Trust Issues -- Chapters 1 and 2
Synopsis: A ship is found floating off of New Thundera. It appears to be empty but is it really? Will the ThunderCats be able to beat an enemy they cannot see? LC and PB 4th of new series Trust lssues By 18TCLover Chapter 1 Three years had passed since Lynx-O’s death and New Thundera was prospering as well as Third Earth. The Thunder Guard’s numbers had increased substantially and they now had two hundred members on Third Earth and almost two thousand on New Thundera. Lion-O still held his position as Lord of the ThunderCats and King of Thundera. Cheetara was now Queen and they had a beautiful one-year-old girl cub named Sahara. Snarf was once again a doting nursemaid, which made him happier than a clam. Pumyra and Ben-Gali had made their relationship official two years ago and now they were expecting their first cub. The ThunderKittens were older and more mature, both having grown quite a bit. Each were now more involved in every aspect of the Lair’s care. This gave Panthro more time to teach all types of engineering at the new university. He of course still tinkered at the Lair and often held his student’s labs there. Snarfer had assumed most of the maintenance tasks and sometimes acted as a teacher’s aide when Panthro was on duty. Tygra was also teaching at the university covering medical and architectural topics. His relationship with Lion-O was still strained despite the time that had passed. One of the Code of Thundera’s rules had been bent and it still cause friction at times. Truth was one of the most important parts of the Code and the fact that Tygra never came forward with his feelings on the whole situation did not sit well. However today seemed to be going very smoothly. Currently everything was quiet and tasks were being completed as they usually did. A knock on the door interrupted the Lord of the ThunderCats reading of Third Earth’s weekly report. “I have something we need to discuss.” Cheetara smiled as she poked her head in the door. “Oh and what could that be my dear?” Lion-O gave a smile back. “Someone wants to see you. Do you have some time?” She wondered. Lion-O cocked his head to the side. “Well who could be wanting to see me so close to lunch?” He smirked. “A little cat who would love to eat lunch with her daddy.” Cheetara pulled her whole body into the office and showed that she held Sahara. The baby stretched her arms out reaching for the lion. “Dada.” “Hello baby.” He took the cub from the cheetah and gave her a hug. “Someone is looking like their mother more and more each day. Why don’t we get lunch and leave that weekly report for later?” The lion asked his daughter. “Dada.” Was Sahara’s reply. “I’ll take that as a yes.” Lion-O smiled and the three headed off to enjoy a meal together. “How are things going over on Third Earth?” Cheetara asked as they entered the kitchen. “Pretty good. Still a little rough with the new troops we sent over but that’s to be expected. Everyone has to get used to the difference between here and there.” Her husband explained. They began pulling food out of the refrigerator when Pumyra waddled in. “Great Jaga these weird cravings will be the death of my waist yet.” She said as she saw the others. “Oh that bad huh? I don’t remember having such trouble.” Cheetara smiled and put a jar of peanut butter on the counter and was digging around for some bread. “As I recall I was running back and forth to the kitchen an awful lot.” Lion-O teased as he helped the puma into a chair. “It’s my metabolism, I can’t help it.” The cheetah smacked him playfully on the rear. “Yeah well can one of you make me a chicken salad sandwich with a side of chocolate sauce?” Pumyra wondered. “I think I just lost my appetite.” Lion-O gagged. “Oh shush. I’ll take care of it while you get Sahara going.” Cheetara smirked. Ten minutes would pass before the COM on the wall interrupted them. “Is Lion-O down there?” Ben-Gali’s voice came over the airwaves. “Figures he calls for you and not his wife.” Pumyra cracked a joke. The Lord of the ThunderCats smiled and got up and pressed the “reply” button. “I’m here. What is it Ben-Gali?” “I have a ship requesting permission to land on New Thundera but I can’t get where the ship is coming from and it’s serial number. The same message just repeats without saying either one.” The white tiger replied. “All right. I’ll be up in a minute.” Lion-O told him. “Ok.” Ben-Gali answered. The transmission stopped and the lion excused himself from the room and headed up to the control center.Chapter 2
Lion-O arrived in the control room and Ben-Gali immediately turned the message on over the main speakers.
“This is Captain Hobart. We request permission to land.” The voice said.
“Give your serial number and purpose for landing.” Lion-O replied.
“This is Captain Hobart. We request permission to land.” The message was the same.
“I’ve been trying to reach them on alternate frequencies but I’ve had no luck. I have sent the name through the databases but I still have no answer yet.” Ben-Gali explained.
“Have you run a thermal scan of the ship?” The lion asked.
“I did but the computer could not find any sign of life. It doesn’t make any sense.” His friend said.
“You’re right because even a recording would have had the serial number and where the ship and crew were from. Call Panthro up and get him over here. We’ll need to bring the ship in ourselves and contain it. I’ll call the Thunder Guard in to set up a containment area.” Lion-O told him.
“All right.” Ben-Gali grabbed the phone handset while the Lord of the ThunderCats went to the wall and pressed the COM link between the Lair and the Thunder Guard barracks. Once the orders had been given, he called down to the kitchen.
“Have Snarf look after Sahara, I need you up here.” He told Cheetara.
“Ok, I’ll be up in five minutes.” She said. The call ended and she quickly found the loyal snarf. With the babysitting taken care of the cheetah raced up to the control room.
“Sorry I had to end lunch but we’re bringing in this ship and I’ve got a containment crew working on the ground. You, Panthro, and I are going to take the Feliner up. I have Tygra and the Kittens helping the Thunder Guard while Ben-Gali mans the radio.” Lion-O informed her.
“Is Panthro here yet?” She wondered.
“He will be in about two minutes.” Her husband answered. Sure enough, the ThunderTank roared over the hill and the panther hopped out.
“We ready to go?” He asked.
“The Feliner is all set. By the time we get up there and bring the ship down, the containment center should be ready to go.” Lion-O said.
“All right, let’s do it.” Panthro smiled and the three climbed into the Feliner.
“Ramp out.” Panthro told them.
“Thrusters primed.” Cheetara replied.
“All systems go.” Lion-O pressed the ignition button and the large spacecraft took off towards the atmosphere.
It didn’t take long for the Feliner to reach the strange ship that floated not far from New Thundera’s environment.
“Something feels very weird about this.” Cheetara said, looking to Lion-O.
“I agree but we can’t leave the ship here in case it’s orbit decays. It would crash and possibly hurt someone.” He told her.
“It seems like a lose/lose situation but once we get that thing on the ground we can check it out.” Panthro told them as he engaged the tractor beam.
“Feliner to New Thundera, we have the package.” The panther said over the radio.
“Roger that Feliner. Bring it in easy. We have the containment center ready. All wee have to do is drop the lid when you get in.” Ben-Gali replied.
“Ok. See you soon. Over and out.” Panthro ended the call and the three ThunderCats piloted the ship with the other ship towards the planet’s atmosphere.
It didn’t take long to get back toward Cat’s Lair. The tricky part was landing both vehicles at the same time and getting the smaller ship into the containment center. But with a little skill and a lot of luck, as Panthro said, they managed to get it done. Then the Thunder Guard sealed up the top of the area and it was ready to go. The ThunderCats then donned their protective suits and went into the plastic coated region.
To Be Continued...
Synopsis: A ship is found floating off of New Thundera. It appears to be empty but is it really? Will the ThunderCats be able to beat an enemy they cannot see? LC and PB 4th of new series Trust lssues By 18TCLover Chapter 1 Three years had passed since Lynx-O’s death and New Thundera was prospering as well as Third Earth. The Thunder Guard’s numbers had increased substantially and they now had two hundred members on Third Earth and almost two thousand on New Thundera. Lion-O still held his position as Lord of the ThunderCats and King of Thundera. Cheetara was now Queen and they had a beautiful one-year-old girl cub named Sahara. Snarf was once again a doting nursemaid, which made him happier than a clam. Pumyra and Ben-Gali had made their relationship official two years ago and now they were expecting their first cub. The ThunderKittens were older and more mature, both having grown quite a bit. Each were now more involved in every aspect of the Lair’s care. This gave Panthro more time to teach all types of engineering at the new university. He of course still tinkered at the Lair and often held his student’s labs there. Snarfer had assumed most of the maintenance tasks and sometimes acted as a teacher’s aide when Panthro was on duty. Tygra was also teaching at the university covering medical and architectural topics. His relationship with Lion-O was still strained despite the time that had passed. One of the Code of Thundera’s rules had been bent and it still cause friction at times. Truth was one of the most important parts of the Code and the fact that Tygra never came forward with his feelings on the whole situation did not sit well. However today seemed to be going very smoothly. Currently everything was quiet and tasks were being completed as they usually did. A knock on the door interrupted the Lord of the ThunderCats reading of Third Earth’s weekly report. “I have something we need to discuss.” Cheetara smiled as she poked her head in the door. “Oh and what could that be my dear?” Lion-O gave a smile back. “Someone wants to see you. Do you have some time?” She wondered. Lion-O cocked his head to the side. “Well who could be wanting to see me so close to lunch?” He smirked. “A little cat who would love to eat lunch with her daddy.” Cheetara pulled her whole body into the office and showed that she held Sahara. The baby stretched her arms out reaching for the lion. “Dada.” “Hello baby.” He took the cub from the cheetah and gave her a hug. “Someone is looking like their mother more and more each day. Why don’t we get lunch and leave that weekly report for later?” The lion asked his daughter. “Dada.” Was Sahara’s reply. “I’ll take that as a yes.” Lion-O smiled and the three headed off to enjoy a meal together. “How are things going over on Third Earth?” Cheetara asked as they entered the kitchen. “Pretty good. Still a little rough with the new troops we sent over but that’s to be expected. Everyone has to get used to the difference between here and there.” Her husband explained. They began pulling food out of the refrigerator when Pumyra waddled in. “Great Jaga these weird cravings will be the death of my waist yet.” She said as she saw the others. “Oh that bad huh? I don’t remember having such trouble.” Cheetara smiled and put a jar of peanut butter on the counter and was digging around for some bread. “As I recall I was running back and forth to the kitchen an awful lot.” Lion-O teased as he helped the puma into a chair. “It’s my metabolism, I can’t help it.” The cheetah smacked him playfully on the rear. “Yeah well can one of you make me a chicken salad sandwich with a side of chocolate sauce?” Pumyra wondered. “I think I just lost my appetite.” Lion-O gagged. “Oh shush. I’ll take care of it while you get Sahara going.” Cheetara smirked. Ten minutes would pass before the COM on the wall interrupted them. “Is Lion-O down there?” Ben-Gali’s voice came over the airwaves. “Figures he calls for you and not his wife.” Pumyra cracked a joke. The Lord of the ThunderCats smiled and got up and pressed the “reply” button. “I’m here. What is it Ben-Gali?” “I have a ship requesting permission to land on New Thundera but I can’t get where the ship is coming from and it’s serial number. The same message just repeats without saying either one.” The white tiger replied. “All right. I’ll be up in a minute.” Lion-O told him. “Ok.” Ben-Gali answered. The transmission stopped and the lion excused himself from the room and headed up to the control center.