Unaware of the plans set in motion by their enemies, the three teams of Thundercats as well as the remaining Planeteers, started on their own missions to seek help from their Third Earth allies in order to help Linka wake up from her deep sleep.
The first team comprised of Kwami, Cheetara and Pumyra were heading towards their friends in the Tree Top Kingdom. Riding inside the Thundertank was Kwami at the main controls also with Pumyra riding Co-pilot while Cheetara was in the back of the tank making sure the main cannon was ready in case of trouble.
"You are doing very well Kwami." Pumyra started to say. "Not bad for your first attempt." She added as she saw Kwami work the controls of the Thundertank.
"Thank you Pumyra." Kwami started to respond in kind. "You are a very good teacher."
"We are just glad that you are a fast learner Kwami." Cheetara replied, as she was prepping the main cannon.
" In order to save our friend I will learn what to do in order to survive here."
"That is how we felt when we first arrived here as well."
"You guys had it easy." Pumyra started to say." Bengali, Lynx-O, myself and two Berbils had to make do with an island and limited resources."
"But in the end you managed to survive long enough for us to track you down." Cheetara stated.
"Yes, but that was after Mumm-Ra and those Berserkers had located and captured us." Pumyra stated.
"Try not to mention those guys again." Kwami started to say. "Gi still has a score to settle with them for what their Captain did to her."
"Can't say that I blame her. I still can't believe that Hammerhand would just throw Gi out of his ship and into the ocean still all tied up." Pumyra stated.
"I know, I was just glad that you were there to help save her Pumyra." Kwami responded.
"It wasn't just me, Bengali also helped to save her life from drowning." Pumyra stated.
"I know, and I still couldn't believe that you were able to save me from the effects of that cave that kept aging me, Cheetara."
"That's because I was so fast, the cave never had a chance to effect me. I also found that out when I had to rescue Tygra in the same way." Cheetara responded.
"Well in case I hadn't had a chance to say this, thank you very much for saving my life ."
"You are most welcome Kwami." Cheetara replied.
"How long before we reach the Tree Top Kingdom?" Kwami asked.
"With the way you are driving the Thundertank, I'd say about 10 minutes max." Pumyra replied.
"I just hope that Bengali knows what he is doing with all of this medical stuff."
"What do you mean? How did you treat your injuries back home?"
"Usually we used what we had available and I usually grew what we needed in my Greenhouse back on Hope Island. Ma-Ti and I usually know that growing medicines are much more powerful then the stuff that they sell on shelves in most stores."
"That is quite impressive. That you can create your own medicines in your backyard like that." Cheetara stated.
"Yes, I just wish that more people back home would realize that before destroying and clear cutting Forests that have the cure for just about anything that makes people sick."
"On that we all agree with my friend." Pumyra stated.
"We should be coming up on the border to the Tree Top Kingdom in just a few minutes. Their sentries should be spotting us very shortly." Cheetara stated.
"Then let us just hope that they can help Linka get better." Kwami stated as the Thundertank continued into the forest and straight towards the Tree Top Kingdom.
The Tree Top Kingdom, home of the fierce and agile Warrior Maidens. No one knows how long they have lived within the protection of the forest, but these Warrior Women share a special bond with nature itself. The Maidens hunt for their food only to survive and kill what they need for clothing as well. The Maidens are led by their most wisest leader Willa, the Thundercats first met Willa a few days after they had crash landed and built their home with the help of the Berbil Village. Willa was very helpful with the Thundercats in rescuing their friend Tygra from the effects of the Cave of time and able to help get his youth restored thanks to the waters of the Geyser of Life. After that encounter, they became the best of friends and allies against their enemies the Mutants and Mumm-Ra. Willa's second in command is her sister Nayda, she is headstrong but always trying to make her big sister proud of her actions and maybe one day lead the tribe. Kwami first met Willa and Nayda when he was first transported to the edge of the forest outside from the Cave of time, but thanks to both the Warrior Maidens and the Thundercats, Kwami's life was saved and now he hopes that they can help to save Linka's life as well.
As The Thundertank got closer and closer to the maidens home, two of the sentries spotted the tank in the distance.
"Look at that." One of the ladies spoke.
"Yes I see it, it's the Thundercats." Then other one replied.
"Wonder what they are doing here?"
"I don't know but we'd better go and inform Willa and Nayda right away."
"Your right, maybe they can shed some light on why the Thundercats are coming here." The other sentry replied as they both leaped off their posts and headed straight towards the main hut attached to one of the trees.
The main hut of the Warrior Maidens is built on the oldest tree for the most support. Inside the hut, Willa while sitting on her throne made of of bamboo and vine, she and her sister Nayda were starting to go over a checklist of their supplies so that they would be prepared for anything that might happen to their homes.
"How are we on the bows, arrows and spears sister?" Willa asked.
"According to this latest report, we should be able to defend ourselves from any attackers sister." Nayda replied.
"That's good to know, now what about our food supplies?"
"According to our latest figures, we should have enough to get through the next few seasons without any trouble."
"Excellent. Nice job little sister."
"Thanks big sis."
As the two maidens were continuing their checklist, the two sentries that spotted the Thundertank approached the hut.
"Willa, Nayda, we need to tell you something very important." The first sentry stated as they both entered the main hut.
"What is it?" Willa asked as she started to get up off her throne made of bamboo.
"The Thundertank is approaching us and very fast by the look of it." The other sentry stated.
"The Thundercats?" Nayda started to say. "What would they be coming here for?"
"I don't know. Maybe it has something to do with what happened at their friend's wedding."
"That was really awful. I mean Mumm-Ra blasting the groom and then taking his wife like that."
"I agree with you on that Nayda. Maybe they are here with an update about what happened."
"Then we should go and meet them right away."
"I agree with you Nayda." Willa started to say. "Keep an eye on us and our friends, we don't want any surprises while the Thundercats are here."
"YES MAM!" Both sentries spoke as they both returned to their posts.
"I sure hope that it is good news." Nayda stated.
"I hope so too sister." Willa replied as they both left the main hut and went to greet the Thundertank at ground level.
As the Thundertank started to get closer to the base of the Tree Top Kingdom, Willa and Nayda after taking their bows and their quivers loaded with arrows decided to go down to meet the Thundercats by jumping from branch to branch until they both got to the grass on the ground. Usually they wouldn't have to do that cause they had a working elevator made up of bamboo and very strong vines, but the girls like to keep themselves in shape.
As the two warriors arrived at the base of their tree, the Thundercats inside their tank was making their final approach. The Thundercats knew how much the land meant to everyone on Third Earth, so are being very careful not to disturb or to cause any of the animals to become frightened. After a moment, the tank arrived at the tree where Willa and Nayda have been patiently waiting for them to arrive.
"Welcome Thundercats." Willa stated as she and her sister saw them starting to climb out of the tank.
"How can we help-" Nayda started to say until she saw that one of the Planeteers was driving the tank.
"Is there something wrong?" Kwami asked as he climbed out of the tank as well.
"I.. uh… well… I didn't know that you could drive the Thundertank like that." Nayda stated once she got over the initial shock.
"I wasn't expecting to see you as well Kwami. Is something wrong?" Willa asked with some concern.
"That is why we are here my friends." Kwami replied.
"We need your help." Cheetara stated.
"How can we help our Thundercat and Planeteer friends today?" Willa asked with wonder.
"I hope that you don't mind us asking you this, but we need to do a blood test on each of your warriors." Pumyra stated.
"It is not that I don't mind, but why do you need to ask me and my warriors to submit to this for?" Willa asked.
"Our friend Linka is not well and she needs your help to get better." Kwami replied.
"Tell us what has happened to your friend." Willa stated.
After the statement made by Willa, both Kwami and Pumyra started to explain everything that had happened to the leader of the Warrior Maidens and her sister.
"I am so sorry to hear what has happened to your friend." Nayda started with remorse.
"Yes, it is a miracle that your friend was able to be saved from Spidera's home." Willa stated.
"Unfortunately, she still is in bad shape." Cheetara started to say." That is why we need your help to find a match to her blood type."
"How would you know if you found a match?" Nayda asked with some concern.
"Bengali gave us some medical tools to run blood tests on." Kwami stated as he showed the warrior women the medical kits that Bengali had given them before they had left the lair.
"Nayda, please gather everyone in the main hut right away. I will join you shortly with our friends." Willa stated in a firm voice as she looked at Nayda.
"Right away sis." Nayda replied as she headed towards the elevator and took it back up towards the top of the tree.
"Thank you Willa." Kwami stated with a little less worry in his voice.
"Don't thank me yet, first we have to find out if any of my warriors is a match for your friend." Willa replied with a stern tone.
"Bengali showed us how to use the equipment, so we shouldn't have any problem finding a match." Cheetara replied with a stern voice.
As they were continuing the conversation, the elevator that Nayda used to return to the top of the main tree has just came back down to ground level.
"Looks like our ride is here." Kwami stated as the elevator reached the bottom and landed on the ground.
"Nayda should have everyone informed about what has happened to your friend by now." Willa stated as the group started towards the elevator.
"With any luck, we should be able to find a match." Pumyra stated with a hopeful tone in her voice.
"I just can't stand seeing Wheeler in this much pain and not being able to help him."
"Don't worry Kwami." Cheetara started to say. "I'm sure that once we finish with the tests, we will start to have Linka up and around in no time."
"I know Cheetara, it is just that I have a strange feeling about this."
"I thought that I was the only one with a psychic gift."
"It is not that Cheetara, I just feel like it is the calm before the storm. If you understand what I am saying."
"I believe that I do Kwami, and I also am starting to feel the same way."
"We better be careful and make sure that the results of the tests are correct, if we are gonna save Linka's life" Pumyra stated as they all entered the elevator.
"My warriors know what is at stake and will gladly lay down their lives to help you all." Willa replied in her stern voice.
"Willa, I want to thank you in advance for helping us like this." Kwami stated, while feeling a little sorry for bringing their problems to the warrior's doorstep.
"Kwami, you don't have to thank us for anything." Willa started to say. "The Thundercats have changed all of our lives here on Third Earth, and all for the better I might add. We are always happy to help our friends out."
After Willa's statement, the entire group was inside the elevator as it started to rise back up to the top of the tree to meet Nayda and the rest of the tribe.
As the elevator started to rise back up into the sky, Duke Nukem who was hiding behind a bunch of trees, was watching and listening to every word that was being said.
"Thank goodness that those modifications that doc used on these vehicles worked out, otherwise I would have been spotted by those miserable Thundercats and their allies." He started to think. "Now to start the plans made out by Blight's stupid computer. I sure hope they work." Nukem thought as he put the plan that was given to him by Blight's computer into action.
Unaware of what Duke Nukem was up to, Kwami, Cheetara, Pumyra and Willa have just reunited with Nayda outside the main hut of the Warrior Maidens.
"Nayda." Willa started to say. "Have you informed everyone of the current problem with our new friends?" She finished with a concern look on her face.
"Yes I have sis. They are all happy to assist in hopes of helping their friend recover." Nayda responded with a joyful look on her face.
After Nayda's response, the group all entered the main hut to begin the testing right away. As they entered the hut, they all saw just about every female warrior, standing in line hoping that they are the one with the same blood type as their new fallen friend.
"All right then, lets begin." Cheetara stated as herself, Pumyra and Kwami each set up a table and two chairs so that they could begin the tests.
As Kwami and the Thundercats were finishing setting up the tables with the chairs and the medical kits, Willa the leader of the tribe of female warriors, walked in front of the line to say a few words to inspire the rest of her sisters.
"My fellow sisters" Willa started to say in her stern tone that only a brave and wise leader would use. "You all know why you are here, our friends that are right behind me needs your help and support in order to help save the life of one of their fallen comrades. I know how brave and fearless you all are and I am so proud of each and every one of you, but before you begin to get tested to see if you are a match, I have only one important thing to say." She then paused and took in a deep breath before she started to continue. "When the Thunderctas first arrived on our planet, we didn't know anything about them or their code of Thundera, which to us was completely unknown back then. Now that we understand it, I am happy to put my life on the line for our friends so my sister and I will be first to be tested to prove that it is safe and so we can all begin to help our friends out."
After the speech Willa made to all of her sisters, she started to sit down at the table where Cheetara was waiting to begin the test. While Willa was getting tested, her sister Nayda started to follow her sister's lead and sat down at the table where Pumyra was stationed and waited to be tested as well.
As the two were being prepped to be tested, the rest of the warrior women watch with some amazement as both Cheetara and Pumyra took some tools from the medical kits to begin. Then the two Thundercats took some liquid and some cotton-like swabs and gently placed the swab with the liquid on each of the warrior women's right arm. Then they each took a small needle with a plastic tube and then drew a small amount of blood to be tested later. After the two Thundercats have gotten what they needed, they then took a small piece of paper and wrote the names down on them before they placed them on the tube.
"Thank you Willa and Nayda." Cheetara started to say." I hope that you weren't inconvenienced by this."
"Not at all my friends." Willa replied with a gentle tone in her voice.
"I hope you know that we would never do anything to harm our friends." Pumyra added trying to ease her concern for what they had done to their allies.
"It is our pleasure to help out in any way. For us, this is just a small payment for you all that you have done for us in the past." Nayda replied with a bright smile on her face.
"I don't want to interrupt this nice conversation of yours, but we still need to help Linka get better." Kwami stated as he was all ready to begin.
"Your right Kwami. We better continue right away." Pumyra stated as she started to wave to the rest of the women to step forward and get tested.
After Pumyra's go ahead signal to the rest of the warrior women was made clear, each set of three women cam to each table and allowed themselves to be tested as well. As the tests continued, Kwami, Pumyra and Cheetara made sure that they started every test that they had to make sure that there was a match for Linka's blood type. Moments later as the last of the women were tested, the results for the group were not so good. They have tested just about all of the women within the tribe including the two sentries from before who alerted Willa that they were coming to see them. The situation for the Thundercats and the Planeteer started to look very bad for everyone.
"Is there anyone else who we haven't tested yet?" Kwami asked with some measure of hop in his voice.
"I'm not sure." Pumyra replied feeling the same way.
"Willa, Nayda, did we overlook anyone?" Cheetara asked hoping that they might have overlooked someone in the tribe.
"I'm not sure." Willa stated with concern.
"Willa, I do think that there is one more who hasn't been tested yet." Nayda replied with a more concerned look on her face than the others.
"Nayda, you can't be serious." Willa replied with a bit of shock in her voice.
"Willa, it might just be the chance to save their friend's life."
"I won't do it, I can't do it."
"Willa, what is Nayda talking about?" Kwami asked as he and the other Thundercats started to leave their tables and headed towards the two sisters.
"It is nothing important my friends." Willa replied while trying not to look at them in the eyes.
"Willa you have to tell them and bring her." Nayda replied while trying to persuade her sister.
"I WILL NOT BRING HER AND PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME DO IT!" Willa responded while starting to shout.
"NOW YOU LISTEN HERE SIS, YOU MIGHT BE THE QUEEN OF THIS TRIBE BUT YOU ARE NOT THE QUEEN OF OUR FAMILY!" Nayda replied while yelling at her sister. "NOW STOP TRYING TO PROTECT HER AND TRY TO REMEMBER THAT WE ARE TRYING TO HELP OUR FRIENDS!" Nayda yelled back.
"ENOUGH, BOTH OF YOU! PLEASE STOP ALL OF THIS BICKERING AND YELLING AND JUST PLEASE TELL US WHAT THE TWO OF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!" Kwami responded as his yelling back at the two women seemed to calm them both down for a moment.
"I am sorry but I can't do it." Willa replied. "I just can't bring myself to have you test my only daughter."
"YOUR DAUGHTER!?" Both the female Thundercats yelled at the same time.
"Willa, you never told us that you had a daughter." Cheetara started to say with a most confused look on her face." How could you keep this from us? I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE ALLIES?!"
"Thundercats, you don't understand." Willa started to say "I wanted to tell you a long time ago, but our situation was different back then."
"Is it our presence on this world , the reason for your change of heart?" Cheetara asked with wonder.
"No my friend, that is not the reason." Willa replied as she started to look into her friend's eyes with a much more calmer state.
"Then please my friend, tell us the reason why." Kwami asked with wonder and some concern.
"Maybe we should all sit down and I will explain everything." Willa stated as they all brought their chairs plus one more to Willa's throne.
As they brought over their chairs, Nayda, her best friend and her closest sister was trying to figure out why Willa would be so cautious in allowing her daughter to be tested. She always knew that Willa was brave and fearless but this side of Willa was more fearful and scared. Nayda is hoping that after she knows the reason for Willa's outburst that maybe she can help out in someway.
"We are all ready Willa." Pumyra started to say as they all started to sit down in front of the throne. "Can you please tell us why you don't want your daughter to be tested."
"Yes I am also curious. You should know that we would never do anything to put her in danger. You have to trust me on that." Kwami also added with a stern yet relaxing look on his face.
"My friends, I do trust you, it is just that I am forbidden to do so by a promise that I made so many seasons ago." Willa stated.
"I think that under the circumstances, you better tell us all exactly what happened and what made you make that promise." Kwami stated while trying to be neutral and helpful in his own way.
"I will my friends but it is a long story and I don't know if I want to relive it."
"Willa, whatever happened to you in the past, just remember that your friends and family are here in the present and are always by your side."
"Thank you for those kind words of wisdom Kwami. You are just as wise as the Thundercats' wisest member."
"We better not let Lynx-O hear you say that. He might start to get jealous and then retire all together." Pumyra stated as they all started to laugh for a moment.
"Thank you my friends. I really needed a good laugh right now." Willa stated as she started to calm down from laughing.
"Willa, are you up to telling us your story about your daughter?" Kwami asked with concern and wonder in his voice.
"Yes. I am feeling much better and I will explain everything to you about my daughter." Willa replied with a new force of courage in her voice.
"When ever you are ready Willa." Pumyra stated with some excitement.
After that statement made by Pumyra, Willa the queen of the Warrior Maidens, started to tell her tale about how she came to be with child and the reason for her promise to keep her safe.
"My story begins when the Warrior Maidens were first starting to build their homes in the forest a few miles away from the Berbil village. This was also at the time when everyone was still so afraid of the ancient demon priest Mumm-Ra and his dark magic. As we were gathering supplies to start to build our homes, a group of strangers arrived in our territory and saw us gathering bamboo and vines that we needed to build the huts. As they approached us, Nayda and myself drew our weapons to defend the group but then we saw that they were a group of men recently escaped from one of the slave camps that Mumm-Ra had created with his dark powers. They had broken chains on their wrists and ankles plus the clothing was ripped and torn as if they were working long hours without a rest. Also they all had severe cuts and some minor bleeding which appeared on their clothing. As they approached us, their leader collapsed on the ground and I put down my bow to see what I could do. As I went to help the man, Nayda kept her bow and arrow trained on the rest while I went to examine the extend of his injuries. When the stranger saw me tend to him he thought that I was an angel sent down from heaven to meet and greet him. I later explained that I was there to see if I could help him recover and to see if the Maidens would be able to help out."
As Willa was telling her story to the group, both Cheetara and Pumyra were completely drawn into it as if they were living the experiences themselves. While she was continuing her tale, Kwami decided to start to get up and stretch his legs a little.
"Is something wrong Kwami?" Willa asked as they all saw Kwami start to rise off his chair.
"No, its nothing, I just need to get some air that's all." He replied politely.
"I'll go with you Kwami." Nayda stated as they both left the main hut leaving the girls alone to hear more of the story.
As Kwami and Nayda left the hut the other ladies started to discuss the reason why Kwami left the room.
"Is your friend alright?" Willa asked with some concern.
"I believe that he is starting to feel a little homesick for his home planet." Pumyra replied.
"I don't think that is the reason at all Pumyra." Cheetara started to say. "I believe that he is more worried about Linka's condition and feels that us discussing Willa's daughter is hindering us from our mission."
"I suggest that we should wait a few minutes then for Kwami and my sister to come back and then I will try to finish my story." Willa stated trying to be more alertive towards the Planeteer's feelings.
"That sounds like a good idea." Cheetara replied as she and Pumyra nodded their heads in agreement.
As Cheetara, Pumyra and Willa were having their little discussion, Kwami, decided to head towards the support railing surrounding the entire outside of the hut with Nayda right behind him.
"Are you feeling alright Kwami?" Nayda asked while heading towards Kwami at the railing.
"Yes Nayda, I'm fine. I just needed to stretch my legs and I am also just so overwhelmed by what I am seeing right now." Kwami stated as Nayda came right beside him at the railing.
"Oh? How so?" Nayda asked with some concern.
"The way that your people have bonded with nature is just so amazing. It is almost like being back home in my home country of Africa."
"Do you miss your home?" Nayda asked with some concern for her new friend.
"Sometimes I do but other times I am just so taken away by what I am seeing on this planet."
"Oh? In what ways are you so taken by this planet?"
"That there is no pollution anywhere and that the lands are clean and thriving with life."
"It is not the same on your planet?"
"No, it is not. Mostly people on my planet care only about making money with destruction and not seeing the big picture of what their greed could do to the environment."
"It is a miracle that you haven't destroyed yourselves yet."
"It sure is. Mostly it is thanks to us and our cause of protecting our planet from greed and destruction. We are trying to make our world a safer one for all future generations to come."
"That sounds like a noble cause."
"It is, and thanks for helping me out."
"I didn't do anything except talk and listen."
"Where I come from, talking and listening are the best medicines that any person can receive."
"I don't know what to say except, your welcome Kwami."
After that statement made by Nayda, Kwami turned his head over to Nayda and gave her a peck on her right face cheek.
"We better get back to the others before they start to get worried about us." Kwami stated as Nayda was still in a state of light shock.
"What was that?…Oh ..Oh.. Yea…Your right." Nayda started to say as she came back to her senses. "We better get back to the others." She finished as they both headed back towards the main hut.
As the pair started to re-enter the main hut, Cheetara, Pumyra and Willa were all still sitting down and waiting patiently for the two to return. As they both returned to their seats, Willa noticed that Nayda was starting to blush a little on her face and was about to comment Nayda on it until her sister gave her a hand signal that she would explain it all later.
"Are you feeling better Kwami?" Willa started to ask
"Yes I am, sorry for leaving you all the way that I did." Kwami replied with a sense of forgiveness in his voice.
"I think that I should be the one who should be sorry my friend."
"Oh? In what way?"
"I'm sorry that I gave you the reason that I didn't care about the situation that your friend is in. For that I am sorry."
"It is quite alright, besides I was also so blown away by what I have been seeing since I arrived in your kingdom. But I can explain that to you later on, for now please continue your story and maybe then we can help Linka as well."
"After I was able to treat the group's leader, the other Maidens thought it would be a good idea to send them off on their way so that we wouldn't be involved. But a few of us including myself stated that we were involved as soon as they entered into our territory. Back then our leader was a wise woman named Guinean and she decided that we should look after the group of men as long as we didn't get too attached to them. Most of the women all agreed-ed with her decision but as for me, I was already starting to fall for their leader. Only Nayda knew that every so often I would sneak away from the others to be with him and spend as much time as I could. I wouldn't even admit this to myself, but I was starting to fall deeply in love for the first time ever. The leader's name was Yuma and he was very handsome. We spent most of our time at night sleeping together and looking up at the stars at night wishing for a future without fear and hopefully for peace. It was so perfect that I was gonna tell our leader and Nayda that I was going to leave the tribe to be with him when they decided to leave. Then one day everything changed, I discovered that I was with child and also Mumm-Ra's creatures were finally able to track down the group and was going to kill them for escaping. I told Yuma that I was with child and he told me not to follow him and to make sure that myself and our child was safe. When the monsters finally attacked, the group forced me to hide and watch with fear as those creatures completely vaporized the group and my beloved. There was nothing that I could do except try to honor his memory and keep my promise. A few seasons later our leader had died and I was chosen to succeed her, also soon after her death, my child was born, a little girl and I named her Leia."
"That is a beautiful name for a girl Willa." Kwami stated with some pride in his voice.
"Yes it is a beautiful name, but I'm afraid that I had to do something very painful to myself and my daughter before I took over as Queen of the Warrior Maidens." Willa replied with a bit of sadness in her voice.
"Willa, do you want me to tell them?" Nayda asked when she started to see how sad her sister was starting to show.
"No Nayda. I should do it" Willa stated as she tried to wipe the tears from her eyes.
"Here, use this." Kwami stated as he took out a small cloth from his Planeteer vest and gave it to Willa.
"Thank you." Willa responded as she took the cloth and used it to wipe her tears from her face.
"I better tell them the rest Willa." Nayda responded in kind as Willa nodded her head. " In order to be the Queen of the Warrior Maidens, Willa had to renounce that she ever had a child, so when the time came for her baby's birth, we both agreed-ed that the baby girl would be adopted by the entire tribe and would be raised as one of us."
"And you never told her the truth?" Pumyra stated with some concern in her voice.
"Never, and I have hated myself for making that decision long ago." Willa replied with a sad look on her face.
"Where is she now?" Cheetara asked with wonder.
"She and a few of our warriors are on patrol and should be back shortly." Nayda responded in kind.
"Willa, can I speak to you alone for a moment?" Kwami asked with some concern.
"Of course." Willa responded as the others all left the main hut.
"Willa, I want to tell you something very personal to myself that only the other Planeteers know about me." Kwami started to say with a comforting tone in his voice.
"What is it my friend?"
"You see, I never knew my mother. She died in childbirth and I was raised by my father the leader of my tribe back in Africa."
"I'm sorry for what happened to your mother. What happened to your father?"
"My father was killed by some greedy men who wanted to use our land for strip mining. My father died knowing that he was trying to save our home."
"I'm very sorry to hear that, but what has this got to do with me?"
"You should tell your daughter the truth and try to make peace with whatever demons that you have inside yourself. A daughter should grow up knowing who her mother is."
"I know, but what if she hates me for lying to her all of these seasons?" Willa stated while trying not to scream.
"We will all be here to help you, and besides that we are all family in a way."
"What do you mean by that?"
"The Thundercats took us into their family, and you helped to save my life. Among my people in my tribe, saving the life of another is just like helping out a member of the family."
"Will you be there when I tell her?"
"Of course my friend."
"We all will be there sister."
Both Kwami and Willa both turned their heads towards Nayda and the other Thundercats after her sister made that statement.
"How long?"
"Long enough to see that this was tearing you up inside sister." Nayda responded. "Look your daughter and the others will be back shortly, so lets just be patient and wait for them to arrive and then tell her everything."
"Thank you sister, and you too Kwami. Thank you for helping me to understand what I must do." Willa stated as tears started to show again.
"We will always be here to help our friends." Kwami stated as he saw Willa use the cloth again to wipe her tears away from her face.
"Now lets prepare for the others' return home." Willa stated as she and the others started to prepare for her daughter's return.
As Willa, Nayda, Cheetara, Pumyra and Kwami were finishing up their meeting, one of the sentries from before started to enter the main hut.
"I'm sorry for disturbing you." The woman stated.
"It is alright, what is it? "Willa responded in kind.
"Ma'am, the patrol we sent out has just returned."
"Tell the leader of the group to report to me right away."
"Yes ma'am." The sentry spoke as she left the main hut.
"Now comes my most difficult mission of all." Willa started to say to her friends. "To tell me daughter everything about herself and me."
"Willa, we will stay with you through all of this, if you would allow us to." Kwami stated in his calm and wise voice.
"I would like that very much." Willa started to say. "Thank you Kwami and you as well Thundercats."
"Willa, you are one of our closest friends, we would do anything to help you out." Cheetara stated as they all started to hear light tapping coming from the main hut's doorway.
As the group heard the noise coming from the entrance of the main hut, they all turned around to see who was making it. As they all started to look at the source, they all saw a beautiful woman standing within the doorway. This woman who appears to be in her late 20's had reddish hair and clothing similar to Willa's but coloring closer to Nayda's.
"You sent for me?" The woman asked at the doorway.
"Yes, please do come in." Willa replied as the warrior started to enter the hut. "Please introduce yourself to our friends here." She stated with a hand gesture.
"Hello." The woman started to say as she bowed to show respect to Willa's friends. "My name is Leia and I am pleased to meet you."
"Hello, my name is Kwami and this is Pumyra and Cheetara." Kwami responded also with some hand gestures.
"It is an honor to meet you. Our leader has been telling me stories about the Thundercats, but I'm afraid that I have never heard of you Kwami."
"That is because myself and my friends have just arrived on this planet around two weeks ago. My friends and I are called Planeteers."
"Then it is a honor to meet you as well. " Leia started to say. "May I ask, what brings you to our kingdom."
"One of their friends is in a deep sleep and they need a match for a very rare blood type." Willa stated.
"I don't know if I am a match, but you can test me if you like."
"NO! I WON'T ALLOW YOU TO BE TESTED!"
"I'm sorry my queen but I want to be tested to see if I am a match."
"Willa, you have to tell her now." Nayda stated trying to stop her sister from yelling at Leia.
"Tell me? Tell me what?" Leia responded with concern.
"It is about your parents Leia." Willa stated. "I think that the time has finally come to tell you about them."
"You already told me about my parents when I was younger." Leia started to say. "You told me that my mother left me here cause she couldn't take me with her and that my father was killed before I was born."
"That is partly true I'm afraid."
"PARTLY TRUE?! IN WHAT WAY IS THAT PARTLY TRUE?!"
"You see the truth is-" Willa started to say but froze up.
"Go ahead Willa, you can do this." Kwami stated with a nod from the others.
"The truth Leia is that your mother didn't leave you, actually our leader back then didn't want anyone to know that one of us had a child so we decided to claim that you were adopted by us so that you could be trained and looked after."
"I… I don't understand… If my mother didn't leave me, then who is my mother?" Leia asked with concern and wonder.
After that statement made by her own daughter Willa started to rise off her throne of bamboo to answer the question she had been hoping not to answer for many seasons.
"Your mother… is right here." Willa answered as she took one of her fingers and pointed to herself.
"YOU? YOU'RE MY MOTHER?" Leia started to say as she started to get very angry.
"Listen, I wanted to tell you for a long time but I couldn't cause-"
"STOP IT! JUST STOP IT! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY OF THIS.!" She started to scream as she put her hands on top of her head. "YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER, MY MOTHER LEFT ME ALONE FOR MOST OF MY LIFE! YOU CAN'T BE MY MOTHER! YOU JUST CAN'T!"
"Please, you must let me explain." Willa stated as she got closer to her daughter.
"EXPLAIN THIS!" Leia shouted as she took her right hand and struck Willa in the face on her left face cheek.
"LEIA, THAT IS ENOUGH!" Nayda started to shout hoping to stop Leia from doing any more harm to her own mother as Willa placed her left hand on her cheek.
"Leia, please let me explain everything." Willa started to say in a forgiving tone.
"LEAVE ME ALONE! YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER AND YOU NEVER WILL BE MY MOTHER! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" Leia shouted as she started to run out of the main hut crying.
"LEIA!" Willa shouted back hoping to stop her.
As Willa tried to stop her daughter, the entire group saw Leia run out of the main hut and disappear into the village.
"What have I done?" Willa started to say with sadness in her tone. "I shouldn't have told her."
"You made the right choice my friend." Kwami stated as he started to walk over to Willa.
"She hates me, I… I just don't know what to do."
"Willa, she does not hate you, she just has a lot to process."
"But what are we gonna do now? If she is a match then what?"
"Let me go and talk to her. Maybe I can help her see that what you did was the right choice at the time."
"I'll go with you Kwami." Nayda stated hoping to help.
"Thanks Nayda, but you can help us better by staying here with Willa. While I try to calm down her daughter you need to try and keep Willa together."
"Your right, we can't let the others see Willa like this."
"Then we will help you Kwami." Pumyra stated as she and Cheetara nodded her head in response to her statement.
"Thank you my friends. Lets get started."
"Please find her and bring her back safe." Willa asked with a calm tone in her voice.
"We will. I promise you Willa." Kwami replied as the trio left the hut and started to look for Willa's daughter.
As Kwami, Cheetara and Pumyra was trying to calm Willa down, Leia started to head down to ground level right next to where the Thundertank was parked unaware about what she was walking into.
"Well well well. What do we have here." Duke Nukem stated while still hidden in some bushes near the main tree. "A lone warrior woman and it looks like she is sad. Maybe I should go and make her condition worse."
As soon as Nukem has finished his statement, the Thundercats and Kwami started to arrive at the bottom via the elevator, hoping that Leia was near where they parked.
"Blast it. It looks like those Thundercats and that Eco-Geek are gonna meet up with her after all. If she is the one then I am going to put that stupid computer's plan into action. Even if she isn't then what the heck, I'll still do it."
As Nukem was starting to figure out his next move, Leia was starting to look at the Thundertank as Kwami was walking up behind her after leaving the elevator with the Thundercatrs.
As they left the elevator, they all noticed her looking at the tank being completely blown away by how it started to shine with the sun in the sky. After that, Kwami signaled to the others to hold their positions while he went ahead to try and break the ice with their new friend.
"I had a feeling that you would be here." Kwami stated as Leia started to turn around to confront him.
"Did my so called mother send you here to bring me back to her? Cause if she did then forget it." Leia stated while still feeling angry about what had happened in the main hut.
"No, Willa didn't send me, I came to try and talk to you."
"Why should I listen to anything that you or her has to say to me."
"If you just give me a moment of your time, I can explain everything to you. You said you never heard of me or my friends, I want to tell you everything about how we came to be on this planet. Maybe after you hear my story, then maybe you can calm down enough to maybe even talk to your mother about helping us."
"Very well, I'll hear what you have to say to me, but I am making no promises about talking to my mother yet."
"That is all I need to hear from you. Now this is what happened to myself and our friends."
After his statement, Kwami started to tell Leia about the Planeteers and about their mission to save their home from Pollution. He then started to tell her about what happened when they first arrived on this world and what happened to each member of their group. Leia, could not believe what she was hearing, that strangers from another world were instantly put into great danger and maybe even life ending conditions. She had no idea what they have been through and what happened after they were helped by the Thundercats and members of the Tree Top Kingdom. Next, Kwami started to tell her about the reason for their visit and why it is so important to help their friend, he also told her the same story that he had told to Willa earlier in hopes that it would have the same effect on her.
"That's brings us to where we are now. Do you see why we need your help and why Willa didn't want to tell you before.?"
"I don't know. I just don't know. I am still angry with her for lying to me all this time, but after hearing what you said about her reason, I am starting to understand her a bit more."
"Listen, I know that this may be a bad time for this but, do you still want to be tested?"
"Yes. I want to see if I am a match for your friend. Besides, it is the right thing to do for our allies."
"Thank you." Kwami stated as he signaled the others to join them by the tank.
"Are you alright Leia?" Pumyra asked as she and Cheetara join the pair.
"I… I think so, but I still don't want to talk to Willa right now." Leia replied back in a much more relaxed tone.
As the group started to talk to Leia, Duke Nukem has figured that now is the time to put the attack plan into action before the others can figure out what to do.
"Lets see them dodge this attack." Nukem stated as he fired a purple bolt of energy from his right hand towards the group of four.
Unaware of what was happening from afar, all four members of the group continued to talk with each other over what had happened in the main hut.
"So you see Leia, Willa was trying to help out without letting anyone else know the truth." Pumyra stated.
"Yes and besides-" Cheetara started to say.
"You alright Cheetara?" Kwami asked with some concern.
"EVERYONE, QUICK GET OUT OF THE WAY!"
After the warning from Cheetara, both female Thundercats leaped away from where they were standing while Kwami lunged at Leia getting himself and her out of the way as the beam of purple energy barely missed them.
"What was that?" Pumyra stated.
"I believe I know and I think that we are all in trouble." Kwami replied as Duke Nukem on his Nose Diver started to emerge from where he was hiding.
"SURPRISE THUNDERCATS AND ECO-GEEK!" Nukem shouted as he continued to fire beams of energy from his right hand while steering the Nose Diver with his left hand.
"Kwami, are you and Leia alright?" Cheetara asked while still trying to avoid the energy beams.
"We're fine, try to get to the Thundertank." Kwami responded back.
"We're on it." Pumyra replied as she and Cheetara started to head towards the tank.
"Oh no you don't." Nukem said while he started to power up his new edition to the Nose diver.
"What on Thundera is that on the Nose Diver?" Pumyra asked while she and Cheetara made it to the tank.
"I don't know and I don't want to find out." Cheetara replied as they both started to climb into the cockpit.
"This should be interesting to watch." Nukem stated as he fired the canon's beam straight towards the tank.
"HERE IT COMES! BRACE YOURSELF!" Pumyra shouted as the beam from the canon started to strike the Thundertank.
As the beam hit the tank, something strange was happening to the vehicle. The tank itself was starting to be bombarded by small beams of what could be described as mini versions of the main energy weapon. These little specks of energy then started to penetrate the tank's armor and started to short circuit every electrical device that was powered by the tank's own energy source.
"What is happening Cheetara?" Pumyra asked as the control panel within the tank started to show sparks of energy from within.
"I don't know but we better get out of here." Cheetara replied as the sparks continued to go off.
As the two Thundercatrs started to climb out of the tank, Nukem was enjoying the show while laughing the whole time as Kwami and Leia watched helplessly as their friends were in serious trouble.
"Kwami, we have to help your friends." Leia stated with a look of determination in her eyes.
"I wouldn't worry about them." Kwami started to say with a calm voice. "They should be able to handle Nukem.
"Just to be on the safe side I am going to get some help." Leia stated while she started to draw a special arrow from her quiver and load it into her bow.
"Where did you get that arrow from." Kwami asked as he saw what was placed on the arrow.
"Willa gave it to me in case I ever had to signal the other Maidens for help. The front of the arrow is designed to ignite once it is fired from any bow. I was told to only use it for an emergency."
"I'd call this an emergency wouldn't you?"
"Yes I would." She replied as she aimed the arrow straight towards they sky.
As Leia was getting ready to call for help from her family, Cheetara and Pumyra finished getting out of the tank while it still continued to short circuit.
"You won't escape me this time Thundercats." Nukem started to say with an evil grin on his face. "Now I am going to fill you up with so much radiation that you won't be able to move or survive." He finished as more beams of energy came out of his hand.
"You'll have to do better than that to get us brick face." Pumyra replied as she and Cheetara continued to avoid the beams.
"You may have a point there, so lets see how much you care about this forest." Nukem replied as he turned the beams against all of the trees in the area.
"NO! STOP YOU MONSTER!" Leia shouted as she and Kwami revealed themselves while the special arrow was still in her bow.
"I don't think so. If I can't destroy Thundercats, then I will destroy their friend's home. Starting with this one." Nukem replied as the beams of energy started to hit all of the trees causing them to catch on fire.
"YOU MONSTER! EVERYONE HERE WILL BE KILLED!" Kwami now started to shout as he started to watch the trees start to burn.
"Awww, your breaking my heart. If I had a heart HAHAHAHAHA."
As Kwami watched the forest start to catch on fire, he didn't notice that one of the energy beams was heading straight towards him.
"KWAMI, LOOK OUT!" Leia shouted as she pushed Kwami out of the way.
"LEIA, NO!" Kwami shouted back as he saw Leia getting struck by the energy beam at her lower back.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Leia shouted in pain as she hit the ground hard.
"Well that takes care of that. Now Blondie will never get better." Nukem stated with a pleasing tone seeing that his mission was a success.
"YOU DID ALL OF THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT LINKA WOULDN'T GET BETTER?! YOU MURDERER, YOU FIEND, I WILL MAKE YOU PAY FOR THIS!" Kwami shouted with more and more anger.
"HA HA HA HA HA! YOU CAN'T EVEN USE YOUR RING, PLANET PEST. YOU ARE NOTHING!"
After that statement made by Nukem, Kwami's rage over what was happening to the forest and his friends started to boil within him. He knew that he wished that there was something that he could do but he also knew that his ring was useless. That only made Kwami's rage even more powerful.
While Nukem was talking to Kwami, and the Thundercats were trying to regroup, Willa and Nayda and a whole bunch of Warrior Women started to descend to the battle field from the top of the trees.
"YOU TWO, TRY TO PUT THOSE FIRES, ANOTHER GROUP GO AND HELP OUR FRIENDS. THE REST OF YOU TAKE OUT THAT WALKING YELLOW BRICK. I'M GOING TO SEE TO KWAMI AND LEIA.!" Willa shouting orders to her fellow warriors as they all hit the ground.
"YES MA'AM" They all responded as they started to follow their orders.
"KWAMI, WHERE'S LEIA?! IS SHE ALRIGHT?!"
"YOU'RE FRIEND IS DEAD MY DEAR! THANKS TO ME! HA! HA! HA!" Nukem shouted over the battle sounds.
"NOOO! LEIA, MY DAUGHTER! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING?!" Willa started to shout with so much pain in her voice as she saw Leia laying on the ground motionless.
"THAT IS ENOUGH NUKEM!" Kwami started to shout as something strange was happening to him.
"Give me a break Planet pest. If these arrows can't stop me, then what can you do." Nukem replied as the arrows from the warrior women's bows started to break in two as they all struck his rock hard body.
"YOU ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS AND THAT TIME IS NOW!" Kwami shouted with such rage that a strange transformation started to occur.
As Kwami's rage started to explode, his Thundercat symbol started to glow with such power that he himself was starting to be engulfed inside a big ball of red energy. This energy ball is the exact same one that started to surround Wheeler back when he was inside Spidera's kingdom trying to save his wife. As the energy ball continued to surround Kwami, everyone within the battlefield stopped and started to look in the direction where a massive light was coming from.
"What is going on here?" Nukem asked out loud as he was watching everything.
"Cheetara, Pumyra, what is happening here?" Nayda asked as she joined the two Thundercats.
"I'm afraid that we have no idea Nayda." Pumyra replied.
"This almost looks like what happened to Wheeler, according to what Lion-O and the others told us about." Cheetara added.
"What about Leia? Is she alright?" Nayda asked as she started to look for Willa's daughter..
As Nayda was looking for Leia and Willa, the energy ball that surrounded Kwami started to transform into a giant beam that started to reach towards the sky. While the beam hit the sky, the color within the beam also started to transform from red to green, it was as if it was looking into the Planeteer's soul to find out his link with his ring. After a moment, the energy beam started to disperse and also started to focus all of its energy into entering Kwami's Planeteer ring. As the energy beam finally started to disappear from sight, Kwami's ring started to react as if it was starting to battle back to remove whatever was done to separate Kwami from his connection. As the ring started to glow with renued strength, everyone started to see Kwami surrounded by a green aura as he started to open his eyes and looked at what was happening to the forest.
"Time to put out these flames and save these trees." Kwami started to say as he pointed his ring towards one of the burning trees. "EARTH !"
As if on cue, Kwami's ring started to emit green circle waves towards the ground at the base of the trees causing the earth to rise up and try to smuther out the flames. As Kwami used his ring to try and save the forest, Duke Nukem who was momentarily stunned by the light show decided to end the Planeteer's life once and for all.
"I am not gonna give you the chance to bring back Captain Eco-Geek. DIE PLANETEER!" Nukem shouted as he was getting ready to fire an energy beam at Kwami.
"Oh no you don't." Pumyra stated as she started to use her slingshot weapon to hurl small marble type orbs at Nukem completely blinding him as they exploded in his face.
"And this is for attacking our friends." Cheetara added as she started to use the energy from her bow staff to strike Nukem in the chest causing him to fall down to the ground.
"Ugh.." Nukem stated as he hit the ground. "You may have beaten me this time, but my mission is complete and now the Pyro Planet pest will be in pain forever watching his wife not being able to move."
"YOU MONSTER!" Willa stated as she started to head towards him to avenge her daughter. "I'LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID!"
"Give me a break." Nukem replied as he fired he energy beams at the ground forcing Willa to fall and hit the ground hard. "That should take care of her, now to get out of here."
After that statement Duke Nukem was able to climb back on board the Nose Diver and drive off while the other women were heading towards their leader hoping to help her back on her feet.
"Are you alright Willa?" One of the warriors asked.
"Yes, I'm fine, please go check on Leia." She replied as she started to get back up.
"Yes Ma'am." The warrior replied as they all went to check on Leia.
A moment after Willa's warriors left her side, Kwami and the two Thundercats along with Nayda came up to their dearest friend.
"Are you alright Willa?" Kwami asked as he saw Willa getting back up.
"I'm fine, but what about you?" Willa responded back with her usual tone.
"I seem to be feeling better then ever."
"Your ring, it seems to he fully charged again." Pumyra stated as they all looked at his ring.
"Yes. It seems that it is."
"Kwami, what exactly happened to you? I mean we saw your symbol start to glow and then you were enveloped in a ball of energy." Cheetara added.
"To be honest, I really don't know. All I do know is that I couldn't stand back and watch all of the destruction that Duke Nukem was doing to your forest Willa. The rest is a blur I'm afraid."
"Well I'm just glad that you are safe, now lets go check on my daughter I am still worried after she took that hit from that energy beam." Willa added with some concern for her daughter's condition.
"As am I Willa." Kwami replied as the group headed towards the group of women standing around Leia on the ground.
As they started to head towards Leia, Willa couldn't help but feel partly responsible for the part she played in what happen to her own daughter. She knew that she shouldn't have lied to her all of those seasons but she thought at the time that she made the best choice for both of them.
"Willa, I want you to know that what ever happens from this moment on that it is not your fault." Kwami stated to Willa as they approached the group.
"I know but I just can't help feeling a little responsible for my part."
"You shouldn't, no one knew that Nukem would be here waiting to strike at us. It is nobody's fault.
"Thanks Kwami now lets go check on Leia and hope that she is alright."
"I agree, she saved me by pushing me out of the way of that energy beam. I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if she got hurt by doing that. In a way she is just like her mother, brave and fearless."
"Thanks Kwami." Willa started to say while blushing a little after hearing those words.
"Your welcome, now lets just in with the others." Kwami stated as the approached the group.
As both Kwami and Willa approached the others, they both saw Pumyra and Cheetara tending to Leia while Nayda was with them keeping the others away so that the two Thundercats can get to work.
"Pumyra, Cheetara, how is she?" Willa asked as she and Kwami arrived.
"We don't know, she took a big jolt to her body and she is unconscious from the experience." Pumyra stated while Cheetara started to take some scans.
"Cheetara, please tell me something about her condition. Is she gonna be alright? Willa asked with concern for her daughter's condition.
"It is too early to tell right now Willa, but from these readings that I am getting from her, she seems to be fine. That energy blast that hit her wasn't meant to do any permanent damage except try to burn down the forest." Cheetara replied with a curious look in her face.
"What's wrong Cheetara?" Kwami asked with some concern for his friend's look on her face.
"I don't know. I feel like something is off."
"In what way?"
"I really can't put my finger on it. I started to get a strange feeling from you just as your ring started to recover but this feeling is somehow different. It is like I am getting the same feeling from two other places at once. I just can't explain it."
"Maybe something is happening with the others? Maybe that is what you are feeling?" Pumyra stated hoping to help.
"Maybe, but we really should tend to Leia and try to get her to wake up." Cheetara replied.
"You're right Cheetara, Willa I know that this isn't a good time to ask you this, but may we do a blood test on her. I mean she saved me from being blasted and I want to get your permission. Besides I think that she is just as stubborn as you are sometimes." Kwami stated as he took out the small medical kit for blood testing.
"You are right about her being just as stubborn as me. I guess that is one trait that we both share. You have my permission Kwami, and you are also right about another point."
"And what point is that?"
"That it was the right choice telling her everything, now I must do the same to the rest of the tribe." Willa stated as she turned around to face the rest of her fellow warriors. "My friends I have been hiding a dark secret from you all for many seasons and it nearly destroyed me from within. Our fellow warrior Leia, who has shown great courage and risked her life to save that of our friends is in fact my own daughter. I have been keeping this from you cause it was tradition that no female should ever have a child cause it might destroy us and tear the tribes apart. Please forgive me for what I have done, and if you want me to, I will resign as your leader effective immediality."
"Willa we would never ask you to do that." One of the ladies spoke.
"Yes you are a great leader and so is your daughter." Another woman spoke.
"Besides sister, they already knew the truth a while ago." Nayda stated as she looked at her sister. "I told them shortly after you took the crown and made them promise never to reveal the truth about what I did until you were ready to let everyone know."
"Nayda, why didn't you tell me? Why did you keep this a secret from me?" Willa asked in a startling voice as well as a curious tone.
"I did it cause I wanted to help you and besides they all promised me that they wouldn't tell her until you were ready." Nayda stated as the other women all started to nod their heads.
"We did it for you Ma'am. You are our leader and we wanted to help you just as much as you have been leading us." Another warrior woman spoke to help cheer up Willa.
"We may follow traditions, but we also follow the wisdom of our leader. No matter what direction we go, we are always Warrior Maidens." Another female stated.
"Thank you all." Willa replied as she started to show a tear in her eyes. "I am so proud of each and every one of you for your support in our current crisis. Now lets us make sure that our homes are secured."
"YES MA'AM!" All of the women shouted as they went to check on the damage to their trees.
"Um Willa?" Kwami started to say
"What is it Kwami?" Willa replied as she turned around to face the young African male.
"We have the results of the blood test. She is a match for Linka."
"I'm glad that you told me but how are we gonna help your friend now?"
"You're right, the Thundertank is down and I don't know if I can fix it."
"I can run back to the Lair and get the Thunderclaw." Cheetara stated as she approached the two.
"Are you sure you can make it there? Won't it take you a couple of hours?"
"Not if she uses her super speed." Pumyra added as she also joined the group.
"That's right, I completely forgot about that. Are you sure that you can make it there?"
"It is only about 4 miles to the Lair from here give or take. I'll be fine, but what about you two? I mean I just can't leave you here?" Cheetara stated knowing full well that it would be a bad idea to abandon her friends.
"They'll be just fine here with us." Willa started to say. "We'll keep an eye on them while you go back and get some help.
"Are you sure that we won't be any trouble?" Pumyra asked with some concern.
"I think that Willa is correct, besides we need to keep an eye on Leia just in case her condition starts to change." Kwami replied knowing full well that making sure that Leia gets better is as high on their priority list as helping Linka back at the lair.
"In that case I better get started." Cheetara stated as she started to get ready for her mission.
"Cheetara, please be careful." Kwami stated.
"I will."
"You better tell the others about that new weapon as well, maybe Panthro and Bengali can find a way to protect our equipment from it…. OH MY GOSH!" Pumyra shouted as she remembered something very important.
"What is it Pumyra?" Kwami asked with some concern?
"When Panthro sees what happened to his Thundertank, he is gonna kill us."
"I don't think that Panthro is gonna get mad about the Thundertank."
"What do you mean by that?'
"If those Eco-Villains can do that to the tank, imagine what they could do to the rest of the vehicles and the lair for that matter." Kwami stated as he pointed to the remains of the Thundertank.
"You're right Kwami, I'd better go tell the others right away." Cheetara stated as she started to run at super speed towards the lair.
"Do you think that she will make it there in time to warn the other inside the lair?" Pumyra asked with great concern for her collies within the Cat's lair.
"I don't know Pumyra, I really don't know."
As Kwami, Pumyra and the rest of the Warrior Maidens watched as Cheetara started to run at super speed back to the lair, both the Thundercat and the Planeteer's minds were starting to fill will worry about what was happening to the other teams. If what happened at the Tree Top Kingdom was just a preview, then their battles with Mumm-Ra and the Eco-Villains could start to change for the worst.