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[Legends- Part One]_______________________As night turned to morning, Thundercats turned in their sleep. Lion-o couldn't sleep for he knew of the mission they would be taking today. He knew it was a huge risk for the whole team. As the sky turned pink and the dew fell upon the feilds outside of Cat's Lair, Lion-o prepared himself for the mission. His thoughts slid back to yesterday. When he told all the Thundercats that the Lunatacs were trying to bring back the Eclpises at a dangerous sector of New Thundera. He remebers the faces of all the Thundercats when he said they would ve taking a task force to stop the Lunatacs. He was thankful for Catlani's intervention. Her words drifted in his head. "We are all Thundercats and are very capable of going. So I think it should be a group mission. Snarf and Snarfer can take care of Cat's Lair while we are gone". Those are the words of Jaga's daughter. They whispered all through his mind. *It's just such a dangerous mission. But if all of New Thundera is to be safe, we must do it*. With that Lion-o left from his room. He walked towards the control room where he found Tygra. "I thought Snarfer was on watch, Tygra". The architech sat gloom in his chair. "He and Snarf went to pick-up Snarferina, so she could help with Cat's Lair while we are gone". Lion-o studied Tygra's face. "Is something bothering you Tygra?". Tygra huddled himself in the chair. "Well I am not sure about this mission. I mean we will have the Thunderkittens with us. I am not sure they are ready. I am also very worried that White about joining us. He is but a meer infant". "I know how you feel Tygra, but the Thunderkittens have trained vigorously with Panthro all week. And as for White, I know it's dangerous but he shouldn't be without his parents so young. Plus Bengali has insured his safety". The tiger stood to his feet and approached Lion-o. "Forgive me Lord for being your counslor but why Catlani?". Lion-o had a puzzled face. "You could have any girl on New Thundera but why Catlani?!? And now that Cheetara has confessed her feelings for you, your out chasing her and leaving Catlani brokenhearted". Tygra left the control room with a angered face. Lion-o plopped down in a chair and thought about what Tygra said. His words echoed in his head. He slid over to the control panel. The intercom echoed over Cat's Lair. It was the mission siganl. It was only used with extreme missions and this was one of them. Cheetara's eyes fluttered and she awaken from her sleep. She walked over to a mirror hanging upon her wall. *I love Lion-o, but I don't want anyone to be hurt* she thought. She had been putting him off all this time for that very reason. She grabbed her uniform and went to the bathroom. The Thunderkittens still laid peacefully. Their door slid open. "Time to get up kittens". They both awoke to see Panthro in their door. "OK, we're up Panthro". They grabbed their uniforms and changed. Cheetara grabbed her staff from her nightstand and placed it on her arm. She left out of her room and ran into Lion-o. "Uhm, good morning Lion-o". Before he could answer she walked away. Bengali gently kissed Pumyra's shoulder as he got up. He walked over to his cub's crib. He looked at his young cub turn in his sleep. He gently brushed it's head and then grabbed his uniform. "Were you just going to forget about me". Bengali turned slowly at the sound of his mate's voice. "I thought you could use some more sleep. You were up pretty late with White". Pumyra arose from her bed and walked towards Bengali. She kissed him on the lips and grabbed her uniform. "I am a Thundercat just like you Bengali. I am also your wife so I need to be your side". Bengali kissed his wife's cheek and they got changed. Lion-o contiued down the hall. He approached the hanger bay. He stopped a few steps short of the room. He thought for a moment. *Why am I chasing Cheetara, when I love Catlani*. He walked into the hanger and saw Panthro and Catlani hard at work. "Is the Feliner almost ready for flight?". Panthro turned his head to the young lord. "We've almost finished extending it's boosters". Lion-o looked over to Catlani. He gazed at her gracefullness as she worked hard on the Feliner's circuits. He approached her. She didn't notice him as she kept fixing circuits. "Catlani!". She jumped at the sound of his voice. "Catlani, I have a quaestion". "It will have to wait Lion-o, I have more repairs before final lift off". She walked away shyly and Lion-o dropped his head towards the ground. Bengali and Pumyra walked into the hanger holding their new cub. "Good. We could use your help Bengali". Bengali looked towards the older panther. "Sure thing Panthro. Uhm, will you be alright Pumyra?". Pumyra carefully lifted her cub into her arms. "Go on Bengali. Me and White will be fine". Bengali took one more look at his cub. The young White giggled at his father. Bengali kissed him on his forehead and then kissed Pumyra on the lips. Bengali walked away from his wife and towards Panthro. Pumyra looked over to Lion-o, sitting on a crate. She carefully approached him. He sat drepressed on the crate. His thoughts were even more confussed. Pumyra gently touched Lion-o on the shoulder. He looked up to her and quickly stood. "Hi Pumyra". "Hello Lion-o. Is something bothering you?". Lion-o's head dropped again. His eyes closed as the words of Catlani surfaced through his head. He looked up towards the young puma and her infant cub. He admired how she held him as a true mother should. He wished he could remember his own mother. He envied Bengali and Pumyra for having such a cute child. "Don't worry about me Pumyra. I am more worried about White. Are you sure you should bring him?". Before she could answer Tygra walked in. "Of course she is. Like you said Lion-o, White needs to be with his parents". Tygra put his arm on Lion-o's shoulder. "May I hold White Pumyra". Pumyra nodded and she carefully gave the cub to Tygra. White giggled with joy as Tygra lifted him up. He looked towards Lion-o and could see the pain in his eyes. He feared the words he said earlier were troubling Lion-o. "We should start loading the Feliner and Thunderstrike". They both nodded. Everyone began loading the two vehicles. All were nervous about the mission they were going on. It was dangerous and it would be the toughest mission any Thundercat has ever been on. The final crate was loaded and the Thundercats all met in front of Cat's Lair. Lion-o thought carefully for the right words to calm the others. "Let's go to it. Like my old friend says, if were going to do it then let's do it". All the Thundercats gave the Snarfs a final goodbye. Wily Kit and her brother entered the cockpit of the Feliner. They proceeded into two small, seperate areas. Lynx-o follwed as he climbed into the Thunderstrike. His skills of arial flight were not needed at this time but he was glad of that. His body was becoming weaker with age. He gently caressed his beard. The redish beard that was lined at the bottom with silver. The black speckles that traced all along his beared and ears had begin to fade with age. He soon feared the day when he wouldn't be able to guide his young friends, Pumyra and Bengali. His hands began to tremble at the thought. He carefully placed his head up against the headrest and dozed off to sleep. Panthro stepped into the Feliner and sat into the pilot's seat. He placed his hands on the controls with fear. Panthro had been through many battles in his life but never had he dealt with the Eclipses. Ever since Shadow violated his body, they have had a bond. It was so strong that he saw visions of them as brothers. He felt terrified at the thought of himself being linked to such evil. He let his thoughts slip to the back of his mind, so he could be prepared for the mission. Bengali kissed his mate on the cheek and stepped into the Thunderstrike. Pumyra carefully placed the cub into his suspension capsule. Her and Bengali wanted the child to sleep while traveling. She dreaded taking the cub but she knew it was right. She trusted Bengali and all the other Thundercats to protect him. She adjusted her sling before entering the Thunderstrike. Tygra helped Cheetara into the Feliner and then stepped in himself. He traced through his orange mane as if to calm his emotions. He looked out the window. He saw Catlani and Lion-o talking. He listened sharply to their words. "Before we go on this mission Catlani, we have to talk. I know what I said a few months ago hurt you". The young cougar wiped her golden hair from her eyes. She couldn't respond for the pain was still burried inside of her. "But I still have feelings for you". The words spoken from the lion brought hope for her. She leaned foward and kissed him on cheek. Tygra growled at the site and turned away from the window. "Wait! That's not all". Catlani's face turned to confussion. "I have feelings for you but it's not right. Tygra cares deeply for you and I don't want to hurt him or anyone else. Also I care for Cheetara and I think I am begining to love her". Catlani's heart shattered at the words. She thought to slap him but her body was numb with sorrow. She walked away and began to cry. She cursed herslef for still having feelings for Tygra. He had been an important person in her life for many years. Lion-o wanted to run to her but he knew that it was wrong. He walked off and got into the Feliner. Catlani was determined to let Lion-o go. She got into the Thunderstrike and they took off. The dust and debris spread all over the area. The Snarfs watched as their friends flew away. "Panthro, set course for the Bar'ian Islands". "Check" Panthro said as he adjusted the direction of the Feliner. All the Thundercats sat in anticipation. Tygra stirred in his seat. He feared of what will happen to his companions when they pass through the Land of Mists. He knew that his mind power would help him but he feared for the others. He heard tales of the Land of Mists. Once you get in contact with it, you begin to dream your worst nightmares. He knew people that had past through the area and they were never the same. "Lord Lion-o, don't you fear of what will happen in the Land of the Mists" the fearsome tiger asked. Lion-o brushed through his red main and thought for a moment. "I do not fear the Land of Mists and neither should you. If we are to become true Thundercats then we must fight through anything to help others". Tygra was confussed with Lion-o's last words. "What do you mean others?". Lion-o didn't realize what he had said to Tygra. He had let it slip of the true nature of the mission. It was not only to defeat the Eclipses and Lunatacs but to save other Thunderians. Jaga had come to him in a dream and told him of the Thunderians. Before Lion-o could respond to his friend and conslour's words they entered the Land of the Mists. Strange purple mists circled the Feliner with the Thunderstrike attached to it's roof. All the Thundercats braced themselves for the worst. Panthro was the first to be affected. He saw visions that he wished not to see. He saw himslef and Shadow. He saw his parents. He seemed to be in a hospital or medical center. His mother told him to take care of his brother S'lai'zer. He remembered the name as if he heard it somewhere. Then he realized that they were refering to Shadow. He shook in fear. All the other Thundercats had no idea what was happening. Tygra tried to calm him, as Panthro began to hollar as if in pain. The next to be affected was Cheetara. She closed her eyes as she saw the worst of her fears. Catar had returned to life. He was right before her battling with Lion-o. She asked what was happening and Tygra whispered to her that Catar had challenged him to the Cari`. She knew that meant a battle to the death on accient Thundera. She attempted to stop the battle but Tygra held her back. Then Lion-o was slain by Catar and he claimed his prize. He wanted Cheetara and she trembled in sorrow. She had lost Lion-o and had to return to Catar. The one man who gave his life for her and now she feared him. It was because of him that she has finally developed a telekinetic power. It was because of him that she fears going to sleep, for she knows that her dreams are of him. She began to cry as the mists overcame her. Lion-o tried to console her but couldn't, for the mists began to take over him. He tried with all his might to fight them but couldn't. His visons were of losing his father, Catlani and Jaga in a great war. All the Thundercats died because he decided to go to Bar'ian. He saw Cheetara brutly totured and murdered by mutants. He was enraged but couldn't stop the visions. The next victims were Wily Kit and Wily Kat. They both saw their parents murdered. They watched the whole process and couldn't do anything. Their past was catching up with them because they were too weak and too young to do anything about it. They both cried and screamed as they saw their parents killed. Tygra didn't know what to do about the Thundercats. Then Tygra's mind power wasn't strong enough because the mists began to affected him. He saw Lion-o and Catlani at their wedding. He tried to fight the dreams but, he knew he wasn't strong enough. He was angered by the fact that both Catlain and Lion-o could hurt him in such a way. Lynx-o was next to be overcome by the mists. He visioned that he was too weak and old to help anyone. No one wanted him because they thought that his blindness had finally caught up eith him. He felt pain when Pumyra and Bengali rejected him. He saw himself walking the exiles of New Thundera. He then saw his own death by the hands of Grune the Destroyer, who had killed the others in a grave battle. Tears began to trickle down his face. He had not cried in years because he had nothing to cry about. Catlani was next. She saw what she feared the most, the death of her father. Her father being the Great Jaga of Wisdom scared her. She has never been able to forgive herself for leaving Thundera. She was to be a great conslour in the house of King Claudus. She would also one day marry Claudus's only child, Lion-o. Now she had ruined that. She left the royal family and Thundera. She now has no relationship with Lion-o and his hurt with all the pains of her life. She doubled over and began to cry. Pumyra was next to be taken over by the fearsome mists. She saw what she had feared for years, her past. Before she met Bengali she did a lot of things for money. She stole from people and helped a evil tyrant by the name of Vizzar. He treated her well but kept her as a slave. When she finally escaped him, she vowed never to do anything so wretched in her life. When she married Bengali she knew that she left that life in the past. Now she was seeing Vizzar's return. She thought he was killed in the explosion of Thundera. Now he was on New Thundera and informed everyone of Pumyra's past. Bengali no longer wanted her and she was stripped of her title as a Thundercat. The others said she was not worthy of being a Thundercat. She cried at the lose of her best friend, Cheetara's trust. What hurt her the most was the lose of Bengali. Ever since she met him, he was her heart. He is the one thing that kept her going. Now that she has had White, they are both her heart and soul. She couldn't bare loosing either of them. When she was Vizzar's slave, she felt violated and didn't speak to anyone. When she met Bengali, she felt that she could open up to him. Bengali was the final to be effected by the mists. He saw his father. The only person he had left on Thundera. When his father was presumed dead, he felt an emptiness in his soul. The day he married Pumyra, the hole was filled by her love. When his child was born he knew that his bloodline would live on through him. Now he feared the day when his son says "Father, what am I?". Bengali's father was full Siberian as was Bengali. Siberians held much respect for the fact that their breed was all pure. Their was never a different breed child in the whole clan. When Bengali met Pumyra, his father accepted her as a friend. He had no idea of how Bengali truley felt for Pumyra. His father had always wanted Bengali to marry the high preist's daughter Jasmine. She was a beautiful tigress and had much respect from all the Tigers. Bengali's father never knew of his feelings for Pumyra. Bengali could tell Pumyra wasn't full Puma. She had told him that her parents were full Puma but her grandparents were of Puma and Cougar clan. He had onced talked to her about his father's wishes. That is what bothered her during her pregnancy. Bengali wanted to follow his father's wishes but cared more about Pumyra and his unborn cub. He knew that he would tell his son that he was part Siberian and part Puma. His son would just have to accept the fact that he was mixed breed. Bengali knew he could handle it when he first saw his cub. The mists cleared and the Thundercats all regained composure. They all kept their dreams to themselves. They didn't want the other to know how they truely felt. Their mission contiued as they came upon the Bar'ian Islands. END PART I |