Mind of a Child -- Chapter 9
A little graphic in this chapter. Those with weak stomachs might wanna look away from the screen. Chapter 9 Quick as a flash, Cheetara followed Lion-O out the door. There was no way she was going to let him go by himself. He was in the hangar when she caught up with him. "What do you think you're doing?" She asked, not caring if she was speaking inappropriately to the Lord of the ThunderCats. It didn't seem inappropriate to her. "I have to save our daughter. I'm not going to sit here while Mumm-Ra tries to kill her." He barked at her as he boarded the ThunderStrike. She ignored his tone and continued. "Then I'm going with you. You can't communicate with her she's not a cat." "Oh no you aren't. I'm in charge here." The lion said as he revved the engines despite knowing she was right. "I don't care. I'm not letting you get yourself or anyone else killed." The cheetah put her foot down and jumped aboard before Lion-O could take off. Not wanting to waste any more time, the Lord of the ThunderCats shook his head and took the ThunderStrike to the skies. Meanwhile, Mumm-Ra confronted his quarry. He'd managed to get the lizard trapped near the mines and could see it weakening. A few more energy blasts from his hands and she'd be his. "Thought you can defy me didn't you? Well I'll have you know your little plan wasn't so well conceived. I know you're in there ThunderCat cub and I intend to use that to my advantage." The ever-living source of evil told her. What am I going to do? I can feel the Thundrainium getting to me and I don't know how much longer I can hold out in this body, Sahara muttered to herself. There was one thing she hadn't tried and it might be her only shot. Forcing the creature to inhale as much air as possible, the litah forced the lizard creature to breathe fire right at the mummy. Mumm-Ra laughed as he deflected the mighty blast back at the creature with the energy that shot forth from his hands. The lizard caught the blast in the chest and fell backwards, knocking into the mighty mountain behind it. Again Mumm-Ra laughed as he approached the downed amphibian. "Ha ha I win." He smirked before taking his hands and shoving them up the lizard's nose. Then he chanted a spell in a language not heard for a thousand years and with one mighty yank he pulled. Blood from the amphibian shot everywhere and the litah's unconscious body came out of the ripped nasal passages. The creature woke from its comatose state and screamed in pain. "I'll put you out of your misery." Mumm-Ra set Sahara down and fired another energy blast from his hands. This shot penetrated the skull and ending the lizard's life. "Now let's take you home. I have some very important things you need to do for me." He told the unconscious teen and with that he flew back toward the onyx pyramid. Lion-O and Cheetara arrived at the mines to see a scene that greatly disturbed them. The lizard was dead. Landing the ThunderStrike the two hopped out and got a closer look at what had happened. The scene was disgusting and Cheetara could not help but vomit. That image would certainly never leave her mind. "Mumm-Ra did this. He killed our baby girl." Lion-O dropped to his knees. The Sword of Omens had roared as they neared their destination signaling that a ThunderCat was in danger and he'd seen the lizard fall down. None of what he saw before him now, did he expect. Cheetara stood from her bent over position and closed her eyes. Perhaps if she could focus, the powers she'd tapped into before would come back to her to comfort Lion-O. Perhaps Sahara wasn't dead. Or perhaps it was only wishful thinking. Either way she had to try to contact the litah. The cheetah tried as hard as she could but nothing came to her. Not even a scent of the girl could be found. Saddened and disheartened, Cheetara dropped to her knees and tried to comfort the Lord of the ThunderCats. To Be Continued…
A little graphic in this chapter. Those with weak stomachs might wanna look away from the screen. Chapter 9 Quick as a flash, Cheetara followed Lion-O out the door. There was no way she was going to let him go by himself. He was in the hangar when she caught up with him. "What do you think you're doing?" She asked, not caring if she was speaking inappropriately to the Lord of the ThunderCats. It didn't seem inappropriate to her. "I have to save our daughter. I'm not going to sit here while Mumm-Ra tries to kill her." He barked at her as he boarded the ThunderStrike. She ignored his tone and continued. "Then I'm going with you. You can't communicate with her she's not a cat." "Oh no you aren't. I'm in charge here." The lion said as he revved the engines despite knowing she was right. "I don't care. I'm not letting you get yourself or anyone else killed." The cheetah put her foot down and jumped aboard before Lion-O could take off. Not wanting to waste any more time, the Lord of the ThunderCats shook his head and took the ThunderStrike to the skies. Meanwhile, Mumm-Ra confronted his quarry. He'd managed to get the lizard trapped near the mines and could see it weakening. A few more energy blasts from his hands and she'd be his. "Thought you can defy me didn't you? Well I'll have you know your little plan wasn't so well conceived. I know you're in there ThunderCat cub and I intend to use that to my advantage." The ever-living source of evil told her. What am I going to do? I can feel the Thundrainium getting to me and I don't know how much longer I can hold out in this body, Sahara muttered to herself. There was one thing she hadn't tried and it might be her only shot. Forcing the creature to inhale as much air as possible, the litah forced the lizard creature to breathe fire right at the mummy. Mumm-Ra laughed as he deflected the mighty blast back at the creature with the energy that shot forth from his hands. The lizard caught the blast in the chest and fell backwards, knocking into the mighty mountain behind it. Again Mumm-Ra laughed as he approached the downed amphibian. "Ha ha I win." He smirked before taking his hands and shoving them up the lizard's nose. Then he chanted a spell in a language not heard for a thousand years and with one mighty yank he pulled. Blood from the amphibian shot everywhere and the litah's unconscious body came out of the ripped nasal passages. The creature woke from its comatose state and screamed in pain. "I'll put you out of your misery." Mumm-Ra set Sahara down and fired another energy blast from his hands. This shot penetrated the skull and ending the lizard's life. "Now let's take you home. I have some very important things you need to do for me." He told the unconscious teen and with that he flew back toward the onyx pyramid. Lion-O and Cheetara arrived at the mines to see a scene that greatly disturbed them. The lizard was dead. Landing the ThunderStrike the two hopped out and got a closer look at what had happened. The scene was disgusting and Cheetara could not help but vomit. That image would certainly never leave her mind. "Mumm-Ra did this. He killed our baby girl." Lion-O dropped to his knees. The Sword of Omens had roared as they neared their destination signaling that a ThunderCat was in danger and he'd seen the lizard fall down. None of what he saw before him now, did he expect. Cheetara stood from her bent over position and closed her eyes. Perhaps if she could focus, the powers she'd tapped into before would come back to her to comfort Lion-O. Perhaps Sahara wasn't dead. Or perhaps it was only wishful thinking. Either way she had to try to contact the litah. The cheetah tried as hard as she could but nothing came to her. Not even a scent of the girl could be found. Saddened and disheartened, Cheetara dropped to her knees and tried to comfort the Lord of the ThunderCats. To Be Continued…