New Friends, Old Enemies

By 18lzytwner

Chapter 1

It had been a long week but finally everything had calmed down. While the mission to rescue the new ThunderCats Pumyra, Ben-Gali, and Lynx-O had not gone off without a hitch, they were all alive and grateful for it. Today dawned anew and hopefully so did the peace that came from defeating Mumm-Ra and the Mutants.

"Thundera to Lion-O, come in Lion-O," Cheetara chuckled as she waved her hand in front of the King's face. They were now seated at breakfast and the lion had seemingly left the room mentally.

"Your food is getting cold," Panthro spoke up.

"Huh sorry. I guess I didn't get as much sleep as I thought I had," the lion finally blinked and looked down at his now room temperature candy fruit pancakes.

"Good thing you're not on duty right away then. I suggest you head down to the Med Bay when we're done here. I want to make sure that you aren't suffering after effects of the Thundrainium exposure," Tygra gave him a look.

"Would you mind if I accompanied you? I do have medical training though regrettably I have not been able to keep up with any technical journals since we landed on Third Earth," Pumyra cautiously joined the conversation. She and her friends were brand new and while they felt welcome at Cat's Lair they were still afraid to step on anyone's toes.

"Ben-Gali, you mind if I borrow your mind and possibly you hands for a little while? I need to start working on vehicles for you, Pumyra, and Lynx-O," the panther changed the subject.

"Of course. It'd be nice to get my hands dirty," the white tiger chuckled.

"While vehicles sound wonderful, I'm afraid I'll always need to be a passenger and not very good in an aerial battle," Lynx-O said.

"I'm working on that but first I need to create a vehicle before I create the interface," the panther explained.

"Well it sounds like we all have a busy day ahead of us," Cheetara smiled.

"I'll say," the Kittens walked into breakfast, having just gotten off duty.

"Big plans?" Tygra asked.

"Yeah, sleeping," WilyKit yawned.

"Enjoy your meal and then catch up on some sleep. I'm off to watch the screens," the cheetah smiled before standing, putting her dishes into the dishpan on the cart nearby, and headed out of the room.

"All right, off to the Med Bay with you Lion-O," Tygra stood up as well, collecting his dishes. Pumyra and Ben-Gali quickly did the same, there was work to be done.

"Done with breakfast already?" Snarf asked as he exited the kitchen, ready to start dishwashing.

"Amazing as usual," Panthro winked.

"Yes quite tasty. Could you use an extra set of hands with the dishes Snarf?" Lynx-O offered.

"That's quite nice of you Lynx-O. I'd be quite glad for the help," Snarf smiled despite the fact that the lynx couldn't see it. Lion-O went to stand up and found his muscles didn't want to work.

"I'm going to need a hand here," he ground out. Panthro and Tygra quickly helped him up into a sort of standing position.

"I think we better get a wheelchair for him, unless you want to carry him down to the Med Bay," Tygra said.

"I'll get one," Pumyra offered and Tygra quickly told her where to find one. She was off and running down the hall.

"What is going on with me?" Lion-O asked.

"I have no idea but I intend to find out," the orange tiger said.

To Be Continued...