At the end of the lush and beautiful green forest carved into a mountain rockside stood the Thundercat's home base, Cat's Lair. The whole building was made or marble and stone, the Thundercat's symbol was in the center of the statue while outside was two giant claws each covering tow hangers the they use to store their vehicles. Inside the command center Lion-O, Tygra and Panthro were wondering if the Thunderstrike's mission was a success and if they made it in time.
"Panthro, anything from the Thunderstrike?" Lion-O said with worry.
"Not yet." Panthro replied.
"I'm sure everything will be fine Lion-O." Tygra stated "Bengali and Pumyra should make there in plenty of time ."
Just then the Sword of Omens started to change color and come to life.
"Lion-O the Sword of Omens." Panthro said with shock.
Lion-o grabbed the sword out of its holster and brought it to his face." Sword of Omens, give me sight beyond sight." Lion-O stated and the two bars started to curl and he looked into the sword. What he saw was terrible, the entire Berbil fields were under attack. "Tygra punch up the Berbil fields right away.
"You go it." Tygra said as the images was not good. "My god what Is happening to those fields. It looks like their dying." Tygra said in shock. We have to get there and try to save those fields.
Just then Cheetara along with the Thunderkittens entered the control room. "Lion-O, I sensed that something is not quite right over by the Berbil fields." She stated with worry.
"I know Cheetara, the sword thust showed me and Panthro just confirmed it. We are about to head out to try and save the fields."
"Can the both of us come along as well?" Wilykit wondered..
"Not this time, I need the two of you and Cheetara to man the controls just in case Lynx-O is able to lock on to the other signals."
"Ok Lion-O. If you say so." Wilykit's personality just did a 360.
"Next time I promise both of you." He leaned over." Deal?"
"Deal. Thanks Lion-O" She personality went back to normal.
"Well if were gonna do then, lets do it". Panthro said with pride in his voice as the three Thundercats left the command center and headed down towards the Hangar.
Inside the Cat's Lair Right metal conceals the Thundertank, the Thundercats only ground unit. It is made of equipment that was salavged from their space craft when they crashed landed a few years ago. The front has a cat's mean face along side two gigant claws that also conceal to laser pistols. As The back starts to open to load the Thundercats in, it also cover the main 3 barrel laser cannon. A handy weapon when dealing mutant problems. As they entered the tank Panthro started the system check and opened the right claw so that the tank can start heading for the Berbil fields before it is too late.
As the Thundertank came closer to its destination the three Thundercats looked on with disgust as what they saw was more horrible then when they first saw on the monitors.
"How could it have gotten this worse?" Lion-O stated, seeing just about all of the Berbil's fields destroyed and reduced to nothing. "It wasn't like this on the screens."
"I agree, and look at these readings." Tygra said while looking at a radiation counter on the control panel. "These readings are almost to toxic for us to breath. We have to stop this before anything else goes wrong."
"When I find this person I am gonna to-"
Just then a strange 4 wheeled vehicle with yellow stripes and a strange yellow bricked person came out of nowhere and rammed right into the Thundertank causing it to flip around a few times before landing right-side up again.
"I think we just found the cause for this destruction Panthro." Lion-O said as the vehicle was coming around for another attack.
"That's what he thinks." With that Panthro flicked a few switches and the two cat claws raised to reveal two laser blasters. "Lets see how he handles this little surprise."
Then two laser beams shot from the tank and hit the rubber tires causing the truck to stop its attack.
Just then the strange yellow bricked person emerged from the cabin and was looking very mad. "Do you know what you have just done to my new Nuke moblie, it wasn't even paid for yet." Nukem said very angry. "I'm gonna destroy you for that Thundercats!" After that Nukem raised his hands and shot beams of radiation at the Thundertank.
"Whoa, hang on guys." Panthro said while just avoiding the beams. "That was a close one, everyone alright?"
"Just fine Panthro." Lion-O stated while the tank just missed the beams.
"Look as those needles. They are going crazy." Tygra noticed as the needles were going up and down. "I think we found our cause for trouble around here." Just then another volly of beams struck the tank and caused a big hole to appear in the back section near the main weapon.
"Everyone abadon tank!" Panthro shouted as all of the Thundercats climbed out of the tank and faced their shooter. Then another wave hit the Tank damaging it even more.
"Who are you intruder, and why are you attacking us?!" The Lord of the Thundercats shouted.
"I am Duke Nukem" The man responded. "And I am here to destroy you for Mumm-Ra"
"MUMM-RA?" Lion-O was surprised, that anyone with this much radiation would work for Mumm-Ra. "I don't think so pal….. HO!" As Lion-O spoke he grabbed a small blade from his left wrist and the blade then grew into a mighty sword.
"Is that supposed to scare me. You'll have to do better than that Thundercat." Nukem said as he fired another volly at Lion-O and the sword.
Nukem wasn't prepared for his reaction as the sword bounced back the beams of radiation and struck himself in the chest.
"Now I'm mad try some inferred-heat." He shouted as he sent different beams at the Thundercats.
The Thundercats all avoided the barrage thanks to their cat-like reflexes but they know they can't keep this up for long.
"Lion-O we can't hold out forever we need some help. Tygra stated. Do you think the other might be heading back by now?
"I sure hope so Tygra, or we will be in big trouble." With that the sword went back into its short from and Lion-O stood up in front of the Thundercats.
"Are you gonna make this easy for me to destroy you? HAHAHA!"
"Not this time pal." Lion-O said as he took the sword and put it right in front of his face. At that moment the edges of the sword started to change shape into curl bars while the center of the sword started to glow red and white. "THUNDER, THUNDER, THUNDER, THUNDERCATS…HO!" With that the sword grew back into its long form and the cat's eye symbol changes into the insignia of the Thundercats. Then a beam came out of the sword went into the sky and made a giant roar.
Back in the Thunderstrike the other Thundercats were almost within range from their little adventure at Hook Mountain when everybody saw the signal.
"What's that in the distance Yankee?" Linka said with wonder. I"ve never seen anything like that before.
"I don't know babe. I"ve never seen anything like that either."
"Lion-O's in trouble, hang on you two." Pumyra said as both her and Bengali's eyes glowed orange and their symbols glowed red. "That beam is coming from the Berbil fields. Changing course for the Berbil fields. Maxium Thundrillium output."
With that the Thunderstrike moved faster then before, trying to get to the source of the signal before its to late.
"You think that is going to save you Thundercat, you are so wrong on so many levels. HAHAHA. Take this." Nukem said as he fired another volley.
"Not this time pal, HO!." Lion-O shouted as a beam of white light came from the sword and intercepted Nukem's radiation blast.
The two beams were in a stand off and Nukem couldn't believe it. He had never faced an opponent that would stop his attack never mind cause his beam to be put in its place.
"I'm not giving up yet, Thundercat." Nukem said as he moved out of the beams path and was getting ready to fire again.
Just then the engine sound of the Thunderstrike showed up and completely distracted Nukem for a moment. When he recovered, he saw the vehicle land and the main cockpit open to reveal two more Thundercats and two Planeteers.
"Impossible, how did you survive Planet Pests. I was told that you would not make it out alive!" Nukem shouted when he saw that Wheeler and Linka were in the Thunderstrike looking much better.
"Sorry to disappoint you Duke, but here is a little going away present for you. FIRE!" Wheeler shouted as he fired the Thunderstrike's main weapon at Nukem, hitting his chest hard with a powerful blue laser and sending him miles away before he disappeared before their very eyes.
"Good shot Yankee." Linka complemented while the other two nodded in agreement. "Lets see if your friends are ok. Nukem's radiation could be very deadly." Linka stated as all four of them exited the craft and met up with the others.
"By Jaga, that was nice timing you two." Lion-O stated as the sword returned to its normal size. "So these must be the ones who Mumm-Ra tried to get rid of huh."
"Yes Lion-O." Pumyra stated. "They call themselves the Planeteers, this is Linka and Wheeler. She said as they shook hands with the other Thundercats.
"Welcome to Third Earth. I'm sorry about Mumm-Ra. We are always having to deal with him and his evil plans to attack us.
"But it looks like this mummy's new friends are more then we bargained for." Panthro said joining the conversation. Look what that guy did to my Thundertank."
"Don't worry Panthro. With some repairs we can get it back in shape in no time." Tygra said. "Besides we have bigger problems right now. We are still having problems location the other three signals."
"Three signals, you mean you didn't find the other Planeteers yet?" Linka said with worry as tears started to form in her eyes.
"Easy there babe, take it easy. We'll find them." Wheeler said as he gave Linka a hug to help her calm down.
"Bengali, how is Lynx-O doing with the search?" Lion-O asked trying to help cheer up their new friends.
"I'll call him right now and find out Lion-O" Bengali said as we went back into the Thunderstrike and grabbed the portable communicator. Thunderstrike to Tower of Omens, Lynx-O do you read me?" Just then the radio started to come to life with Lynx-O's voice on the other end.
"Tower of Omens here Thunderstrike, did you get to Hook Mountain in time?"
"Yes Lynx-O, we made it and the Snowman also helped to keep our new friends warm till we got there."
"I am so very relieved to hear that." He paused for a moment before he continued. "The scanners just located another signal." He then continued. "It appears to be coming from the beach near the Berserkers' Pirate ship.
"Hammerhand and his crew, I've thought we've seen the last of them." Panthro stated while punching his left fist into his right hand. "The Thundertank is in no condition to make the journey.
"Panthro, radio the Cat's Lair and have Cheetara take the Thunderclaw down to the beach to rescue the Planeteer. In the mean time the rest of us will try to clean up this mess and then get help from the Berbil Village to get the tank working again."
"You got it Lion-O." With that Panthro radioed the Cat's Lair from what was left of the Thundertank's radio so that Cheetara can head down to the beach in the Thunderclaw.
"Now while we start to clean up this mess and try to help repair the damage here can you two tell us a little bit about yourselves?" Lion-O questioned his new friends while they started to work together.
"Linka and myself are Planeteers, we were given the power of nature to save our world from pollution and hate." Wheeler explained what has happed to them. About how Gaia first summoned them to Hope Island, their rings and the moments that lead them up to this moment on Third Earth.
"I'm sorry for all that you have been through my friends." Tygra stated helping to clean up the barrels without spilling anything on the ground.
"Be careful, we will all need to be inoculated with medicine to prevent radiation sickness." Linka said worrying about their new friends. They have never dealt with this much radiation and nobody need to get sick and die.
"Don't worry Linka." Tygra putting a hand on her shoulder. "We have plenty of medicine in all of our vehicles and in both the Cat's Lair and the Tower of Omens."
"Bosha moi." Linka said with relief.
"Bosha moi?" Tygra said looking confused.
"Its her way of saying thank God or any other reasons." Wheeler said with a little humor there.
"This is not the time or place for that now Yankee." She replied with a short smile and giggle.
Soon after that, everybody to laugh a little to make the time go by faster. It didn't take them long to finish cleaning up the damage to the Berbil Fields. But by then some of the Berbils came down to the fields to start their afternoon harvest. The Berbils were not happy with what they have seen.
Ro-ber-bill along with Ro-ber-bell and other Berbils almost started to show pain in their voices, even though the small robot like animals would never show it. But they were sad that most of the fields were destroyed and might never be able to recover from their loss.
"Oh my Thundercats?" Ro-ber-bill started to say. "What has happened to our fields and your tank?"
"Ro-ber-bill, Ro-ber-Bell I'm sorry that we couldn't get here any sooner to save most of your crops. Lion-O said with deep regret in his voice.
"Do you know why our fields were being destroyed Thundercats?" The little robotic bear asked with great sorrow in his voice.
"I'm so sorry to say that this is all our fault." Linka moved towards the little robot bear and then got on her knees right in front of him. "Your fields were destroyed because of us. Our enemy did this to your fields to try and kill your friends." Linka explained as the Thundercats came up behind her and nodded their heads confirming everything.
"Ro-ber-Bill these are our new friends the Planeteers, Wheeler and Linka." Lion-O said as he introduced the two of them. "Wheeler, Linka meet the Ro-Ber Berbils from the planet Robear.
Linka just couldn't contain herself for much longer and almost started to cry. Just then Wheeler came over knelt down beside her and gave her a hug for comfort. "We are both sorry for what has happened here today." He said with sadness in his voice towards their newest friends.
"It is alright Planeteers." Ro-ber-bill started to respond. You helped to save our fields and to clean up the damage done to our crops. We are very happy for your help with everything."
"Ro-ber-bill, can you help us repair the damage to the Thundertank?" Panthro asked with kindness.
"Of course. We will get started right away." Ro-ber-bill guested to his fellow Berbils. And they all started to assist the Thundercats working on the Tank.
"Once the repairs are completed, we can head back to Cat's Lair so that we can help the both of you find and re-unite you with your friends." Lion-O said as he helped Linka back to her feet. "Once there I would like for both of you to stay with us as our guests until we've found them and figure a way to send you back home."
"Thanks Lion-O, that is one deal we gladly except." Wheeler said as he stood up and shook Lion-O's hand.
It took them a half-hour to finish the repairs and Lion-O, Tygra and Panthro got back into the Thundertank while the rest climbed back in to the Thunderstrike, and followed them back to Cat's Lair.
When they arrived the Planeteers saw a great white marbal of the Giant cat with a huge black head with it's mouth opened and red glowing eyes that could see great distinances. In the middle of the statue was the same insignia that everyone else was wearing so the Planeteers knew they were safe. As the Plane and the Tank crossed the bridge to the lair they were greeted by Snarf, Wilykat and Wilykit.
"Hey there Lion-O, welcome back." Wilykat said while looking at the damage to the Thundertank and seeing the strange new visitors that have just arrived with the Thunderstrike.
"Hello there Thunderkittens." Lion-O responded back to them. "I need you to prepare some guest rooms for our friends here and three more for when we find and locate the others." Lion-O said as Wheeler and Linka approached them. "Wilykat, Wilykit meet Wheeler and Linka the Planeteers.
"No problem Lion-O, leave it to us. It is nice to meet the both of you." Wilykit said as she and her brother left up the stairs and into the lair. Wilykat and Wilykit are the youngest of the Thundercats both brother and sister, and at sometimes a bit of troublemakers in their own way. Wilykat's hair is parted in the middle with black strands on both sides while his hair color is light brown with a little white, and wearing a light and dark brown uniform that goes down to his shorts.
Wilykit's outfit is a small purple uniform that goes down to her shorts while part of her right shoulder is exposed. Her hair is almost as long as Lion-O's but a little shorted in regards. Their weapons are both little capsules that can be used to battle their enemies with a little style but they also use their rope lassos to move around when the have to go very fast.
As Wheeler and Linka followed the two Thundekittens into the lair and into their guest rooms. Bengali came over with bad news. "Lion-O I've just got a call from Cheetara she needs help trying to rescue the Planeteer. She is out numbered and can't land."
"All right then, Tygra you Bengali, and Pumyra take the Thunderstrike and help Cheetara. The rest of us will try to calm our guests down while we track the remaining two signals."
"You got it Lion-O." Pumyra said as they all boared the aircraft and took off for their battle with Hammerhand and his Berserkers.