Ties That Bind -- Chapter 19
A double whammy tonight. Enjoy! :)Chapter 19
The ThunderCats took immediate action to save Panthro. His wound was worse than the one they had all seen Lynx-O receive and the thought of what had happened to the lynx was still fresh in their memories. Tygra and Pumyra took over commanding the other to fetch what they needed. Before moving the panther they would have to stabilize him.
“Get the Extractor and hurry. When I remove the sword from Panthro, he’ll start bleeding even more. The faster we get it on, the less the chance of him losing more blood.” Tygra instructed. In a flash, Cheetara was gone and within seconds she was back.
“Lay him down as flat as possible.” Pumyra said. Lion-O and Ben-Gali did as they were told.
“Ok, I’m going to pull the sword out on the count of three. Have the Extractor ready.” The orange tiger told them.
“One, two, three!” The architect and medical man pulled the massive sharp weapon out of Panthro and quickly Pumyra, Ben-Gali, and Lion-O got the Extractor into place and turned it on.
“We need a stretcher and a neck brace to move him down to the sick bay.” This time it was the Kittens who fetched the needed equipment.
“We’ll have to lift him slowly and carefully. Again on three.” The puma said after putting the neck brace on to prevent the panther’s head from being tossed about. Neither she nor Tygra had gotten a good look at the wound in Panthro’s back but if there was spinal cord damage, they couldn’t take the chance of making it worse.
“One, two, three!” Swift, smooth movements moved the panther onto the stretcher and then moved the stretcher down to the sick bay.
Meanwhile, the scream had come from Leanna who had seen what Gorlock had done to the cat she couldn’t see living without. Snarf tried to calm her down while the others did what they had to do. Emotions could be used later but now they would hold no purpose. The two watched as they carried Panthro away and immediately the lioness stood up. She needed to be beside the cat she loved.
Leanna got to the sick bay doors and was stopped by Cheetara. The cheetah could see the fear in her friend’s eyes and wished she could do more than just try to comfort her. The infernal racket of the general alarm still hadn’t been shut off and it was hard to keep their tones quiet so Cheetara sent the twins to shut the siren off, leaving her alone to speak to Leanna.
“How bad is it?” The lioness asked once the alarm had been quieted.
“He’s in good hands. Tygra and Pumyra know how to handle this type of situation.” Cheetara danced around the question. The truth was she didn’t know exactly how bad it was but Lynx-O kept popping up in her head. That was something that Lea didn’t need to know and it was best if they stayed positive.
“You didn’t answer my question.” Leanna sat bluntly. The cheetah let out a sigh and shook her head.
“I don’t know. It depends on what the Extractor can heal and what it can’t.” The spotted cat answered. At that moment, Lion-O stepped out of the sick bay, with an odd expression on his face. This concerned Cheetara and she pulled him aside.
“What’s going on?” She asked.
“They’re trying their hardest to save him. He’s not as old as Lynx-O, so that’s one good thing but he lost a lot of blood and the wound is bigger.” The lion shook his head and let out a sigh.
“We have to get Gorlock secured before we do anything else. Come on.” The Lord of the ThunderCats continued. Quickly, he and Cheetara went back down the hallway.
To Be Continued…
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