Ties That Bind -- Chapter 5
Another chapter for your perusal. I hope you enjoy it. :)Chapter 5
“Beep. Beep. Beep.” The constant sound of the medical machines around the infirmary caused the patient sleeping there to slowly rouse from the light sleep that had come over her. She had fought to break through the fogginess after her head was slammed into the control panel on the bridge of her ship.
“Where am I?” She asked, as she realized the beeping wasn’t her ship telling her something was wrong. Her head pounded something terrible but she had to get out of there.
“Hello there. I’m glad to see you are awake. I am Tygra of the ThunderCats. Welcome to Cat’s Lair.” The orange and black tiger introduced himself.
“A ThunderCat?” The lioness’s eyes went wide which didn’t help the fact that her head was in pain and her eyes didn’t seem to like the light.
“Yes. I am chief architect and medical officer. And you are?” He wondered as he helped the she-cat sit up. She seems to be squinting quite a bit, the tiger thought.
“I am Leanna of the lion clan. I’m here on a business trip from Space Base Thirteen.” She introduced herself continuing to squint.
“Well all right. As soon as I’m sure you don’t have a concussion, you can leave the sick bay and tend to your business.” Tygra said.
“Thank you so much for helping me but I really must be on my way.” Leanna told him as she tried to stand up but found that the floor was spinning too wildly for her to put her feet down. Plopping back on the bed, the tiger smiled.
“You aren’t going anywhere. Pumyra was right; you do have a concussion. Take it easy and I’ll see if I can rustle up some food from the kitchen.” Tygra was about to leave the room when Panthro walked in.
“Tygra, I…” he never finished his sentence as he saw the lioness was awake.
“I was just on my way out to get Leanna something to eat. Why don’t you keep her company while I’m gone?” His friend offered.
“I just needed…” but Tygra was gone before the panther could finish his sentence.
“So is it your turn to guard the prisoner?” The lioness wondered sarcastically.
“You’re not a prisoner. We just want to make sure you are well before releasing you.” The panther replied.
“Oh I see. Well I wouldn’t have been in such bad shape if that storm hadn’t of blown me off course. How is my ship?” She asked.
“I’m fixing it up right now. We pulled it into the hanger a few hours ago once the winds had calmed down. My name is Panthro by the way.” He told her.
“Are you a ThunderCat as well?” She asked.
“Yes, I am.” He told her.
“Your voice sounds familiar. Are you the one I called a ‘wise-ass’?” The lioness wondered running a hand through her long ebony hair. Panthro slowly licked his lips and replied.
“That was me.” Leanna grimaced.
“Well I certainly know how to treat my rescuers.” She said, making a face despite the pain in her head. This made Panthro chuckle.
“So tell me Leanna, what were you doing out in the storm?”
******************
Meanwhile in the bowels of Cat’s Lair, Gorlock stood still trying to warm himself up. The night he’d spent in the Cat’s Head had been a cold one. When he saw the ThunderCats load the broken ship into their hanger, he changed into a bird and swooped inside without being noticed. He silently slipped through the building changing into a fly.
“How am I to disgrace the one they call Lion-O? The others respect him very much and it will be hard to break them of that respect.” He said to himself.
“Of course there is more than one way to break a man.” He smirked.
To Be Continued…
Another chapter for your perusal. I hope you enjoy it. :)