As the three teams of Thundercats and Planeteers started on each of their missions to find a compatible blood type match for their friend Linka, they all had no idea that the Eco Villains were also on their own personal missions to stop them. As the Eco Villains left the confines of Castle Plunn-Darr, doctor Blight's computer programmed assistant MEL started to build the ultimate weapon to use against the Thundercats.
"These plans for the Plundarian War Robot are most fascinating. I can't believe how advanced it is compared to what I have seen here with this planet's recourses." He started to say in his computerized voice. "Once I am done with these modifications, this new and improved War Robot will stomp those Thundercats into dust."
After that statement, mechanical arms started to come out from the roof of the workshop while sparks continued to appear as the modifications continued to be applied to the War Robot.
"Once these modifications are complete, I'll add the final element that Nukem so graciously donated to me. But I still need to find a way to disable the Thundercat defenses." Mel stated before he took a short pause to compute his next words. "I think that I have it. With my advanced knowledge of computers and programming, I'll send a computer virus straight into their own systems by finding the correct frequency of their scanner beams and transmit on that wave length. Now to get started finding the correct frequency. This will take some time, I just hope my dearest Doctor Blight is successful in her mission." Mel stated as he started his computations.
As Mel started his computations for his attack on the Thundercat's computer systems, Lynx-O was monitoring all signals that were available to him from the Cat's Lair's main computer system, along with Bengali offering support as well as Snarf, Gaia, Mandora and Mumm-Rana.
"Any word yet from our teams Lynx-O?" Gaia asked with worry.
"Not yet my dear." Lynx-O replied in his most honest tone.
"Please you mustn't worry Gaia." Bengali started to say. "Each member of your team is well protected with the Thunderctas."
"I understand that Bengali, it is just that without their powers they could get hurt if our enemies decides to launch an attack."
"Gaia, you must remember why you chose them to be your Planeteers. Don't you?" Lynx-O asked while still monitoring the signals.
"Yes. I chose them to be the perfect examples of what fighting for our planet means."
"Then don't worry about a thing. From what we saw of Wheeler's resourcefulness I'm sure that the others will be fine." Bengali replied hoping to calm Gaia down.
"Your right, thanks Bengali."
"Any time Gaia."
"Speaking of Wheeler, has anybody checked in on him and Linka?" Lynx-O asked with some degree of worry.
"Snarf…Snarf…I was just about to go and bring him some food. Snarf…Snarf… He must be hungry by now. He hasn't left Linka's bedside since she was brought in."
"I know that Wheeler loves his wife, but he shouldn't put his health in jeopardy like that." Gaia stated in her worried motherly tone.
"Tell you what I'll do Gaia." Lynx-O started to say. "I'll radio Snarfer in the Tower Of Omens to see if he can increase the signal strength of the Cat's Lair's scanners. That way I can keep and eye "started to chuckle a little" on your Planeteers."
"Thank you Lynx-O." Gaia replied in her much needed relaxed tone.
"It is my pleasure." Lynx-O replied as he started to push a few buttons on the main control pad. "Cat's Lair to Tower of Omens, come in Tower Of Omens." Lynx-O stated into the Lair's radio mic.
After a brief moment, the image of Snarfer inside the main control room of the Tower Of Omens started to appear on the main viewing screen inside the main control room of the Cat's Lair.
"This is Tower of Omens, Snarfer here Snarfer…Snarfer."
"Snarfer my young friend, I would like you to relay all signals from the Tower's scanning equipment to the Cat's Lair."
"Snarfer…Snarfer… Sure thing Lynx-O, yup you betcha. Just a moment." Snarfer replied as he started to relay all signals.
"Thank you my young friend."
"How are things over there nephew?" Snarf asked with a somewhat concerned tone in his voice.
"Everything over here is fine uncle Snarf, but I was wondering about our new friends, how are they doing?"
"That is why I asked you to relay all sensor data to me Snarfer." Lynx-O started to say. "I'm going to use the Tower's data to pin-point where the others are and how they are doing."
"Alright Lynx-O, right away, yup, yes sir." Snarfer replied in his most excited tone.
"I'm gonna go and check on Wheeler and Linka now and try to get Wheeler to eat something." Snarf stated as he started to leave the room.
"I'll go and check on Wheeler after you come back Snarf." Gaia started to say. "I have a feeling that this is really hard for him."
"For anyone who is in love with their perfect partner, sometimes it can be much harder than you would expect." Lynx-O stated.
"Snarf.. Snarf… I'll get going now." Snarf stated as he started to leave the control room.
"I sure hope that Snarf can somehow make Wheeler feel better." Bengali stated in a most worried tone.
"Sometimes a perfect stranger can do much more then a member of the family." Gaia started to say. "But you are correct about that. I care for all of my Planeteers."
"You shouldn't worry about anyone." Mandora started to say in her most demanding tone. "They all knew the risks when they accepted those rings of yours. So you shouldn't have to feel sorry about anything."
"I understand that, it is just that my motherly instincts take over whenever my Planeteers are away on missions. Sometimes I check in on them with the Planetvision but other times I have to have faith in them as well."
"Then have faith in your Planeteers now Gaia." Mumm-Rana started to say in her most honest tone. "Faith that they will know what to do when the times comes."
"Thank you Mumm-Rana, and to you as well Mandora. Hearing those words has helped me out a lot."
"It is our pleasure my friend." Mumm-Rana replied.
As the group was having their discussions, the information that was being relayed from the Tower was starting to come in at a much faster rate than expected.
"Bengali can you please assist me in deciphering the data coming in from the Tower's scans? It is much harder for me without my Brailboard."
"Sure thing Lynx-O." Bengali replied as he started to walk over to one of the smaller stations to assist his friend.
As Bengali started to help Lynx-O decipher the data in the main control room, inside the medical bay, Wheeler was still sitting next to Linka's bedside while holding her right hand.
"Linka babe, please I hope that you are still fighting this from the inside." Wheeler started to say while tears started to appear in his eyes. "Linka, I know that I mess around a lot when we first met and that I might not take things as seriously as I should, but when it comes to you, there is nothing that I wouldn't do for you." He paused a moment to clear his eyes. "Linka, please you have to back to me, I can't imagine my life without you in it."
As Wheeler was still talking to Linka's comatose body, Snarf started to enter the medical bay with a cart full of food that he put together in the kitchen. After leaving the cart of food near the entrance to the room where Wheeler and Linka were in, the furry animal started to walk in on his two short legs.
"Snarf…Snarf.. Wheeler, how long are you going to stay at her bedside.?" Snarf asked with concern for Wheeler's health.
"Hey Snarf." Wheeler stated as he shifted his attention to Snarf. "I'm going to stay with Linka until she wakes up."
"You know that you have to wait for the others to come back in order to wake her up….Snarf…Snarf"
"I understand Snarf, it's just that I don't want to leave her alone again."
"Wheeler, you shouldn't blame yourself for what happened after the ceremony."
"I have no choice but to blame myself. I should've been able to protect my wife and instead I allowed her to be taken away by that stupid mummy." Wheeler started to say in a much angered tone in his voice.
"Wheeler, you mustn't get upset by what happened. Snarf… Snarf… Nobody knew that Mumm-Ra would replace Mandora and then take Linka away."
"I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN! I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROTECT HER, BUT INSTEAD I LET HER AND EVERYONE DOWN!" He started to yell while trying to keep his voice down.
"Now you listen to me Wheeler and you better listen good." Snarf started to reply with a new sense of courage in his tone. "No one knew what was going to happen, but it did, and you shouldn't feel sorry for yourself. Especially after what you did for the others down in Spidera's Kingdom."
"Look Snarf, I'm sorry for yelling at you it's just."
"Wheeler, you don't have to say a word. Everyone knows that what you did, you did out of love for your wife and also you saved Lion-O and the rest of the Thundercats."
"Thanks Snarf, I'm glad you came down here to check in on me and Linka."
"The others were also worried about you, but I told them that I would check in on you. Besides, I brought down some food in case you were hungry."
"I appreciate that Snarf, but my only concern right now is Linka. I just don't want to leave her side."
"I understand Wheeler." Snarf stated as he started to move the cart of food closer to Wheeler and Linka. "But you really should try and eat something."
"Thanks for the food Snarf, but I'm not hungry right now."
After the statement made by Wheeler, Snarf started to make a sad sounding puff that all Snarf's make when they are sad. "Just promise me that you think about having something to eat." Snarf stated as he left the cart and walked over to Wheeler.
"I promise to think it over Snarf, but I still believe that my answer will still be the same." Wheeler stated as he gave Snarf a friendly hug and then went back to watching over Linka.
"Alright if you insist, but I'll still leave some food here in case you change your mind." Snarf stated as he left a tray of food behind on a counter near Wheeler before he left the medical bay. "Please hurry back Thundercats. I don't know what else to do to help him."
As Snarf started to leave Wheeler inside the medical bay, neither him nor Wheeler noticed an evil presence watching every move that they were making. As Snarf finally left the room, the presence started to show glowing red eyes but only for a moment.
"It's about time that miserable Snarf left the room. I need to make sure that Linka will never wake up again, just in case my new minions failed in their missions." The dark presence started to think as it was being careful not to set off any of the Lair's defenses.
While all of this was happening inside the lair, back at Castle Plunn-Darr, Mel was still running through his calculations for penetrating the Lair's defenses on another level.
"I believe that I have just about found the correct frequency for the Cat's Lair data stream." Mel started to say into an empty room." Now all I need is a little more time and I should have it." After the statement made by Mel, the computers within the Mutant's old headquarters started to work overtime as if the computer was linked with another. "That's it, I have full access to the Thundercats computer systems. What's this, it seems that they are receiving signals from their second base. I do believe that this can work to my advantage." After a brief pause the computer head started to speak again. "I can use their own signals to piggyback my computer virus right into both their computer systems making both bases vulnerable to attack. Now to implant the virus into both systems at once and also to make sure that I can trigger them both remotely so that they won't have a chance to defend against it." Mel finished as the computers inside the castle started to blink and then suddenly stop. "It's done, now to wait for the right time to attack, but for now I will start to download all of their files so that my little surprise will be able to anticipate every move that those Thundercats can throw against it." Mel stated as he started to secretly download all of the computer files from the Cat's Lair and Tower of Omen's own computer systems.
While Mel was secretly downloading all of the files from the Thundercat's main computers, Lynx-O and Bengali were continuing to monitor and decode all of the data that was being received from the sensor scans relayed from the Tower Of Omens.
"How is that Lynx-O?" Bengali asked as he tried to adjust the rate of the data flow.
"That is perfect my friend. Keeps the information coming in at that rate." Lynx-O replied as he continued to decode all of the data.
"I wonder if Snarf has had any luck with Wheeler?" Gaia asked with a concerned tone in her voice.
"Prrrr, not much luck there I'm afraid." Snarf stated as he entered the room.
"Snarf, is everything alright with Wheeler?" Gaia asked with concern for her Planeteer.
"Wheeler is still torn up inside about what happened to Linka. He believes that what happened is all his fault."
"Snarf, we all know that what happened to Linka isn't his fault." Bengali stated while still helping Lynx-O out with the data.
"Prrr, I know that and I also told Wheeler that as well, but he still can't get that feeling out of his head."
"Snarf, I think that I should go and talk to Wheeler." Gaia stated as she bent down to talk to Snarf. "Maybe I can help calm him down."
"I don't know if it will work Gaia, but at this point, I'll try anything. Prrrrr." Snarf stated as he and Gaia left the control room and headed towards the Medical bay.
"Do you think that Gaia will be able to calm their friend Wheeler down?" Mumm-Rana asked with concern for her new friend.
"Don't look at me. I don't have any kids. My job always takes top priority." Mandora replied in her most proudest and honest tone.
"I wouldn't worry about Wheeler you two." Lynx-O started to say. "He has his friends to help him in this time of need."
"And don't forget, we are also here to help them as well." Bengali added as the data stream continued to flow.
"Friends…Family… I never knew what that meant until I met all of you." Mandora started to say. "I am mostly a solo act when it comes to protecting and following the letter of the law."
"Sometimes, it is a good idea for others when friendship is allowed." Mumm-Rana stated.
"Mumm-Rana has a point there Mandora." Lynx-O stated while still processing data. "Without friends, life would be quite lonely for everyone."
"Maybe for you, but I always prefer to do things on my own."
"But in most cases, having friends can help even when you don't expect it to."
"You do have a point there Lynx-O. I'll think about it."
"Well I'm glad that's over with." Bengali started to say. "Now maybe we can get back to deciphering these weird signals that I'm getting."
"I'm starting to pick them up as well Bengal. I will work on this but it will take some time." Lynx-O started to say in a most worried tone.
"I just hope that the others are doing their best to find a match for Linka." Bengali started to say with a worried tone as well. "I wish that I could have gone with them."
"Bengali, you know that your talents are better suited for taking care of our fallen friend. Besides, I have faith that our friends will succeed."
"I have faith in them as well Lynx-O, its just that I can't seem to shake this feeling."
"I have been having the same feeling for a while now my friend. But we have to trust the others on their success."
"Your right, I'll get back to deciphering these signals and help to keep the data stream flowing from the Tower." Bengali stated as he went back to work on the signals.
"I only hope that my suspicions are not correct. Cause if they are, then we could all be in serious trouble." Lynx-O thought as he went back to work.
As Bengali and Lynx-O continued to work on deciphering the signals sent to them from the Tower of Omens, Gaia and Snarf were just re-entering the medical bay hoping to try and help Wheeler to calm down over recent events.
"I sure hope that you can help Gaia." Snarf stated in his usual worried tone.
"I'll do my best Snarf, but you still have to remember that we are visitors on your world."
"Snarf…Snarf… I know that Gaia, but I just don't know what else to do." Snarf started to say. "I've never seen anyone feel like this, not even Lion-O and the other Thundercats."
"I had a feeling that Wheeler was in love with Linka from the first time that they met. I just never knew how much until he proposed and were married. Now I need to try and help him."
"I'll do my best to assist you Gaia. Snarf…Snarf."
"Thank you my furry friend, now let's hope that Wheeler is still awake and is in a better mood."
As both Gaia and Snarf entered the room where Wheeler was still sitting next to his wife, Snarf noticed that the try of food that he had left earlier has not even been touched yet. As soon as they saw what was happening, the duo approached Wheeler and Linka.
"Wheeler, you have to stop this and have something to eat." Gaia stated as she and Snarf approached him.
After the statement made by Gaia, Wheeler's attention started to shift from looking at Linka to both Snarf and Gaia.
"Look Gaia, I know that you and Snarf are worried about me, but I am more concerned about Linka. I feel that every moment she is like this, she is starting to slip more and more away from me." Wheeler stated in a most concerned and saddened tone.
"Wheeler, you mustn't blame yourself for what happened to Linka." Gaia started to say. "No one could have predicted what would happen."
"I understand that Gaia, it's just that I feel responsible for everything." Wheeler replied in a most devastated and honest tone.
"Prrrr. How could you be responsible for anything that happened Wheeler?" Snarf asked in his usual curious tone.
"If I hadn't asked Linka to marry me, then none of this would have happened. I should have just left well enough alone."
"Wheeler, why did you ask Linka to marry you?" Gaia asked with a since of wonder and a feeling that Wheeler was holding something back.
"To be honest with you Gaia, I asked Linka to marry me cause I never want to be without her in my life."
"What do you mean by that?" Snarf asked with some concern after hearing Wheeler's answer.
"You see Snarf, after what happened to us when Linka and I were sent to Hook mountain, I realized that I couldn't risk loosing her ever again. It was much worse for me when I started to remember what happened to her cousin Boris back in Washington D.C. I was so mad at Skumm for what he and Boris had done to her. Tricking her into taking Bliss and then taking more in order to stop us. I just couldn't take it anymore and I wanted to make sure that I protected her from all harm."
"Wheeler, I had no idea that you felt like that." Snarf started to say. "The way you want to protect the person that you love the most is just about the bravest thing anyone could ever ask for."
"I have to agree with Snarf on that as well." Gaia started to add. "I've always known how much you cared about Linka even after the first day when I chose you to be the bearer of the Fire Ring. I also knew that your own personal fire would start to grow when you would have someone very special to care about."
"YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME OR LINKA?!" Wheeler started to yell, but also tried to keep his voice down as well. "IF THIS WAS TRUE, THEN WHY TELL ME NOW AND NOT WHEN YOU FIRST CHOSE LINKA AND MYSELF AS PLANETEERS!"
"Wheeler, you have to understand something. My only purpose then was to select an elite team of protectors to save the Earth from destruction. When I sent out the rings, they were sent to find five very special young people to be a positive example to help to save our planet. When the rings chose you and Linka, I also felt a strong connection between the two of you, but I was not to interfere or tell the two of you of the connection. You both were to figure it out for yourselves."
"FIGURE IT OUT?! GAIA, LOOK AT LINKA!" Wheeler started to yell as he pointed his right index finger towards Linka's body on the bio-bed. "WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW?! LINKA IS IN THIS CONDITION AND I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! I COULDN'T EVEN SAVE HER FROM BEING POISONED BY ONE OF THOSE SPIDERS AND NOW I FEEL THAT I HAVE LOST HER FOREVER AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT I CAN DO ABOUT IT!" Wheeler shouted in a sad tone, as tears started to appear in his eyes.
"Wheeler." Gaia stated as she went over to Wheeler to give him a motherly hug in order to help him. "Wheeler I am so sorry for what you and the others have gone through since arriving on this world. I am so sorry for everything."
"No Gaia, I'm the one you should be sorry." Wheeler stated as Gaia released him from her hug. " I'm sorry for lashing out at you and of course you as well Snarf. I know that you both are only trying to help me and I appreciate it. I am very sorry for how I acted towards you Gaia, I… I didn't mean what I said, it was the sadness in me as well as the anger after what happened down in the underground kingdom."
"Wheeler, you are a brave man. To admit all of this shows that you and Linka are destined to be together." Gaia stated with proudness in her tone.
"Snarf…Snarf… The same can be said for any Thundercat who admits their true feelings." Snarf added.
"Thank you both for those meaningful words, but for right now all of my concerns are focused on Linka. I need her to get better." Wheeler stated now shifting his gaze back towards Linka with his right hand reaching towards Linka's left hand.
"Wheeler, you need to have some patience and wait for the others to return." Gaia stated as Wheeler's hand stopped short of Linka's.
"Gaia, I can't be patient, not when I can't stop blaming myself for what happened. I know you said that I shouldn't but somewhere deep inside me I can't help but feel that way."
Just after the statement made by Wheeler, Linka's left hand then grabbed hold of Wheeler's right as if something was forcing it to move.
"Li…Linka?….Is that you? Are you back?" Wheeler stated as the others were in almost a state of shock.
"Linka, are you with us right now?" Gaia asked with concern after seeing Linka's hand move.
Just then, Linka's mouth started to move and the whole room started to hear her voice.
"Wheeler….don't…..blame…..yourself…..I….chose….you….cause…..I…..love….you….very…..much….yankee…."Linka spoke as she started to drift away once again.
After those words from Linka, tears started to emerge in Wheeler's eyes once again." Linka, babe, please come back to me."
"Snarf…Snarf… Gaia, what does this mean?" Snarf asked after seeing what happened with Linka.
"I…I don't know but we should go and tell Bengali about this." Gaia started to say after witnessing what happened with Linka. "Wheeler, are you gonna be alright?"
"I'll…I'll be fine, just go and tell the others. I'm staying put just in case she comes back to me." Wheeler stated in his most determined tone.
"Alright Wheeler, we'll leave you but please try and eat something if you can." Snarf asked in his usual tone.
"I will Snarf. I promise." Wheeler replied as both Gaia and Snarf left the room.
As Snarf and Gaia started to leave the medical bay, the dark presence was watching from the shadows observing everything that was happening in the room.
"So, it would seem that the little Planeteer has more strength than I had originally though. It is very rare for someone the come back on their own using their inner strength. Her love for this Wheeler Planeteer must be stronger that I had thought. I will have to make sure that she will never return again. I do believe that my moment to strike is fast approaching." The presence thought as the room suddenly went quiet once again.
As Gaia and Snarf were heading towards the main control room with news about what they saw with Linka, Snarf couldn't help but notice a strange look on Gaia's face.
"Snarf…Snarf …Gaia is everything alright with you? Something seems to be on your mind." Snarf asked with his usual toned voice.
"Oh…I'm sorry Snarf, I was just wondering how Linka was able to grab Wheeler's hand and talk to us for just that moment." Gaia replied in a most confused tone.
"That was something that I wasn't expecting as well. Your friend Linka is much stronger than I thought."
"Oh? How so Snarf?"
"Usually people who are poisoned by one of Spidera's children are in a coma for a long time unless proper medical care can be used, but your friend was able to come out of it. I know it was only for a short time, but it still was amazing to witness."
"I agree with you on that Snarf. There are still so many dangers here on your adopted world that I worry for my Planeteer's safety."
"Gaia, you must have faith that the Thundercats and the Snarfs will do everything within our power to help you and your Planeteers survive on our world as long as you are here. Snarf….Snarf…"
"I do and I appreciate your honesty about everything, despite everything that your friends have gone through to help my Planeteers."
"Gaia, that is what the Code of Thundera is. To protect our friends and to make the world a better place for everyone."
"Thanks Snarf, I really needed to hear that."
As Gaia and Snarf were continuing to have their discussion, the duo has just arrived at the door to the main control room, hoping to tell the others about what happened down in the medical bay. As the doors to the control room started to open, the small group quickly saw that Lynx-O and Bengali were still hard at work deciphering all of the data coming in from the Tower of Omens as well as trying to figure out the very strange readings that they had picked up from before. As the duo entered the room, they both decided to walk over towards Mandora and Mumm-Rana, hoping that maybe they might have some insight into what happened down in the medical bay.
"Mumm-Rana, Mandora, do you both have a moment to talk?" Gaia asked while trying not to be rude to the others.
"If there is something on your mind my dear Gaia, then please fell free to tell all of us." Lynx-O replied.
"Lynx-O, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ignore the both of you, but I didn't want to disturb you and Bengali from your work."
"My dear." Lynx-O started to chuckle a little. "I may be blind but my other senses are so developed to the point where I can figure out other ways to see. Now please tell all of us what has gotten you and Snarf so excited all of a sudden."
After Lynx-O's statement to Gaia, she and Snarf started to tell everyone exactly what happened in the medical bay with Wheeler and Linka. As they were explaining, the looks on everyone's faces started to become that of amazement.
"I can't believe it." Mumm-Rana started to say. "You mean that she actually forced herself to speak in order to calm Wheeler down?"
"That is exactly what happened, but then she started to drift away again." Gaia replied.
"In all of my case files, I have never heard of anyone forcing themselves to awake in order to help someone that they love." Mandora stated in a most honest and truthful tone.
"The bond between those two must be very powerful if Linka was able to gather enough strength to talk in order to help Wheeler." Bengali added.
"We should never underestimate the power of love or any other strong emotions my friend." Lynx-O stated while still processing the data coming in.
"Lynx-O, Bengali, not to change the subject, but have either of you found out what that strange reading was from before?" Mumm-Rana asked while trying not to be rude to the others.
"No my dear, it appears that whatever it was has completely disappeared from sight."
"Something tells me that we might find out what that was much sooner then we would like Lynx-O." Bengali stated.
"On that you may be correct Bengali."
After the statement made by both Lynx-O and Bengali, all of the alarms within the Cat's Lair started to go off at the same time while both Gaia and Mumm-Rana were hit with something that made both of them fall to the floor in great pain.
"GAIA, MUMM-RANA, ARE YOU ALRIGHT!?" Bengali shouted as he started to leave his station to help the two ladies.
"I…I don't know. I….I feel so weak." Mumm-Rana started to say as she started to revert back to her Mummy form.
"What is happening here? Why did Mumm-Rana change back like that?" Mandora asked with great concern for her new friend.
"Apparently whatever is happening was so intense that both Gaia and Mumm-Rana felt it with such strength, that it completely weakened them." Lynx-O replied in his most honest tone.
"Lynx-O, can you discover where that strange force is coming from?" Bengali asked while trying to treat both Mumm-Rana and Gaia.
"I will try my friend." Lynx-O stated as he started to press buttons on the Lair's main control panel. "I've got the coordinates, it seems to be coming from three distinct locations."
"Do you know which three locations?" Snarf asked while trying to help Bengali.
"Give me a moment my friend." Lynx-O stated as he continued to pin-point the exact three locations on the main screen. "I've got them." He added as all three locations popped up on the main screen.
"That's the same three locations that we sent our teams to." Bengali stated as the three locations came into view.
"Yes, apparently what ever caused Wheeler's ring to be regenerated is happening right now at the Warrior Maiden's home as well as the Wollo village and the Bulkin community."
"But all at the same time?"
"I have no idea what is causing this to happen. After the alarms started to go off and after I was able to locate the source, I seem to have lost all three signals."
"Can you get the signals back?" Snarf asked hoping that his friends weren't in any real danger.
"I'll see what I can do." Lynx-O replied as he started to push more buttons on the console.
"Gaia, are you strong enough to get back on your feet?" Bengali asked while Lynx-O was still trying to get the signals back.
"I think so." Gaia replied, but still weak.
"Snarf…Snarf…Mumm-Rana, how are you doing?" Snarf asked out of concern for his friend.
"I'm still weak." Mumm-Rana started to say in weakened tone. "I need to get back to my White Pyramid to rest and restore my strength. I've been away for far too long"
"Mandora, can you please help Mumm-Rana back to her Pyramid to rest?" Bengali asked while still treating both Gaia and Mumm-Rana.
"I can get her back to her Pyramid on the Electro-Charger in no time. But what about you Gaia? Will you be alright?" Mandora asked while helping Bengali to get Mumm-Rana and Gaia back on their feet.
"I will be fine. Like Mumm-Rana, I just need to rest for a while." Gaia replied but still in a weakened tone.
"I'll be the judge of that Gaia." Bengali started to say. "I don't know much about Mumm-Rana's Physiology, but you defiantly need plenty of rest. Both of you took a major blow to your bodies."
"I'll get some rest after my Planeteers return." Gaia started to say as she was getting back on her feet.
"My dear, Bengali is correct. You and Mumm-Rana need to rest until the others return. I promise to keep you informed of any developments."
"All right Lynx-O, Bengali, you win." Gaia started to say as she shifted her gaze over to Snarf. "Snarf, would you be so kind to escort me back to my quarters?" Gaia asked in a most polite manner.
"It would be my pleasure to help you." Snarf stated as he gave a friendly bow before escorting Gaia back to her room.
"Mandora, will you be able to handle getting Mumm-Rana back to her White Pyramid in time?" Bengali asked with some concern.
"If I use the new boosters that were installed at my last overhaul, then I should be able to get her back in about an hour or so." Mandora stated with an honest tone in her voice.
"Mumm-Rana, will you be able to hold on for that long?" Bengali asked with great concern for Mumm-Rana's health.
"I believe that I will be fine for the trip back." Mumm-Rana replied still in a weakened tone.
"My dear Mandora, before you take Mumm-Rana back to her Pyramid, could would please come here for a moment." Lynx-O asked while gesturing Mandora to join him.
"What is it Lynx-O?" Mandora asked in a curious tone as she approached Lynx-O while still sitting at the main control panel.
"After you bring Mumm-Rana back to her home to rest, I was wondering if you could stop off at these coordinates." Lynx-O stated as he started to show Mandora a group of figures.
"Lynx-O, I am an officer of the law, not a messenger service for the Thundercats." Mandora replied in a much determined and honest tone.
"I understand that my dear, but I just need you to go and deliver this message to a friend of ours there." Lynx-O replied as he gave Mandora a piece of paper with some writing on it.
"Lynx-O, are you sure about this location?" Mandora replied with some concern in her tone.
"What is it my dear?"
"I've never been to this sector before. The higher ups to whom I work for had never sent anyone out that far before."
"We know it is a lot to ask of you, but it would really help our friends out a lot." Bengali added as he was helping Mumm-Rana to stay on her feet.
"Alright, I'll do it."
"Thank you Mandora." Lynx-O replied in his usual calm and honest tone.
"You Thundercats have helped out the Galaxy Patrol many times in our hour of need. For this errand, I am happy to help."
"Are your superiors gonna be mad at you for taking this detour for us?" Bengali asked with some concern for Mandora's career.
"After I drop off Mumm-Rana, I'll radio my superiors and fill them in on the situation. I'm sure they will allow me to go after I give them a full report."
"Thank you Mandora, we all appreciate what you are doing for us." Lynx-O replied in his most honest and grateful tone.
"It is an honor to help Thundercats." Mandora stated while shifting her gaze to Mumm-Runa. "Are you well enough to travel Mumm-Rana?"
After Mandora's question, Bengali started to let go of Mumm-Rana to see if she can manage to stand up on her own. As they all watched, Mumm-Rana was able to remain up on her feet for a while, but then she started to fall back down to the ground. Luckly for her, Bengali was able to catch Mumm-Rana and started to help her back to her feet.
"I think that I will need some help getting back to the Electro-Charger Mandora." Mumm-Rana stated in a much embarrassed and weakened tone.
"No need to feel embarrassed Mumm-Rana, sometimes it is hard to know what our bodies can handle and what they can't." Lynx-O stated hoping to lift Mumm-Rana's spirits.
"Let's just hope that her body can handle extreme speeds on the way back home." Mandora stated as the entire group started to laugh for a moment.
"We better get going Mandora, the sooner I get back home and rest, the sooner you can help the Thundercats on their errand." Mumm-Rana stated knowing full well that she was getting weaker by the minute.
"Mumm-Rana, once you've rested and regained your strength, will you be able to help us out if we need to call you?" Bengali asked while seeing Mandora taking over for him keeping Mumm-Rana on her feet.
"Once I'm all better, I contact you and be on my way." Mumm-Rana replied in a much more weakened tone.
"We better get going right now." Mandora started to say as the left the control room. "We'll be in touch Thundercats." Mandora finished as the two women left the control room.
"Do you think that Mandora will make it in time Lynx-O?" Bengali asked in a much worried tone for his friend.
"Trust her my friend. Mandora knows what she is doing." Lynx-O started to reply in his usual manner. "Now I need your help to try and get back those readings that I had found from before. I'm starting to worry about our new friends and what caused that massage surge that struck both Mumm-Rana and Gaia really hard."
"OK Lynx-O, you got it, let's get to work." Bengali replied as he started to sit back down at one of the side consoles to help restore the data from before.
After a while, Lynx-O and Bengali were able to get the main viewer back up and focused on all three locations once again, but the strange signals that they found were completely gone. As the duo continued to scan they started to get some even more strange readings from all three locations as well as from the front of the Cat's Lair.
"Lynx-O, are you getting the same readings that I am getting over here?" Bengali asked in a much worried and curious tone.
"Yes I am." Lynx-O started to say in a most confused tone. "It would seem that two of the three signals are mobile and there is a 4th signal coming from the front of the lair."
"Can you bring the 4th signal up on the main viewer?'
"Give me a moment." Lynx-O replied as he started to push some buttons on the console. "There." He added as the image of Mandora and Mumm-Rana getting on the Electro-Charger, started to come into view.
"It looks like Mumm-Rana is in good hands." Bengali stated as he watched the Electro-charger start to take off with the two ladies on board.
"Now that we know that Mumm-Rana will be fine, lets start to focus on those two moving signals." Lynx-O stated hoping that Bengali will be able to help him again.
"Your right Lynx-O, I'll try to increase the image for you." Bengali stated as he started to press some buttons from the side station he was sitting at.
After a moment of pushing buttons to increase to signal strength from the Tower's scans, two images started to appear on the main viewer. One of the images was Wilykit heading back towards the Lair on her Space Board, while the other image was a blur of orange light heading towards the Lair at super speed.
"Lynx-O, I am seeing that Cheetara and Wilykit are heading back to the lair but not the rest of their teams and I am also not getting anything from the team that was sent to the Bulkin Community." Bengali stated as he continued to monitor the situation.
"I'm sure that once Cheetara and Wilykit return we will understand what happened." Lynx-O started to say until his cat ears started to glow bright red.
"What is it Lynx-O?" Bengali asked with some concern.
"Bengali, we have to get down to the medical bay right away."
"Why? What's wrong?"
"I am starting to sense a dark presence down there and I'm afraid that it is forcing Wheeler to do something that goes against his nature."
"Then we better get moving, if Wheeler is being forced to hurt Linka, then we have to stop him and this dark presence that is forcing him."
"Lets get going then."
As Bengali and Lynx-O started to leave the control room to head towards the medical bay, Lynx-O started to wonder about this dark presence and how it was able to conceal itself from all of the scanners and alarms within the lair. Also Bengali knew that if Wheeler was forced to administer the wrong solution to Linka before the blood transfusion, that it would most likely kill her and Wheeler would never forgive himself if that happened.
As Gaia and Snarf left Wheeler inside the Medical bay with Linka still laying on the Bio-Bed and unable to move, the evil presence decided that now would be the time to strike after seeing Linka's hand move and her voice making Wheeler calm down for a while.
"Now's my chance to make sure that this Planeteer will never wake up again, and I will use this fool's feelings for her to do it." The presence thought as it started to manifest into it's spirit form of Linka just as the alarms were going off inside the lair.
"Oh Linka, I wish that you were back with me." Wheeler started to say while still in a depressed state. "I know that you forced yourself to help me, but I still need you in my life."
"Wheeler.." The dark presence stated while disguised as Linka and in spirit form.
"Li….Linka?!" Wheeler responded as he shifted his attention to where the voice was coming from.
"I need your help to come back Yankee." He stated in Linka's voice with evil intent.
"Help you?…Linka, what is happening to you?" Wheeler asked not knowing what was happening to the person he loves.
"Wheeler, I feel that my spirit is slowly being pulled away from my body and soon I won't be able to return to it."
"NO! THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT I CAN DO TO STOP THIS!"
"There is Yankee." He paused for a moment before he continued to speak in Linka's voice." There is a vial in Bengali's office that can save my life, but he is afraid to use it."
"AFRAID?! AFRAID OF WHAT?!"
"He is afraid that the vial will restore my health and make you stop moping around. Also Yankee, you should know that everyone still blames you for what happened to me."
"But, they all said that it wasn't my fault for what happened to you." Wheeler paused for a moment not believing the words that was coming out of Linka's mouth. "Even you told me that it wasn't my fault."
"That was Jaga speaking through my body to stop you from feeling sad, but the truth is that everyone blames you and this is your punishment for what happened to me."
"NO! I DON'T BELIEVE THIS! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! THEY ARE OUR FRIENDS LINKA, THEY WOULD NEVER LET ME GO ON BLAMING MYSELF FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU!"
"This next phase should start to push that Planeteer's feelings to the point where he will do anything that I request of him in order to end her life. He he he he" The presence started to think as he prepared to push Wheeler even further with worry.
As the presence finished it's thoughts of evil, Linka's image started to fade in and out from view, making Wheeler's emotions almost go completely out of control with worry.
"Linka, what is happening to you?" He stated while Linka's image was still fading in and out.
"I am running out of time." The presence started to say. "Every minute that goes by I am leaving my body to the point where I might never return."
"NO! I WON'T ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN ANYMORE!" Wheeler yelled as he started to leave Linka's bedside and headed towards Bengali's office where all of the vials were.
As Wheeler started to head towards the vials, Mumm-Ra who was still disguised as Linka's spirit continued to follow him in order to make sure that Wheeler chose the correct vial to end her life.
"All right Linka." Wheeler started to say with a determined tone in his voice. "Which vial is it that will save your life?"
After a moment, the fake Linka spirit started to point to a clear vial with the label "adrenalin" on it.
"This one?" Wheeler asked as he took the vial.
"That's the one, hurry Yankee. I can feel myself begin pulled away really fast." Mumm-Ra stated hoping to drive Wheeler to the point of no return.
As Mumm-Ra started to watch with a sadistic grin beneath his disguise, Wheeler had just taken the vial from Bengali's office and started to head back to Linka to administer it in order to try and save her life. While he was holding the vial, he was wondering why the Thundercats never told Wheeler of this possible solution for the woman he loves. As he was heading back to Linka, Wheeler started to hear a strange but familiar voice coming from inside his head.
"Wheeler you must stop this. This is not the way to help Linka, please my friend do not do this." The voice started to say inside his head.
"No.. You will not stop him and you will not stop me. Not when I am so close to making him kill his beloved." Mumm-Ra thought as he started to bombard Wheeler's mind with thought control waves, completely knocking out the thought waves that Wheeler had been receiving from his friend Ma-Ti. "Hurry Yankee…. My time is running out. Administer the vial before it is too late."
"Yes Linka." Wheeler started to say but now in some sort of zombie state. "I will give you the vial to save your life." Wheeler stated as he was preparing to administer the vial.
"That's it you fool." Mumm-Ra started to say while in disguise but in his own voice. "Give Linka that vial and end her life forever." Mumm-Ra then started to laugh maniacally in the room.
As Mumm-Ra started to laugh while Wheeler was still under his spell, Bengali and Lynx-O had just arrived outside the doors to the medical bay and were about to enter to see what was happening.
"I hope that we are not too late Bengali." Lynx-O said worried about his friends behind the doors to the medical bay.
"As do I my friend." Lynx-O started to say. "That sense of evil that I was getting from the main control room is very strong behind these doors and it seems to be affecting someone in the room."
"The only ones in the room are Linka and Wheeler." Bengali started to reply. "And since Linka is in no condition to move then…..We have to get in there now!" He yelled as both Bengali and Lynx-O started to enter the room.
As Lynx-O and Bengali entered the medical bay, the two Thundercats started to see Wheeler headed back towards Linka with a vial in his right hand and a medical device all set up to receive and administer it into Linka's left arm. At the same time they also started to see a spirit form of Linka compelling Wheeler to continue on his current course of action.
"WHEELER, YOU MUST STOP RIGHT NOW!" Bengali shouted to try and stop Wheeler.
"We have to try and stop him without hurting him Bengali." Lynx-O stated as they both started to head towards Wheeler while Bengali was still trying to get through to him.
"WHEELER, PLEASE YOU MUST'NT DO THIS! LINKA WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO HURT HER!" Bengali shouted hoping that hearing Linka's name would stop him.
"So they want to stop you from saving the woman you love, then so be it." Mumm-Ra though as he started to alter his mind control waves on Wheeler causing him to stop. "Now Wheeler, do what you wanted to do since you learned the truth. Use your power to destroy the Thundercats. They have prevented your beloved from waking up, destroy them and unleash your anger at them." Mumm-Ra finished as he stopped the flow of mind control waves causing Wheeler to turn around and look at the Thundercats.
"Wheeler, it would seem that I finally got through to you." Bengali stated as he and Lynx-O stopped only a few feet away from Wheeler.
As Wheeler stopped and turned around to look at the Thundercats, the color of his eyes was starting to change from light blue to dark red as if something still had a hold over his mind.
"Careful Bengali." Lynx-O started to say with worry. "Something is still not right with our friend."
"You got that right Thundercat." Wheeler stated in a most hateful and angry tone at his friends. "NOW YOU ARE GOING TO PAY!" Wheeler shouted as he started to raise his ring hand and point it at the Thundercats.
"Wheeler, what are you doing?" Bengali asked not knowing why Wheeler is doing this.
"YOU'VE KEPT LINKA IN THIS STATE TO PUNISH ME! YOU ALL BLAME ME FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO HER! I CAN SAVE HER, BUT ONLY AFTER I END YOUR LIVES FOR BETRAYING THE PLANETEERS.!"
"WHEELER, STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!" Bengali started to shout, hoping to get through to Wheeler. "WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS! LINKA IS IN THIS STATE CAUSE OF MUMM-RA, NOT YOU!"
"I'VE HEARD ENOUGH OF YOUR LIES! LINKA TOLD ME EVERYTHING! SEE?! "Wheeler shouted as he started to point towards the image of Linka still in the room.
As Wheeler pointed to the spirit form of Linka, Bengali started to see a change in the spirit's eyes as well as Lynx-O sensing something evil coming from the same direction.
"Now Wheeler, destroy the Thundercats and save my life." Mumm-Ra spoke in his own voice while still in the spiritual form of Linka.
"Mumm-Ra, you won't get away with this." Lynx-O started to say. "Wheeler's love for Linka is more powerful than your dark powers." He added as he started to open his small reflective dish on his left arm.
"You are all fools!" Mumm-Ra yelled as he changed back from the Linka spirit image into his Ever-living form. "NOW MY DEAR FRIEND… DESTROY THE THUNDERCATS AND THEN KILL YOUR BELOVED! HA HA HA HA HA!"
"Wheeler, you have to stop and snap out of it." Lynx-O started to say hoping to break through. "We are not your enemies, we are your friends. Please my friend, you know what we stand for, we would never allow anyone to be harmed."
As Lynx-o started to speak his words of honesty, Wheeler's ring hand started to shake, as if somewhere inside Wheeler's mind, he was starting to have doubts about what was happening to him.
"Wheeler, you must try to remember all of your love for Linka and the reason why Gaia choose you and the others to be Planeteers." Bengali added trying to help Lynx-O break through to Wheeler.
"NO!" Mumm-Ra started to say as he begun once again to bombard Wheeler's mind with thought control waves. "THEY ARE YOUR ENEMIES AND MUST BE DESTROYED! THEY BLAME YOU FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO LINKA! DESTROY THEM NOW BEFORE THEY CAN KILL HER!"
As the thought waves continued to bombard Wheeler's mind, Mumm-Ra's voice was continuing to persuade him to lash out and attack the Thundercats, while some part of his own mind was trying to fight back. As the battle inside Wheeler's mind continued, he started to remember why he became a Planeteer and the reasons why he fell in love and married Linka. As the memories continued to help Wheeler remember, the thought waves being sent into his mind by Mumm-Ra were slowly being repelled by the love of family and friendship that he had gotten from the Planeteers and the Thundercats. After enough of his memories started to emerge, Wheeler then decided it was time to strike back at the real person who was causing him all of this pain.
"YOU ARE MY SLAVE WHEELER!" Mumm-Ra started to yell while still bombarding him with thought waves. "I COMMAND YOU TO DESTROY THE THUNDERCATS WITH YOUR POWER.!"
"I AM NO ONE'S SLAVE, YOU STUPID BAG OF WRAPPINGS!" Wheeler yelled as his eyes started to change back to their original color.
After hearing Wheeler's outburst, Mumm-Ra let out a disgusting whale as he started to become filled with anger. "HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO RESIT MY POWERS?! NO ONE HAS EVER RESISTED MY POWERS! YOU SHOULD STILL BE MY SLAVE AND THE THUNDERCATS SHOULD BE DESTROYED BY NOW!" Mumm-Ra yelled as the look of confusion started to appear on is face.
As Mumm-Ra was yelling his words out in the room, Wheeler started to turn around with a look of anger on his own face just as the mind control waves started to disappear from his mind.
"HOW DARE YOU TRY TO TURN ME AGAINST MY FRIENDS AND THE WOMAN I LOVE, YOU STUPID BAG OF BONES! I WOULD NEVER BETRAY MY FRIENDS NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION!" Wheeler started to yell back at Mumm-Ra.
"FOOL! IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYWAY, YOUR FRIEND WILL NEVER WAKE UP, EVEN IF I HAVE TO SEND HER TO THE NEXT WORLD MYSELF!" Mumm-Ra yelled as he started to approach Linka.
"DON'T YOU TOUCH HER!"
"Lynx-O we have to do something." Bengali stated as the situation started to grow more desperate for Linka.
"LYNX-O, GET YOUR SHIELD READY!" Wheeler shouted hoping that Lynx-O would get the message.
"FOOL! THAT BLIND THUNDERCAT'S WEAPON WON'T HURT ME IF I DON'T LOOK AT IT! SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOUR BELOVED!" Mumm-Ra shouted as he raised both his arms with energy starting to form in his hands, aimed at Linka's body.
"LYNX-O, I HOPE THAT YOUR AIM IS ON TARGET!" Wheeler shouted as he quickly turned around back to Lynx-O and aimed his ring at his weapon.
"Are you sure about this my friend?" Lynx-O asked with much concern for what Wheeler is thinking.
"We have no choice, we have to save Linka." Wheeler responded in a much sadden and honest tone.
"Then do it my friend."
"FIRE!"
As soon as Wheeler shouted his command for his ring, an red beam of heat started to emerge from his ring and headed towards Lynx-O's weapon. As the beam hit the reflective shield, it was then re-directed with more power straight towards its true target Mumm-Ra. As Mumm-Ra was about to launch the final blow against Wheeler and kill Linka, he was then struck by the intensified beam of heat coming from both Wheeler's ring and Lynx-O's shield. As the beam struck Mumm-Ra in the back, a burning hole started to appear in the back of Mumm-Ra's cape as the beam started to impact the blue skin of the creature.
As the beam struck Mumm-Ra, the creature of pure evil started to let out a painful wail while his skin was being slowly burned. As the pain continued to grow, Mumm-Ra's hands lost the energy balls that he was creating as he fell down to the ground still in pain form Wheeler's fire beam and Lynx-O's shield.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NO MORE! PLEASE, PLEASE STOP! AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Mumm-Ra continued to yell as the beam continued to impact the creature.
"Wheeler, that's enough. I think that Mumm-Ra's had it." Bengali stated hoping the Wheeler will stop.
"No. I won't let him cause any more pain to me or my friends." Wheeler stated as he continued to fire the beam at Lynx-O and be re-directed towards Mumm-Ra.
"Wheeler my friend, this is not the way." Lynx-O started to say in his most honest tone. "This is Mumm-Ra's way Wheeler, it is not yours."
After hearing those words coming out of Lynx-O, Wheeler started to remember him saying those exact same words to Gi when she was so full of anger and hate over what happened to a friend of hers back on Earth. The pain that was in Gi's eyes when she tried to drown the person who had shot and nearly killed one of her best friends, was completely overwhelming that it nearly blocked out Wheeler's voice when he tried to stop her. After remembering that incident, Wheeler started to lower the intensity of the beam until it was completely gone from the reflective shield and from hitting Mumm-Ra's body.
"Bengali, Lynx-O, I am so sorry for what I almost did." Wheeler stated while more tears started to appear in his eyes.
"It is alright Wheeler, we know how potent Mumm-Ra's influence is." Bengali replied as he went to check on Mumm-Ra who had reverted back into his mummy form just as Wheeler's beam lost contact with him.
"Is he still alive Bengali?" Lynx-O asked as he tried to close his shield while trying not to burn himself.
As Bengali started to get closer to Mumm-Ra to see if he was still alive, he was then pushed away by an energy pulse that came from the mummy's left hand. As Bengali was pushed back, the mummy started to rise up from the ground while looking in Wheeler's direction.
"You fool." He started to say in his most wicked and evil tone. "You will never be able to destroy me, cause where ever evil exists Mumm-Ra lives….MUMM-RA LIVES! MUMM- RA LIVES HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" The mummy shouted as he disappeared out of the medical bay.
"No, I should have finished him off when I had the chance." Wheeler started to say as his anger started to return.
"Wheeler, my friend, you did the right thing by letting him go." Lynx-O stated as he started to walk over to Wheeler and Bengali.
"The right thing?!" Wheeler started to shout but trying to stay calm. "That bag of bones almost made me kill my wife and both of you. Then when I had him on the ropes, I let him go and now who knows what he is planning next. And you're telling me that I did the right thing?!"
"Wheeler you are a Planeteer, and you follow a code of peace, we Thundercats follow the Code of Thundera which is also our code of peace." Lynx-O replied as he put his left hand on Wheeler's right shoulder.
"He's right about our code Wheeler." Bengali started to say as he started to get back up. "Our code is what defines us and what motivates us to help others."
"And we all know about being pushed to the point of no-return. We all have been there once or twice since living here on Third Earth, but for people who are visiting us for the first time, it can be pretty intense."
"I guess I can understand what you are talking about." Wheeler started to say in a much calmer tone. "When I was a little younger, I saw this movie about a boy loosing his parents right in front of him by criminals."
"What happened to this boy?" Lynx-O asked with a little wonder.
"He grew up into a crime-fighter, with only one rule. Never kill, for if he did, then he would be the same as those who took his parents away from him."
"Did this crime-fighter ever fault from his no killing rule?"
"He once said that if you look into an abyss long enough, you can see the abyss looking back at you. I never thought that something like that would happen to me."
"But when it did, you were able to beat it and come back from it, and without killing anyone." Bengali stated while seeing the pain in Wheeler's eyes.
"But I almost crossed that line and killed someone for what happened to the person I love the most. What I almost done is completely unforgivable."
"The point is that you didn't go through with it and you proved that Gaia made the right choice when she chose you to be a Planeteer." Lynx-O added in hopes of helping Wheeler more.
"So what happens now? What can I do so that I am never that person ever again? A person who's out for revenge."
"My friend, you have already started."
"I have?" Wheeler responded with a little confusion in his tone.
"By admitting your true feelings and working passed the anger you have taken the first step. But I think that we will need to inform the others about what happened here so that they can help you out more my friend.'
"Your right Lynx-O, I started to let my feelings get the better of me and it was easy for that mummy to place me under his control. I have to more at peace within myself in order for that not to happen again."
"We all have a small part of us that sometimes get out of control Wheeler." Bengali stated now standing on both his feet. "We all just have to learn control and to be more honest with ourselves."
As Bengali, and Lynx-O were having their conversation with Wheeler after the battle with Mumm-Ra, Snarf started to enter the medical bay with Cheetara right behind him.
"Is everything alright here?" Cheetara asked as she and Snarf entered the room.
"Everything is fine my dear." Lynx-O replied.
"When did you get here Cheetara?" Bengali asked with some wonder.
"Snarf…Snarf… I bumped into Cheetara as I was heading down towards the kitchen. I though that a little food might help Gaia feel better." Snarf stated in his usual tone.
"As I met up with Snarf, we both started to hear yelling from the medical bay, so we came to see what was happening."
"We had a little run in with Mumm-Ra here." Bengali stated in his most honest tone.
"He tried to make me hurt everyone here and my wife." Wheeler replied in a most saddened tone.
"We were able to handle it but our friend Wheeler was hurt much more than we realized." Lynx-O stated while trying to be kind to Wheeler's situation. "By the way, what are you doing here? We picked up some strange readings from before and then we saw you running back here at top speed."
"That's correct. I came to get the Thunderclaw. The Thundertank is down and we have a medical emergency back at the Tree Top Kingdom."
"Anything serious?" Bengali asked with concern for what Cheetara had told the group.
"One of Willa's warriors was attacked and can barely move. I need to get the Thunderclaw and head back there right away."
"I better go with you and check on Willa's fallen warrior."
"Bengali, you are needed here more than ever now. With Linka still unable to move and now what happened to Wheeler, your expertise's are needed right here." Lynx-O stated while trying to be honest with the group.
"Lynx-O's right Bengali, besides Kwami and Pumyra are handling things over there."
"OK, just hurry back and please be careful of Willa's fallen warrior." Bengali stated knowing full well that both Cheetara and Lynx-O were correct in both their statements.
"I will and Wheeler when my group gets back to the lair we will try and help you as much as we can."
"Thanks Cheetara, now you better go and God speed." Wheeler stated knowing that time was not on Linka's side.
After Wheeler's statement, Cheetara left the medical bay and headed straight towards the hangar to board the Thunderclaw and head straight back towards the Tree Top Kingdom. As Cheetara started to watch the giant cat claw rise into the air, her thoughts about what happened to Wheeler, Linka and the other Thundercats started to fill her mind.
"I sure hope that Bengali is correct about what he said about Linka's blood type. I can't stand to see Wheeler in so much pain. I just hope that the other teams have had better luck." She started to think as she left the lair's hangar. "I don't know what Mumm-Ra and those new allies have in store for us, but whatever it is I know that we will be ready, I just hope that we have enough time to prepare." She finished as she plotted a course back to Willa and the others.