Old Enemies -- Chapters 1, 2, and 3
Synopsis: What happens when MummRa gets a hold of an ancient sacred amulet and the Mutants make a return as well? 3rd of new series. LC and PBOld Enemies
By 18TCLover
Chapter 1
In the far reaches of the galaxy on a planet called Way Out Back, Captain Bragg sat outside his Circus Train. He had some new scum of the universe he had to go catch but first he’d have to drop off his current load of criminals. The Mutants, as they were called, were one of the most disgusting groups of criminals he’d encountered. The Lunatacs were better than them and he hated those Plundarian freaks as well.
“Mandora, Evil Chaser First Class, calling Captain Bragg. Come in Captain Bragg.” Bragg made a face and picked up the portable radio’s receiver.
“This is Captain Bragg.” He responded.
“The prisoner hand over has been moved up to oh-one-hundred hours.” Mandora told him. Bragg looked at his watch and realized that that was only two hours from now.
“Why the sudden change in plans?” He asked, a little confused.
“They have to be transferred to the new Penal Planet instead of the first. There was a riot and the situation is not quite under control.” The Evil Chaser explained.
“All right. I’ll meet you there in a couple hours.” Bragg confirmed.
“Excellent. Mandora out.” The transmission ended. Captain Bragg picked himself up and headed for the locomotive engine on his train. He revved the engine and shot off into space causing the Mutants in the back cars to be slammed into the back of their cages. Bragg smirked, as he always loved to do that.
On the other side of the galaxy, a leader stood in the mouth of the Cat’s Head. He watched the sun come up and saw its rays stretch across the mountaintops and the plains beneath them. Today would bring about a momentous occasion. The recruits were no longer recruits. They were to become fully-fledged Thunder Guard members and two platoons of them were being sent to look over Third Earth. That would mean that Pumyra, Ben-Gali, Lynx-O, and Tygra would join the rest of the ThunderCats on New Thundera.
Panthro had successfully duplicated the Lockti’s technology and with the help of the other Thunderians they had built two interstellar ships capable of holding up to fifty people each. More ships were in the works as Panthro thought they should be ready to escape the planet if necessary. Those ships would be bigger and hold at least one hundred people.
In about two hours, he would be addressing all the peoples of New Thundera and it would be broadcast on Third Earth as well. That was a large amount of people watching him and his stomach churned with nerves.
“I thought I’d find you here.” A familiar voice said. “A lot on your mind, huh?”
“A lot would be an understatement. I feel like I’m about to lose last night’s dinner.” He half smiled and turned to his companion.
“I can imagine. You kept kicking me last night.” Cheetara smiled as she wrapped her long slender arms around the lion’s neck.
“Sorry about that. I tend to toss and turn when I have a lot in my mind.” Lion-O said as he put his arms around her waist.
“Then you must be thinking a lot because I’ve gotten the bruises to prove it.” She teased. The lion smirked and kissed her forehead.
“I don’t suppose I could make it up to you in any way.” He wondered.
“Hmm I’ll think of something.” Cheetara said slyly. Their lips met and Lion-O couldn’t help but reach down and squeeze her buttocks.
“Oh, you’ll pay for that Lord Lion-O.” The cheetah said as they separated.
“What did I do?” He asked trying to play innocent. They kissed again before heading down to the kitchen for a bite to eat.
Mumm-Ra watched his bubbling cauldron. He smiled at his cleverness but in the back of his mind he knew that the Ancient Spirits of Evil would love to wipe that smile off his face. With the last attempt to rid himself of the ThunderCats having gone badly, they weren’t happy as usual. However, tricking Captain Bragg into believing Mandora had changed the time and place of the prisoner drop off was a bit of genius. Now all he had to do was meet the bounty hunter on the abandoned second Penal Planet and free the Mutants. Then they would be indebted to him and forced to do what he wanted. He laughed and transformed himself into Mandora. With his increased powers it only took a snap of his fingers and the miserable mummy was where he was supposed to be. Now all that was left to do was wait.
Chapter 2
Lion-O fumbled with the blue buttons on his dress uniform. Since he was addressing the troops he had to wear the military outfit. It was a tradition his father had honored and so would he as would the next Lord of the ThunderCats. The blue coat and pants showed off his large shoulders and long legs. The lapels that were on his shoulders had the Cat Signal on them along with five stars signifying that he was Lord of the ThunderCats and King of the Thunderian people.
“You look handsome.” Cheetara said as she entered his bedchamber.
“Thank you.” He smiled and turned around to face her. He was caught off guard by her appearance. She wore a gold dress that would have reached the floor should she not have been wearing her gold high heels. The top of the dress showed off her ample chest but not to the point of being over done.
“Great Jaga you look beautiful.” The lion murmured. She blushed.
“Thank you. I haven’t worn something this nice since you were officially crowned Lord and King.” The cheetah told him.
“We shall have to rectify that.” Lion-O leaned in and gave her a soft kiss on the lips.
“Come Lord Lion-O your troops await inspection.” Cheetara reminded him when they parted. He nodded and held out his arm. The cheetah took it and they walked out of the room and down to the entrance to Cat’s Lair.
The Lord of the ThunderCats took his place at the podium and Cheetara moved off to the side to stand with the other ThunderCats. Snarfer came up to the lion.
“I have the broadcast set up properly just speak loudly and clearly and we should be all set, snarfer, snarfer.” The young snarf said.
“Thank you Snarfer.” Lion-O smiled. Snarfer smiled back and ran to the control center that was over to the side of the podium. He gave the lion the thumbs up and everything was set.
“ThunderCats, Thunderians, and peoples of both New Thundera and Third Earth, today is a proud day in our history. It is my pleasure today to announce that the Thunder Guard has been reinstated. It is not a light task they take on. They are sworn to protect the people and uphold the Code of Thundera. The one hundred that stand before us have sworn to do everything in their power to perform these tasks and do them better than anyone.” A cheer went up from the crowd gathered and from Third Earth.
“Thunder Guard, ten hut!” The command went out and the one hundred stood at attention.
“You are to be deployed at sixteen hundred hours today and head for Third Earth. You will remind those that break the law that there are consequences. You will aide those in need and you will ensure the peace.” Lion-O told them. The Commander-In-Chief then raised his left fist and threw it against his right shoulder.
“For Thundera!” He called out.
“SIR, YES, SIR!” One hundred voices called out as they put their fists to their shoulders.
“For Honor, Truth, Justice, and Loyalty!” Lion-O called and pounded his shoulder again.
“SIR, YES, SIR!” The voices rang out in unison again and fists flew against shoulders.
“Dismissed!” Lion-O moved his fist from his shoulder and took his right hand, put the tips of his fingers parallel to his forehead. He then pulled his hand out a few inches from his forehead and then dropped his hand back at his side. The Thunder Guard followed suit. They then pivoted on their heels and marched back toward the base. A cheer went up as the crowd watched their soldiers leave. This was truly a great day.
Unbeknownst to the Thunderians, Captain Bragg’s Circus Train was landing on the second Penal Planet. Mumm-Ra chuckled as the train came to a stop. This was almost too easy, he said to himself.
Chapter 3
Captain Bragg pulled himself out of his chair and walked over to the door. He was tired and was looking forward to being rid of those lousy Mutants.
“Something doesn’t feel right.” His bird friend said. Bragg sighed.
“Do you want to be rid of them?” He asked.
“Of course I do, nothing but trouble those brutes.” The crow replied.
“Well then let’s have a look at our friend Mandora.” Bragg said. He continued on over to the door hatch and pressed a button. The birdbrain was right something didn’t feel right. He shook his head. Stupid animal, he said to himself.
“Come on Captain Bragg. No more dawdling.” The fake Mandora said.
“All right, all right. Don’t get your panties in a bunch.” The words came out before he realized what he said and he expected the Evil Chaser to give him what for but instead she stood there. That seemed odd but he thanked his lucky stars and moved toward the first car of the train.
“What are you doing?” Jackalman asked Bragg.
“Handing you over, you fur ball.” The Captain told him. Immediately the jackal began to whimper and whine.
“Shut up!” He said. It didn’t work but he had to say it.
“Mandora aren’t you going to help me take care of these villains?” Bragg asked.
“Oh I’ll help you.” Mandora’s voice changed and Bragg watched as the Evil Chaser’s clothes and skin melted away and there before him stood a mummy with bulging muscles.
“What the…” the bounty hunter didn’t get the chance to finish that sentence as Mumm-Ra lifted his hands and blasted him. The last thing he remembered was the crow squawking,
“I told you so!”
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Pumyra lifted the last box and tried to hoist it up into the Feliner’s cargo bay. Someone had seriously over packed it and she struggled to lift it up. The puma started to mumble under her breath and put the package down.
“Need some help?” A familiar voice wondered. She twirled around and saw a kind face. Ben-Gali moved in and kissed her gently. A smile crossed Pumyra’s lips.
“Well I do need to get this ridiculously heavy box into the Feliner. It’s the last one and I now understand why I had to use a dolly to get it out here.” She told him.
“It can’t be that heavy. You’re a strong woman you should have been able to lift it.” Ben-Gali teased. He bent over and picked up the box. Pumyra had been right; the box was really heavy. However he made a little show of it and pretended that she had been jerking his chain. When he finally got the box into the Feliner, the white tiger shut the storage compartment.
“You’re a jerk.” She told him.
“How could you say such a thing?” Ben-Gali looked wounded. Pumyra grabbed him and pulled him to her. His eyebrows went up and down a few times.
“My, my aren’t we feisty.” The two were about to discover what each other had eaten for lunch when Lynx-O called out to them.
“The Thunder Guard should be here in ten minutes. Make a sweep of the Lair and make sure you didn’t leave anything behind.” The older ThunderCat told them. The two rolled their eyes.
“Don’t roll your eyes at me. You don’t want to leave any of your personal items behind do you?” Lynx-O scolded them. Pumyra and Ben-Gali laughed as they ran back inside to do as their friend had said.
“Ah to be young again.” Lynx-O sighed. He climbed inside the Feliner and made sure the Braille Board was in place. That’s when he heard Ben-Gali shouting at the top of his lungs.
To Be Continued...
Synopsis: What happens when MummRa gets a hold of an ancient sacred amulet and the Mutants make a return as well? 3rd of new series. LC and PB