kiss my ass instead because the Sword of Omens along with the Power Stones belong to Lion-O and the Thundercats and I will save him from you and himself and keep the Sword of Omens and the stones from falling into your hands!" Cheetara retorted angrily.

Mumm-Ra didn't appreciate her defiant attitude as he pointed his Sword of Plun-Darr at her and gave her an ultimatum as he said "Either hand over the Sword of Omens and Power Stones or you will pay for your insolence and impertinence."

"Do whatever you want with me because I am not giving them to you!" Cheetara defiantly responded before rushing at him again and started the series of kicks and knee strikes again but Mumm-Ra effortlessly blocked them.

Mumm-Ra looked down at Cheetara with disgust as he grumbled under his breath "You're such a worthless bitch! If only I would've known that your tenacity and stubbornness would lead you to your downfall! Ah well, I guess there is still some fun to be had, watching you suffer and burn!"

Suddenly, Snarf ran up to Mumm-Ra as he screamed loudly "No! Don't kill her! She's one of the Thundercats, you big bully! Leave her alone!" and attempted to attack him but his attempt was futile as Mumm-Ra simply grabbed hold of Snarf and with ease, threw him to the ground.

"Then how about I torture you instead, little Snarf?" Mumm-Ra sneered as he threw energy bolts at Snarf, which immobilized him with an electric shock that was more than enough to kill him instantly.

Mumm-Ra continued laughing maniacally as he realized that he was about to finish off Snarf but before he could do so, Cheetara let out a scream "NOOO! STOP IT YOU BASTARD!" as she pulled the Sword of Omens from the Gauntlet and blast it at Mumm-Ra with the Eye of Thundera, knocking him off balance and forcing him to fall on his face.

Mumm-Ra regained his composure and got back up as he gasped "No! It can't be! The Sword of Omens has...has bonded...with...you?"

Cheetara was surprised as she realized that something was different about herself since she first took control of the Sword of Omens and activated its magic powers. "What? It...It really happened! I don't think that I'm going crazy or anything but this Sword really seems to be calling to me, telling me to...use it?"

Snarf started coughing, groaning in pain, turned to Cheetara and said "So…you're the only one besides Lion-O that can use the sword and harness it's power, aren't you, Cheetara?"

"Snarf, you're alright!" Cheetara exclaimed as she hugged him and held him close. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, thanks to you, Cheetara but how did you learn how to use the Sword of Omens and control its power?" Snarf asked curiously.

"Well…" Cheetara answered slowly as she thought deeply about the answer "Either I'm still a Cleric or…maybe I'm probably more than that."

"Maybe you are special after all." Snarf remarked.

"Hmm…" Cheetara thought to herself "Who knows? There are always possibilities, aren't there? What do you think, Snarf?"

"I think you should extend the Sword and use it to at least defeat Mumm-Ra or at least sent him flying away." Snarf replied.

Cheetara nodded in agreement as she took out her staff and stretched it out toward the Sword of Omens. She closed her eyes and focused her mind on controlling the Sword's power, letting it flow through her.

"You cheetah-skinned bitch! What do you think you're doing with the Sword of Omens?!" Mumm-Ra demanded angrily as he glared menacingly at her.

BGM: Cheetara's Theme from the Thundercats 1985 Cartoon plays

"This!" Cheetara answered as she held the sword to the sky and began to chant "Thunder. Thunder. Thunder! THUNDERCATS HOOOOOOOOOO!" as the Sword of Omens changed length from a dagger to a full-sized sword, unleashing it's true power.

Everyone in the village, including Panthro and Tygra who are trying to keep the monstrous Lion-O at bay and WilyKat and WilyKit who are still fighting Pumyra, have witnessed the incredible transformation and looked in awe and amazement as the Sword of Omens grew larger and more powerful, eventually towering over everything around it as it's hilt reached high above the top of Cheetara's head with Eye of Thundera signaled into the sky.

"Now that was badass." Panthro commented.

"Holy shit!" Tygra muttered in surprise.

Mumm-Ra also looked shocked as he stared in disbelief at the Sword of Omens.

"No! This can't be!" Mumm-Ra yelled in disbelief as he became overwhelmed by shocked and began ranting "This is impossible! How can someone like Cheetara wield the Sword of Omens? No! This is preposterous! How is this even possible?! The power of the Sword of Omens can't even manifest itself in someone like her! Why? Why must you defy destiny, Cheetara?"

"Because I love my friends, Mumm-Ra! And now, the power of the Sword of Omens will prove to you why you can never beat us!" Cheetara declared as she lifted the Sword higher, ready to swing it and Mumm-Ra suffered a cut in the shoulder as the Sword of Omens accidentally struck him while soaring through the air, but it wasn't fatal.

"You bitch!" Mumm-Ra uttered in anger as he charged at Cheetara again with the Sword of Plun-Darr and she deftly dodged the swing and countered it with the Sword of Omens, making Mumm-Ra lose his balance and stumble backwards until he hit the side of one of the houses in the village.

He stood up straight again as both swords clanged together as Cheetara and Mumm-Ra both parried each other's blows. Mumm-Ra knew he had to regain control of the situation immediately as he yelled "Now give the sword and the power stones to me!"

"Never!" Cheetara replied defiantly as she smiled mischievously.

"Then I will destroy you and make sure that you won't stand in my way ever again!" Mumm-Ra growled in rage.

Cheetara grinned as she watched Mumm-Ra swinging the Sword of Plun-Darr with great force and concentration as she shouted "Good luck with that!" as she blocked every single attack Mumm-Ra made against her with relative ease.

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BGM: Monster by Skillet plays

Meanwhile, Tygra and Panthro struggled to keep the monstrous Lion-O, under the influence of his dark/evil side that took control of his body, at bay despite their efforts in a back and forth struggle with him while the villagers were looking on helplessly, hoping for someone to step in and help them take care of the problem.

"That monster is resilient, I'll give him that." Tygra mused as he kept pounding into the front part of the beast's chest with his bare fists.

Panthro looked at Tygra and sighed heavily. "Yeah, we are no match for him in that monstrous form, we are nothing compared to that might of him. We need something big and strong and durable, like…"

"Like you?" Tygra finished Panthro's sentence for him.

"Very funny, Tygra." Panthro replied sarcastically, only for both of them to get grabbed by the throats by a ravenous Dark Lion-O as he lifted them up and began strangling them both.

"Waaaaaaaghhhhhhhh!" Tygra shrieked as he felt the life draining out of him due to Dark Lion-O choking him, knowing that he wouldn't be able to withstand the stress of being strangled and won't last much longer.

Tygra glanced at Dark Lion-O who told him "How does that feel to be at my mercy after all the times you made everything difficult for me to one up you and try to be better than you, "brother"? After all, you've been making my life a living hell by trying to prove that you're always better than me!"

"That's because I am better than you! You're just an entitled punk and a spoiled brat who doesn't deserve to have the Sword of Omens, the crown, the throne, father's favoritism and most of all, you don't deserve Cheetara because she belongs to me and me only!" Tygra bitterly spat in defiance, only to infuriate Dark Lion-O even further as he roared in anger.

"STOP TRYING TO BE BETTER THAN ME!" Dark Lion-O bellowed as he swung Tygra up and threw him through a nearby house and he painfully crashed onto the door and collapsed onto the floor.

"You think you're so great just because of everything you said to me but I'm here to remind you that it's the other way around because your arrogance can have serious consequences!" Dark Lion-O sneered as he pointed his finger at Tygra.

Panthro managed to free himself from Dark Lion-O's grip and quickly punched the beast hard in the jaw with all his might causing him to drop Panthro as he rubbed his bruised jaw and staggered backwards. As Dark Lion-O raised his arm to retaliate, Panthro caught hold of him and slammed him to the ground before unleashing a series of ground punches to the faces. Panthro then put both of his hands around Dark Lion-O's neck, chokehold him and pinned him down on the floor as he continued punching him mercilessly.

Dark Lion-O somehow blocked the last punch and countered with uppercut to the chin, sending Panthro flying all the way across the village. When Panthro came to a halt, he got back up and kicked Dark Lion-O in the stomach, causing him to throw up blood as he growled in fury.

Panthro dodged the next blow and put his fist right into the middle of Dark Lion-O's face, sending him flying across the village. When Dark Lion-O landed on the ground, he got back up again and charged at Panthro, tackling him down as they grappled each other in a vicious battle, fighting back and forth until Dark Lion-O overpowered Panthro, knocked him down.

"Looks like I'm way stronger than you, Panthro!" Dark Lion-O snarled as he raised his hand to deliver another devastating punch to Panthro's face when they suddenly got whipped hard in the face by Tygra's Bolo Whip as Tygra looked to make sure that Dark Lion-O got off of Panthro.

"Took ya long enough, old man." Tygra quipped, amused as he helped Panthro back on his feet.

Panthro smirked as he replied "I ain't that old, you Tiger-striped punk." as he stood side to side with Tygra.

"You're one to talk, Panthro." Tygra smirked back as he narrowed his eyes and flexed his muscles as he prepared to unleash his full strength for an all out attack.

"At least I have the ability to back 'em up." Panthro retorted as he pulled out his signature nunchucks and started twirling them around in different directions and delivering devastating blows to Dark Lion-O's head, face and upper torso, sending him flying across the village. "Guess I proved my point then."

"Show off!" Tygra scoffed at Panthro.

"Just watch yourself." Panthro warned him.

"Watch yourself, too!" Tygra replied as he used his Bolo Whip and attempted to entangle the three-pronged whip around Dark Lion-O's legs and wrists, using it to pin him down on the ground. "Now snap out of it, right now, Lion-O! It'll be more painful for you if you keep it up!"

Dark Lion-O roared at Tygra was able to break free from the entanglement of the three prongs on his feet and flung Tygra into a nearby tree.

Tygra hit the tree trunk hard, almost losing consciousness as Dark Lion-O rolled his eyes at Tygra and said "Ah, there's nothing quite like playing with the weak ones, is there Tygra? It's a pity that you've finally met your match and soon you'll be no more. But look on the bright side, at least you'll be able to spend the rest of your miserable life in hell!"

"That's not gonna happen!" Tygra shouted as he lunged towards Dark Lion-O with his bolo whip to attack him once again, only to receive a hit from Dark Lion-O as he slammed Tygra down onto the ground again and started choking him while threatening "I should've killed you years ago when I had the chance, traitor!"

"You would've had if you had that killer instinct a long time ago, "brother" but you didn't because you were so entitled to your title as crown prince and the heir to the throne, the titles that you stole from me!" Tygra spat at Dark Lion-O as he kicked him in the groan.

Dark Lion-O laughed evilly and replied "Now, that's what I call delusional! This monstrous form and the dark side that took over your "brother's" body represents the pent up anger, rage, frustration, jealousy, resentment and true feelings within him after how the entire world, especially you and your own kind viewed Lion-O for what he truly is."

Dark Lion-O stopped to stare at Tygra as he added "No wonder why you always refused to accept him as your King and Leader or why you wanted to do everything to make sure that he never surpasses you or tried to better himself due to your jealousy and the fact that you always constantly try to tear him down in order to prevent him from building himself up."

"That's bullshit!" Tygra replied in disbelief as he glared angrily at Dark Lion-O. "There's no way that I am like this, I am not that self centered, arrogant fool that I used to be!"

"Oh, really? Then how come I still sense all of these traits that you even been trying to hide?" Dark Lion-O sneered as he looked at Tygra as if he could see right through him.

"Stop lying!" Tygra snapped at Dark Lion-O.

"Okay, I guess that you know best. So, why don't you try to prove me wrong?" Dark Lion-O smirked as he gave Tygra a deadly glare.

Tygra was speechless as he looked at Dark Lion-O with disgust. "Fine, I'll prove it to you." Tygra gritted his teeth as he charged toward Dark Lion-O and delivered a punch to his chest.

Dark Lion-O merely blocked the punch with his left forearm as Tygra continued to relentlessly pummel him in the chest and shoulders until he landed another powerful punch but Dark Lion-O easily caught Tygra's wrist as he kept Tygra in a firm grasp, then picked him up in the air.

"Huh?! What?! How did you do that?!" Tygra screamed in shock and surprise.

"I'm stronger and much, much more powerful than you! Lion-O has always been stronger than you, only that he doesn't know it yet!" Dark Lion-O laughed mockingly as he looked at Tygra with his trademark smirk. "He is no different from you! You always try to one up him so you could prove that you're better than him at everything!"

"I am NOT that self centered!" Tygra roared at Dark Lion-O as he was furious that he accused him like that. "Lion-O and I may not see eye to eye but I would never treat him like he's inferior to me, unlike you!"

"How do you expect anyone to believe that when you never actually treated him as an equal?!" Dark Lion-O jeered at Tygra.

"Shut up!" Tygra screamed as he continued struggling against Dark Lion-O's grip, eventually getting freed from his grasp. He immediately turned and gave Dark Lion-O a high kick to the face and shoved him away.

"Looks like I struck a nerve." Dark Lion-O laughed as he wiped the blood off of his mouth with the back of his hand. "You're gonna have to do a lot more than that to stop me."

"You bet I will!" Tygra snapped back as he rushed toward Dark Lion-O and they got into a back and forth battle as Tygra punched and kicked Dark Lion-O, doing anything to knock him down and beat him up.

Dark Lion-O blocked the majority of Tygra's strikes but couldn't block every single one. Eventually, he blocked the last strike before countering with a huge haymaker to Tygra's jaw until Tygra fell onto the ground, lying on his back with his eyes rolling back, gasping for air as Dark Lion-O laughed at Tygra and shook his head.

"Never let your mouth run off without thinking first. Your arrogance blinded you from seeing the truth, so when that moment of enlightenment finally hit you in the face when you least expected, it'll already be too late!" Dark Lion-O chuckled, only to get whacked in the head by Panthro.

"Don't tell me that you forgot about me just like that? I wasn't done kicking your ass!" Panthro snarled at Dark Lion-O as he helped Tygra up.

Dark Lion-O grinned evilly as he responded "Nope, I saved plenty of it for you, you meatheaded panther!"

Panthro turned to Tygra and said "Let's go, Tygra. We need to take care of Lion-O!"

Tygra nodded and looked at Dark Lion-O as he stood up. "You're right, Panthro! Let's put him down for the count!"

"BRING IT ON, FUCKERS!" Dark Lion-O snarled at Tygra and Panthro as he started charging at them.

"All right!" Tygra exclaimed as he and Panthro ran at Dark Lion-O and collided, unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks at him.

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Meanwhile, WilyKat and his twin sister WilyKit were busy, trying to subdue Pumyra, who fired her Wrist-Mounted Crossbow at the twins repeatedly but they managed to dodge most of them.

"Hold still, you miscreants! You'll only make this worse for yourselves!" Pumyra screeched menacingly.

"Yeah, like we heard that before!" WilyKat scoffed back as he continued to evade the Wrist-Mounted Crossbow.

"Look who's talking, you coward!" Pumyra snarled at WilyKat.

"Screw you, you horse-humping puma!" WilyKat shot back as he dodged another shot as he used his Flank as a Rope Dart to knock Wrist-Mounted Crossbow off of her wrist, allowing WilyKit to stomp on it, crushing it to pieces.

"No! My Wrist-Mounted Crossbow!" Pumyra screamed in pain as she fell down to the ground holding her crushed Wrist-Mounted Crossbow.

"Guess you won't be needing that anymore!" WilyKit smirked as she stuck her tongue out and blew a raspberry at her.

"I'll stick you cubs for that!" Pumyra growled angrily as she took out a knife and charged towards the twins.

WilyKat and WilyKit used Pumyra's momentum against her and countered with the flurry of Taekwondo techniques, utilizing high kicks and spinning kicks to knock her off balance.

"You were saying, traitor?" WilyKat taunted Pumyra as she landed hard on the ground.

"Why you, little…!" Pumyra growled at the twins as she drew her dagger and prepared to stab WilyKat with it.

Just as Pumyra was about to stab WilyKat, she suddenly felt her arm fighting against her as she struggled to get loose from her own grip.

"What? What are you…doing?" Pumyra gasped as she realized that her other personality, which turned out to be the real Pumyra was getting hold of her.

"Taking back control of my body, demon! You stole my body when Mumm-Ra resurrected it to use it to do his bidding!" Pumyra yelled angrily at her evil personality.

The Evil Pumyra with the male demonic voice coming out of her mouth replied "How dare you interfere with me?"

"You were about to hurt the cubs, so I had to act fast to stop you!" The Real Pumyra explained.

"That's not your body anymore! It belongs to me now!" The Evil Pumyra yelled angrily as both personalities got into a struggle over who gets to take control of her body.

"Is it me or is she completely out of her mind?" WilyKat asked as he and WilyKit stood in confusion over what they saw.

"Maybe, maybe not. I can sense a darkness inside of her." WilyKit replied, indicating that there might be something going on with Pumyra.

"Are you sure about that, sis?" WilyKat asked with uncertainty. "Pumyra appeared to be…schizophrenic to me."

"You have a point, WilyKat." WilyKit acknowledged.

The real Pumyra growled furiously at her evil personality and punched her in the stomach with all of her strength. She quickly regained control of her body as the Evil Pumyra fell to the ground coughing up blood. The real Pumyra turned her attention to WilyKat and WilyKit and with urgency in her voice she said "Guys, listen! You have to tell the others that Mumm-Ra brought my body to life and had a demon take my life, leaving my spirit in the astral realm!"

"Are you sure that it's not just wishful thinking?" WilyKat wondered aloud.

"Yes, I'm certain!" The Real Pumyra insisted. "If you tell the other Thundercats what Mumm-Ra actually did to me the entire time, that would…AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"

The Real Pumyra screamed in pain as the Evil Pumyra regained control of her body with her eyes glowing red with demonic energy.

"Now that I put her back into subconsciousness, I'll be finishing you cubs off!" The Evil Pumyra snarled as she made an obscene gesture at WilyKat and WilyKit, who were totally shocked at what they saw.

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Back to Cheetara and Mumm-Ra where Cheetara still wielding the Sword of Omens against Mumm-Ra, who is still wielding the Sword of Plun-Darr as they both continue to swing the swords at each other.

Cheetara knew that if she continued to fight Mumm-Ra, that she would surely die. In desperation, she had to resort to using her super speed and her cunning to her advantage since Mumm-Ra is more powerful than her physically and has his magic powers that can help him turn the tide of the battle. Mumm-Ra and Cheetara kept swinging at each other and neither of them could land a blow on the other due to the rapid movements of the other.

"You cannot comprehend the power of the Sword of Omens that's been abused in the wrong hands, my dear!" Mumm-Ra sneered at Cheetara.

"But I do understand! Your abuse of power led to so much suffering, including myself and all the people on 3rd Earth, especially the fallen city of Thundera!" Cheetara retorted.

"Thundera was nothing more than a city filled of prideful, arrogant and worthless cats who went from being top of the food chain to an endangered species! I ended its existence by killing King Claudus and turned all the cats into slaves!" Mumm-Ra replied with arrogance.

"You murderous monster!" Cheetara shouted in rage as the swords continued to clang loudly against each other.

Cheetara quickly tried to switch things up by using magic that she used when she was a Cleric but it had no effect on Mumm-Ra.

Mumm-Ra laughed it off and taunted her, replying "Is that all you got? Because if it is, then I find your efforts, trying to either stop me or defeat me to be absolutely pathetic! Now to finish you off!"

Mumm-Ra grabbed Cheetara by the throat, intending to end her life but when he saw his reflection, he became weakened due to his inability to stand the sight of his own reflection. "Ugh…what am I seeing?! This can't be happening! What does this mean?! Why does this happen?! I…cannot believe that this is happening to me…to us! Why me?!"

"Hey, what gives?!" Cheetara called out as she was released from Mumm-Ra's grasp.

Cheetara then discovered that Mumm-Ra was weakened when he was unable to look at himself in the mirror. "Mumm-Ra, I know why this is happening to you!" Cheetara proclaimed with excitement in her voice. "The reason why your real form is starting to revert back to your mummified form because you were afraid of your own reflection!"

A/N: I decided to add one of Mumm-Ra's weaknesses from the 80's cartoon. Like they said, you can't beat a classic!

Mumm-Ra started sweating heavily and he slowly backed away from Cheetara and exclaimed "What?! No! It's not possible! I am Mumm-Ra, the ever-living!"

"I guess today's not a good day for you to be evil, huh, Mumm-Ra?" Cheetara remarked as she kept advancing on Mumm-Ra, knowing that she will win this battle because she already figured out the truth.

"NO! NO, YOU CANNOT CONVINCE ME OF THAT!" Mumm-Ra roared with anger and panic.

"Convince you of what?" Cheetara inquired curiously.

"That I would be defeated by a female Thundercat besides the King of the Thundercats who became a monster under my power!" Mumm-Ra answered desperately.

"Well, let me ask you this, Mumm-Ra: Did you really think that I was that weak? You made a huge mistake underestimating me!" Cheetara boasted confidently.

"Perhaps I did but I assure you that I will never underestimate or take you lightly ever again!" Mumm-Ra replied firmly as he charged at Cheetara with renewed vigor, planning to finish her off once and for all.

Before Mumm-Ra could strike Cheetara with the Sword of Omens, she quickly shifted her weight, knocking Mumm-Ra off balance. She then hit him with a Side Kick that knocked him out cold onto the ground.

As Mumm-Ra recovered from the Side Kick, Cheetara lifted the Sword of Omens above her head, ready to slash the Tech Stone off of his Gauntlet of Plun-Darr and said "As the saying goes, "Great power comes with great responsibility." And your lust for power has resulted in your own undoing!"

A/N: Courtesy and compliments of your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man!

With a mighty roar, Cheetara with one swipe of the Sword of Omens, cut off the Tech Stone from Mumm-Ra's Gauntlet of Plun-Darr. As soon as the Tech Stone flew off of Mumm-Ra's Gauntlet, Cheetara immediately caught it as Mumm-Ra reverted back to his mummified form.

With his physical appearance reverting back to normal, a defeated Mumm-Ra lying on the ground, groaning in pain, realizes that Cheetara has the Tech Stone and she also had inserted into cavity on the Gauntlet of Omens along with the as he rose from the ground with no strength left in him and looked at Cheetara, whom he despised with every fiber of his being.

"We'll meet again, Cheetara! Until then, you and your fellow Thundercats will have to worry about your beloved King being consumed by his dark side that I brought to life, all thanks to his uncontrollable rage that feeds off of negative energy!" A weakened Mumm-Ra threatened as he got up and ran to the Storm Charger, a mobile sarcophagus and personal tactical transport Tank/Jet designed for Mumm-Ra to travel at great distances without fearing sunlight.

"Oh, no! Lion-O!" Cheetara gasped with fear, anxiety and alarm as she realizes that the leader of the ThunderCats may fall victim to Mumm-Ra's evil spell.

After he got to the Storm Charger, Mumm-Ra called for Pumyra (Evil Pumyra) who was currently having an intense struggle with the Real Pumyra over the control of her body after the Evil Pumyra's fight against WilyKat and WilyKit.

"I sense trouble! It seems like Pumyra is losing control of her body to the spirit of the real Pumyra! When I return to the Black Pyramid, I will purge the spirit of the Real Pumyra from her body and sent her back to the Astral Realm with the help of the Ancient Spirits of Evil!" Mumm-Ra declared as he proceeded to call for Pumyra.

"Come, Pumyra! We must retreat and return to the Black Pyramid!" Mumm-Ra telepathically ordered Pumyra with urgency.

"But what about the Thundercats?" Pumyra telepathically protested with concern in her voice.

"We'll let Lion-O's dark side deal with them because whether they win or lose, they'll never be the same again! Either way, it'll all go according to plan when the rift between Lion-O and the Thundercats will tear them apart when one of them leave and Lion-O will not only have to deal with his inner demons, he'll dealing with his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, leaving him physically, mentally and emotionally vulnerable!" Mumm-Ra assured Pumyra, explained his diabolical plan to rid the world of the ThunderCats and their leader, Lion-O.

With an evil smile on her face, the Evil Pumyra understood as she turned to both WilyKat and WilyKit and told them "Hate to spoil the fun but I have to go now, I wouldn't keep master waiting!"

"Come back here, you body snatcher!" WilyKat demanded angrily as he stared at the retreating shape of the Evil Pumyra. "You won't be able to keep Pumyra's body under your control forever!"

"You may be right, boy but right now, my Master needs me!" the Evil Pumyra stated menacingly as she disappeared into thin air with laughter heard in the background.

Pumyra found herself inside the Storm Charger on the driver/pilot side where Mumm-Ra was sitting behind her and inquired "Master? Master, are you alright?"

Mumm-Ra answered "Yes, Pumyra. Everything is going according to plan but we must retreat and return to the Black Pyramid for now!"

"Yes, Master!" the Evil Pumyra agreed as Mumm-Ra turned on the Storm Charger's thrusters and took off into the skies, making his way back to the Black Pyramid.

After watching the Storm Charger vanish into the distance, WilyKat and WilyKit along with Snarf turned to Cheetara who held the Sword of Omens in her right hand and her left hand holding the Gauntlet of Omens with the Tech Stone and the Spirit Stone inserted into cavity on it and asked "What just happened, Cheetara? How did you manage to defeat Mumm-Ra?"

"Well, in a weird way, the Sword of Omens must've somehow bonded with me and it helped me defeat Mumm-Ra!" Cheetara explained excitedly.

WilyKat and WilyKit looked at each other confused and exclaimed together "No way!"

"Yes way." Cheetara responded with confidence. "Normally the Sword of Omens usually held and wielded by Lords of the Thundercats and the Kings of Thundera in the past but as crazy as it may sound, it seems that I'm probably the first woman to wield the legendary weapon in centuries!"

"So you must be special." WilyKit stated.

"What do you mean by that, WilyKit?" Cheetara questioned curiously.

"There is something different about you, Cheetara. The way you handle the Sword of Omens with ease, you really are more than just a Cleric." WilyKat answered, though still confused.

"Thank you for noticing but to be completely honest with you, I'm not a Cleric anymore." Cheetara confessed.

"Why not?" WilyKat inquired.

"Because WilyKit was right, I used to be a Cleric but I threw it all away for my relationship with Tygra and I unintentionally hurt Lion-O by misleading him from all our seemingly tender moments." Cheetara admitted sadly.

"How so?" WilyKat inquired.

"Because as far as Lion-O knew, we shared romantic feelings for each other but the reality is that I fell in love with Tygra." Cheetara explained.

"Ah, I see." WilyKat nodded. "So…do you intend to make things right for Lion-O and confess your true feelings for him?"

"If I had the courage, maybe I would." Cheetara responded honestly, only to hear the loud roar from Lion-O in his monstrous form, possessed by the dark/evil side of himself.

"Oh, no! We forgot about Lion-O!" Cheetara exclaimed with panic in her voice. "We have to help Tygra and Panthro get Lion-O back to senses and find an another way to deal with his inner demon! Come on!"

With that, WilyKat and WilyKit followed Cheetara as they went to the scene where Tygra and Panthro are still in the struggle with the possessed Lion-O in his monstrous form.

When Snarf saw Cheetara and the twins rushing towards the scene, he yelled "Hey, wait for me!" as he sprinted to catch up with them.

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Back to the scene where Tygra and Panthro were overwhelmed by the massive force of the powerful, vile, depraved and dark side of Lion-O, Tygra struggled with all his might to use the Bolo Whip to stop the enraged Lion-O's assault on him.

"Give it up, fools! You can't stop me! Not while I'm in control of this body!" Dark Lion-O proclaimed proudly as he easily dodged and avoided Tygra's attack.

"Yeah, right! Like we heard that before!" Tygra responded with anger in his voice.

"We have to put his ass down for count or we're done for!" Panthro grunted, clearly exhausted from fighting against the surging power of Dark Lion-O.

Cheetara realized that they needed to hurry to stop Lion-O from hurting anyone else. "Okay, everyone, calm down! Lion-O is still in there, we have to reach out to him, help him regain control of himself and contain his inner demons before they completely consume him!" Cheetara suggested.

"How? I mean look at him, Cheetara! He's not gonna be reasoned with! He's obviously too strong and ruthless to ever think about giving up or surrendering!" Tygra replied angrily. "It doesn't matter, it's either kill him or he'll kill us!"

"Tygra, you don't mean that!" Cheetara pleaded with him. "I know you and Lion-O don't see eye to eye but he's still your brother!"

"No, he's not in here right now, he's now a monster, a monster that he created himself from within!" Tygra shouted.

Panthro couldn't take it any longer and said "Hey, knock it off, you two! He's coming for us!"

"That's right!" Dark Lion-O declared menacingly as he charged toward the Thundercats. "So ready or not, here I come…to tear you all apart!"

"Look out!" WilyKat warned as Dark Lion-O jumped high in the air and landed directly on the ground as Cheetara, Tygra, Panthro, WilyKat, WilyKit and Snarf all got out of the way, barely escaping being trampled.

After Tygra turned around to see what happened, he asked "How did he do that?"

WilyKit and WilyKat shook their heads and replied "I don't know. Neither of us ever seen Lion-O did that before."

"He's leaping in a supernatural way!" Snarf added. "That definitely defy the laws of physics!"

"You guys stay back!" Cheetara commanded as she held her sword tightly in her right hand and invoked the Sword of Omens with her left hand, pointed towards the charging Lion-O.

Dark Lion-O roared loudly as he tried to charge at Cheetara and with that, a flash of the Eye of Thundera from the Sword of Omens suddenly appeared before Dark Lion-O and hit him directly in the chest, stopping him cold in his tracks.

Dark Lion-O's body started convulsing as his eyes turn black and his mouth opened wide as if to scream, yet no words came out.

Just then, Tygra rushed forward and grabbed Dark Lion-O and turned him around, looking into his eyes, trying to talk some sense into him.

"Lion-O, snap out of it! It's over!" Tygra ordered desperately, trying to persuade Dark Lion-O to let go of his fury and regain control of himself.

In response, Dark Lion-O howled louder in agony as he struggled violently against Tygra's grasp before replying "Tygra, you made me what I am today! I hate you, I loathe you! And it hurts like hell!"

As Tygra held Dark Lion-O in his arms in pain, the last thing he heard was Snarf say "What's happening to Lion-O?"

At that moment, Dark Lion-O started to glow in red aura and overpowered Tygra, pushed him away from him and screamed "I won't stop until all of you are dead!"

"Lion-O, nooooo!" Cheetara screamed in horror as Dark Lion-O set his sights on the rest of the Thundercats.

Snarf yelled "Yikes, he's about to kill us all!" as he shook and shivered fearfully as Dark Lion-O unleashed his rage and rampage.

"Wait, Lion-O, listen to me!" Cheetara pleaded, hoping to talk him out of attacking the others. "This isn't you, this is the evil and the darkness inside of you talking! That evil part of you doesn't want anything good or happiness, this part of you wants only pain, suffering and sorrow! That's why it hates everything that's good and loves everything that's evil and wicked!"

"Shut up, bitch! I am Dark Lion-O now!" Dark Lion-O growled as he closed in on Cheetara.

"Let him go, Cheetara!" Tygra cried out in desperation. "I know you care about Lion-O and that's fine but this is what he has become!"

"But he's your brother, Tygra!" Cheetara exclaimed helplessly.

"I know that but we're all out of options!" Tygra replied firmed. "The only option we have right now is to fight back!"

"I hate to say this but Tygra's right, we have no choice but to defend ourselves against this monster's onslaught!" Panthro agreed as he got into a back and forth battle with Dark Lion-O, holding him firmly in his grip, struggling to subdue the raging power of the evil creature.

"Hold on, Panthro! I'm coming!" Tygra shouted as he dashed into the fray and immediately engaged Dark Lion-O head on. "Brother, give up now! Surrender and you'll live to see tomorrow!"

To everyone's surprise, Dark Lion-O once again overpowered both Tygra and Panthro and doubled chokeslamed both of them to the ground.

"I think not!" Dark Lion-O laughed maniacally as he sets his sights on Cheetara who still held the Sword of Omens in front of her. "Now to deal with you, my pretty!"

"Lion-O, if you're still in there, fight it!" Cheetara pleaded desperately.

With that, Dark Lion-O slowly approached Cheetara and stared into her eyes with his demonic glowing red eyes.

With his lips curved into a sinister smile, Dark Lion-O suddenly reached out his hand, grabbed the blade from the Sword of Omens and said "Looks you won't be needing this anymore!" as he broke the hilt off and tosses it aside.

Before Cheetara could respond, Dark Lion-O grabbed her by the arms and pulled her close to him, gently caressing her face with his hands, smiling sinisterly at her.

Cheetara shivered with fright at the sight of the demonic beast in front of her, wondering if she will survive to see another day. Suddenly, Dark Lion-O placed his lips on hers and kissed her passionately.

With a smile, Dark Lion-O leaned closer to Cheetara and whispered softly in her ear. "That wasn't so bad now, was it, Cheetara? Now, how about we go further?"

"Get away from her, you monster!" Tygra shouted in anger and rage as he stepped between Cheetara and Dark Lion-O by punching Dark Lion-O in the face so hard, he nearly broke his hand. "She's my girl and I won't let you take her away from me!"

Surprised by the sudden physical contact between them, Dark Lion-O staggered backwards slightly from the impact of Tygra's fist hitting his face.

However, Dark Lion-O quickly recovered and regaining his composure, smiled evilly and mocked Tygra. "Like hell you are!" Dark Lion-O roared as he charged towards Tygra.

Once more, Dark Lion-O easily knocked Tygra away from him and delivered a vicious slash to his right eye with his claws.

Tygra let out a blood curdling scream "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" as he fell to his knees, clutching his wounded eye with one hand and frantically rubbing it with his other hand with blood trickled down Tygra's cheek as he staggered backward from the deadly blow.

Before Dark Lion-O could do anything else to Tygra, Panthro jumped forward and tried to tackle Dark Lion-O, knocking him to the ground.

"Not this time, Panthro!" Dark Lion-O taunted with amusement. "Even if you can bring me down, I'll keep getting back and I won't stop till I take all of you out! Besides, I'm here to stay!"

Ignoring the threat of Dark Lion-O, Panthro pressed his attack even harder. In an attempt to throw Panthro off balance, Dark Lion-O blocked the heavy punch with one of his paws and sent Panthro flying through the air several feet before delivering a hard kick to his chest that sent Panthro flying through the air to crash head first into a tree trunk.

Panthro groaned painfully as he looked up and saw Tygra laying on the ground in a pool of blood, holding his injured eye.

"Damn." Panthro cursed with the realization that Dark Lion-O is too much for the Thundercats to handle. "Who would've thought that we got our tails handed to us like that?"

Tygra once again let out a blood curdling scream "AAAAAAAHHHHH! HELP ME! PLEASE SOMEBODY, HEEEEEEELP ME!" as blood continued to flow freely from his bloody wound while his eye rapidly swelled shut.

"Heh, heh, heh, music to my ears." Dark Lion-O chuckled evilly as he revert his attention back to Cheetara. "There's nothing quite like the sweet sound of someone begging for mercy! Come to daddy, baby!"

"What are you going to do to me?" Cheetara asked nervously as she noticed that Dark Lion-O began stroking her hair with his paw.

"Anything and everything I please, baby!" Dark Lion-O responded in a seductive voice as he nibbled on Cheetara's neck. "Now how does that sound?"

With a cry of frustration, Cheetara tries to break free from Dark Lion-O's embrace but his hold on her was too tight and she couldn't get loose from his powerful grip.

"Please, Lion-O! Stop! Stop this, please!" Cheetara begged. "I'm sorry for misleading you and hurting you! I never wanted any of this to happen! Please let me go!"

Still with a grin, Dark Lion-O says "Oh, you never wanted this to happen, huh? You think you can stop me or run away from me? Think again, sweetheart because you are mine!"

"Oh, whiskers!" Cheetara cries in exasperation as Dark Lion-O was about to have his way with her but he suddenly stopped and started screaming and howling in pain as he started cradling his head with his paws and whimpering.

Suddenly, Dark Lion-O started hearing the real Lion-O's voice in his head that said "That's enough! I won't stand by, letting you take over my body and hurt anyone else after all the terrible things you've done!"

After hearing Lion-O's voice in his head, Dark Lion-O slumped to the ground and lay motionless as the pain and confusion from Lion-O's struggle against him washed over him as he bewilderedly asked "You?! That's impossible! I have all the negative energy that I fed off of to have full control! How did you manage to get some positive energy for you to try and counter me?"

"If I told you, I'd kill you but I'll let you in on a little secret: you made a serious mistake when you used my body to kiss Cheetara in the lips when you had your way with her!" Lion-O revealed.

"What do you mean?!" Dark Lion-O demanded angrily.

"When you were kissing her, you unintentionally absorbed some positive energy that flowed through her body, thanks to the Sword of Omens. The Sword of Omens is imbued with mystical energy that can help strengthen the powers of those who wield it, especially when they hold it with the purest intentions and uses it in the right manner. You happened to absorb some of that energy which somehow strengthened me and helped me regain control of my body!" Lion-O explained.

"SHIT!" Dark Lion-O swore angrily as he realized that he has made a grave mistake as he remembered how upset Cheetara was after his 'kissing' of her earlier and felt awful knowing that he was the reason behind it.

"I didn't anticipate it, not knowing that something like this would happen! But it doesn't matter now because even if you contain me back inside that head of yours, the spell Mumm-Ra cast on you can never be so easily broken and you can't keep me trapped in forever. So despite that you got your body back for the time being, the damage is already done and you will never be same again." Dark Lion-O stated with a wicked smile on face, mocking Lion-O.

"How about to shut up and give me my body and my life back?!" Lion-O shot back angrily as he overcame his dark/evil side of himself within his psyche.

Meanwhile, back in the real world, Lion-O's body reverted from his feral, monstrous form back to his normal appearance with his mane growing longer and less spiky, his snout reverted back to his adorable face, his fangs no longer and humongous and finally his entire body is no longer feral despite now being a bit more muscular and an inch taller than Cheetara as he fell on his knees, exhausted from his efforts to overcome his dark side and succeeded.

As the Villagers watches on, some of them are relieved that is was over while some of them were still terrified by what Lion-O was losing himself in the monstrous form and became judgmental of him for it.

Cheetara checked on Lion-O and asked "Lion-O, are you alright?"

Lion-O looked at Cheetara with a relieved expression on his face. "Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. I just need a moment to catch my breath and get my strength back. I owe you a big one, Cheetara. Thank you for helping me."

Smiling warmly at him, Cheetara gave Lion-O a hug as they both slowly stood up and faced the Villagers who stood back in fear after seeing what happened.

"Uh, Cheetara, care to explain what happened while I was not myself?" Lion-O ask politely.

"You were turned into a monster and became possessed by your inner demon, terrorized and rampaged into every village, cause a few injuries and damages under the influence of your inner demon and broke the blade of the Sword of Omens." Cheetara replied.

At hearing Cheetara's explanation, some of the Villagers gasped in horror while some started pointing fingers and scowling at Lion-O for causing all that destruction.

"Now, now, calm down everyone. It wasn't Lion-O's fault! He didn't want any of this to happen! It was all that evilness in him trying to take control over him! We must not blame Lion-O for this…" Cheetara was cut off by the villagers who protested loudly.

"Save your breath!" A villager declared in defiance. "We don't need to hear any excuses from the culprit himself! He caused this whole mess so deal with him!"

"Yeah, look what he did to our homes! What kind of a monster are you anyway?!" Another villager demanded.

A third villager shouted "How dare you! You're destroying our homes and hurt all of us! You're nothing but a filthy beast!"

At hearing their words, a feeling of shame and guilt crept over Lion-O's mind as he bowed his head ashamedly. Even though he wasn't responsible for all that chaos, he feels guilty for what happened and hopes that the Villagers can understand that he isn't really like that and didn't deserve all the nasty comments they were saying to him.

While everyone was still discussing, Lion-O heard Tygra's angry voice calling out to him as he turned around and get punched in the face by Tygra who still held what remained of his right eye in his hand and continue shouting "Get away from Cheetara! You've done enough!"

"Tygra, calm down!" Lion-O shouted in panic. "It's me! It's Lion-O! Don't do this!"

"Don't you tell me to calm down! This is your fault, Lion-O! I lost my right eye because of you and now the blood from my eye is on your hands!" Tygra roared angrily.

In utter shock and disbelief at what he was hearing, Lion-O saw his own hands covered in Tygra's blood, which left him in utter disgust as he tried to wipe his hands clean only to realize that there is no way to wash it clean since it's dried blood.

"Tygra, I am truly sorry about what happened. I didn't intend for any of this to happen and I promise that I will make it up to you somehow. I am sorry!" Lion-O begged.

Still furious, Tygra glared at Lion-O. "Why should I believe anything you say? All you've done is caused harm to others like you did to me and don't even bother apologizing because it's useless! Just leave me alone! As a matter of fact, leave all of us alone because we're all better off without you!"

After Tygra finished shouting, he left Lion-O and went back into the other side of town where the villagers were, leaving Lion-O to feel utterly rejected and depressed, even more so than before.

Feeling hopeless and defeated, Lion-O sat down and cried softly to himself, letting his tears run freely and fall onto his lap as he did.

Cheetara was about to comfort him but hesitated when she heard him crying and not sure whether she should touch him or not. Panthro placed his hand on her shoulder and said "We need to give him some time. There is nothing more we can do right now except wait for him to recover."

Seeing that Lion-O needs some space and time to himself, Cheetara gave him a small wave and walked back into the ThunderTank along with Panthro, WilyKat, WilyKit and Snarf so they could attend to Tygra's injuries.

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Meanwhile, at the Black Pyramid, Mumm-Ra, despite lost the Tech Stone, chuckled to himself at his victory when he saw what happened to Lion-O and the aftermath of the actions of his dark/evil side and how the villagers and Tygra turned on him.

"They may gotten Lion-O back for now but it makes no difference now because I was able to psychologically tear him apart piece by piece when the spell that consumed his own rage that brought the evil within and transformed him into a monster and now the blood of Tygra from his right eye is on his hands and everyone began to fear him and are disgusted by him." Mumm-Ra boasted to himself gleefully before turning to Pumyra who was laying on the floor, being surrounded by a Cleric of Lizards as they get set to perform a ritual to remove the spirit of the real Pumyra from her body and sent her to the astral realm so that demon can fully inhabit her body.

At hearing Mumm-Ra's boastful words, the Demon made a devilish grin on his face as Mumm-Ra begin the ritual by chanting in some unknown language as several black, glowing orbs appear before them. They soon transform into four winged black demons with fire red eyes and they surrounded Pumyra's body, awaiting Mumm-Ra's command.

"Summon the power of the Ancient Spirits of Evil!" Mumm-Ra commanded as the statues of the Ancient Spirits of Evil began to glow brightly, filling the room with the mysticism and power of darkness, making the entire Cleric of Lizards gathered around Mumm-Ra in awe.

Suddenly, the spirits surround Pumyra's body, the heat of their flames was so intense that Mumm-Ra and his minion are forced to back away from her.

Then suddenly, the flames got inside of Pumyra's body, inflaming her body and causing her body temperature to rise dramatically, making her sweat profusely. Soon, she begins to scream out in agony, feeling her soul slipping away as the spirit of the real Pumyra was removed from her body and was sent to the Astral Realm to be trapped there. Therefore the ritual was completed and the demon has fully inhabited Pumyra's body and takes over completely without the real Pumyra in the way.

Mumm-Ra smiled as he looked down at the unconscious form of the fake Pumyra. "Now arise."

The demon in Pumyra's body immediately awakens and is in shock at first when it felt its physical body come alive once again but then quickly realized what happened and let out a wicked smile before standing up on her feet and followed Mumm-Ra.

"How do you feel now that you have the entire body to yourself?" Mumm-Ra asked the demon, pleased with fully housing in Pumyra's body.

"Never felt better and much, much more comfortable." The demon boasted proudly. "Now that Pumyra's out of the picture and I am permanently in her body, what are you planning to do with the Thundercats, now that your spell within Lion-O has brought dissension among their ranks after everyone completely turn their back on him in fear?"

"It's easy, we will continue to make Lion-O physically suffer while his inner demon in the form of his evil side continues to mentally and emotionally torment him from the inside." Mumm-Ra replied and then statues of the Ancient Spirits of Evil glow again and they all started speaking to Mumm-Ra in unison.

"Mumm-Ra!" One of the statues of the Ancient Spirits of Evil called out as they formed themselves into a menacing shadow, while the rest start to chant together in unison. "Our power and strength shall forever increase as long as your power remains unchallenged but unless the fighting spirit of Lion-O is completely broken, the Thundercats will continue to pose a threat to you!"

"What? How will I make sure that doesn't happen, ancient ones?" Mumm-Ra asked curiously as he listened intently to what the statue's have to say.

"Tonight, Lion-O will leave the Thundercats and wander off alone, being tormented by his inner demons which should weaken his resolve as well as give your army an opportunity to strike while he is separated from the rest of the Thundercats." The Ancient Spirits of Evil explained as Mumm-Ra nodded in approval.

"Ah, yes. That will absolutely send a brutal message to the Thundercats to let them know that it'll be the taste of what's to come if they continue to stand in our way." Mumm-Ra replied confidently.

"Indeed Mumm-Ra but while that occurs, you must continue to increase the odds in your favor and recruit more of your minions." Ancient Spirits of Evil continued.

"Yes, I think we can find plenty more to join our cause." Mumm-Ra answered eagerly with an evil smirk on his face. "Starting with…the Lunataks led by a diminutive sorceress named Luna."

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Elsewhere, in the astral realm, the spirit of the real Pumyra struggled to regain her bearings and senses until she finally wakes up and was met with confusion and uncertainty.

"Where am I? Where is here? Why am I here?" She wondered in panic as she got up from her sitting position, finding herself lying on the ground in a corner, confused as to how she ended up in this strange place, her curiosity getting the best of her as she got up to investigate further until she heard a voice of an elderly man.

"I fear that you're in the astral realm after Mumm-Ra and the Ancient Spirits of Evil removed your spirit from your body and placed a demon inside after your body was resurrected ." The old man explained to her.

"That can't be possible. I died? But why? Who are you?" The spirit of Pumyra questioned as she tried to focus on the old man.

"I believe you already know my name, my dear." The old man answered with a kind smile as he revealed to be Jaga, a sorcerer and a Head Cleric for the Royal Family.

"Jaga? You're alive?" Pumyra gasped in surprise.

"Yes, but unfortunately, my physical form has passed when Mumm-Ra imprisoned my spirit within a magic lantern, which forced me to show Mumm-Ra the way to the Tower of Omens." Jaga explained to her. "When the Thundercats retrieved the Book of Omens, Mumm-Ra transformed into his more powerful form, and proved too powerful for the ThunderCats. I had to sacrificed myself by breaking out of the lantern, creating a blinding flash that forced Mumm-Ra to retreat."

Pumyra's jaw dropped in amazement. "You actually sacrificed yourself just to save us? How noble of you, Jaga. Thank you so much for helping us out."

"Not at all, my dear unfortunately despite the success the Thundercats had in retrieving the Book of Omens, the Spirit Stone and now the Tech Stone, the journey the Thundercats took to retrieve these artifacts wasn't without casualties in physical, mental and emotional manner." Jaga sighed sadly. "The inner demon within Lion-O was contained deep within his psyche for the time being but it cannot be held in for long because all it needed was negative energy to feed upon in order to grow stronger, along with a strong desire to possess and control those around him."

"And so far, Lion-O hasn't shown any sign of weakness and commitment to the ThunderCats but how long will it last?" Pumyra asked curiously.

"Lion-O has a difficult road ahead of him and only the strongest can survive it and prevail against the darkness within. If he succumbs to the darkness, then all hope is lost, which is why Lion-O will need all the help he can get to conquer the darker side of himself and become stronger than ever before, which means both physically and mentally and most importantly, facing the past." Jaga said determinedly .

Pumyra frowned slightly as she thought deeply about what Jaga said. "So what are you saying? Are you implying that I have something to do with all of this?" She asks curiously.

"Not particularly, Pumyra. If Lion-O is to conquer his inner demons, he must come to terms of the past that he never nothing about because the truth of the past and hidden secrets must be revealed in order to bring closure to him and the rest of the Thundercats in order to move forward and achieve victory." Jaga answered solemnly.

"Including the hidden truth about me." A female voice called out behind Pumyra, catching her off guard.

"My Queen?" Pumyra questioned in surprise as she turns around to see the spirit of Leona, Queen and Lady of the ThunderCats, Lion-O's mother and Tygra's adoptive mother, standing there.

"I-I-I thought you were dead?" Pumyra stammered out nervously.

Leona shook her head gently. "Only my physical body passed away due to complications of giving birth to my precious son, Lion-O but my spirit remains, watching over my beloved son and hoping that he'll succeed and win this ongoing battle against the darkness that threatens to consume him." Leona said. "But enough about me, my dear. What do you plan to do next, my dear?"

"Right now, I don't even know yet, my Queen." Pumyra admitted sheepishly.

"Oh, but you do." Leona answered with a gentle smile on her face.

To Be Continued…

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Next time on My Version of Thundercats 2011 Season 2: After being tormented and heartbroken by the events of the last episode, Lion-O decided to leave the Thundercats after realizing that they don't need them as their king anymore and fearing that he would endanger them even further if he stayed with them. After being lost in the woods, Lion-O continued to be tormented by the visions and hallucinations of events after Thundera fell and his PTSD and nearly survived a brutal ambush by the Lizard Amry until he collapsed and lost consciousness until he was found by a group of female warriors known as the Warrior Maidens, led by Willa and Nayda. Meanwhile, Cheetara embarks on her mission to find Lion-O.