A small explosion rocked Sky Tomb before anyone could respond to the attack an exuberant and slightly crispy Alluro charged out of his workshop, and into Knave.
 

"Watch it Alluro!" Knave swore hitting the ground.
 

"I've done it!" Alluro exclaimed so wrapped up in his invention that he didn't realize who it was.
 

"I'll say." Knave hissed before freezing the hypnotist feet so he'd stand still
 

He was so pleased with himself Alluro reach down and picked up the half-cheetah. "I've done it!" He repeated and hugged Knave.
 

"Damn it Alluro!" Knave snapped, this time freezing his whole body from the shoulders down. "Now what did you do?" he demanded.
 

Knave's ice cooled Alluro's joy and his body. "I've perfected my hyper molecular thundrillium thundrainium photonic particle dispersing compound."
 

Knave took a step back and gripped his ice pick. "I understood Thundrainium, what was he rest?"
 

"Hyper molecular thundrilli.....I'll put it in words even you'll understand. It'll keep the Thundercats weapons from hurting our vehicles."
 

Knave bridled at Alluro's mocking tone but anything that could help them against the Thundercats and, more importantly, protect Chilla was worth it. "Show me." He said walking toward the lab. "And," he added, "It'd better not blow up."
 

"Knave!" Alluro barked.
 

"What now?" He demanded.
 

"Get me out of here!"
 

Knave turned his heel and grinned. "Oh, I'll help you out," he snickered and flipped his icepick in the air. Then he brought it across Alluro's back, shattering the ice.
 

Together the pair walked into Alluro's lab. There were all sorts of gadgets and gizmos strewn about. Absently Knave picked one up. "Don't touch that. I haven't perfected the Elbow muncher yet!" Alluro said, "the invention I want to show you is here." He indicated a strange clear green liquid sitting on a hot plate. Nearby were several plates of steel, some green, some not.
 

At about this time Chilla was sprinting down the hall. She'd been on patrol nearby when the explosion had occurred. What was even more disturbing to her was the fact that there was a large pile of ice on the ground. "Knave!" she cursed aloud.
 

Chilla saw the door to Alluro's lab open and Knave standing, icepick still in his hand, with Alluro in front of him. "No, Knave, don't!" she shouted. Alluro and Knave turned, looking confused.
 

"Chilla? Are you okay?" Alluro asked.
 

"Sorry. It just looked like Knave was going to attack you," Chilla replied.
 

"Oh come now Chilla. Give me some credit. If I really wanted him dead, I'd have done it long ago," Knave said, showing his pointy teeth to Alluro.
 

"I'm merely showing your brother my latest invention. The hyper molecular thundrillium thundrainium photonic particle dispersing compound," Alluro said.
 

"Your hyper molecular what?" Chilla asked.
 

"It's something to protect us from the Thundercats," Alluro sighed. Why didn't anyone understand his inventions' names?
 

Knave put his arm around Chilla, mainly so Alluro couldn't. "Don't worry I still don't know what it does but it hasn't blown up."
 

If looks could kill the ice hybrid would have melted. "It's simple." Alluro said in a forced voice. "The Thundercats use energy weapons, we all know thundrainium absorbs energy, we coat or vehicles in the compound and their weapons are useless."
 

Chilla pushed knave behind her. "Thundrainium!" She snarled. "You know that stuff's poisons to Knave!"
 

Alluro nodded calmly. "Calm down Chilla." He said raising his hands, "the thundrillium makes it harmless, it only absorbs energy that's above its thundrillium content."
 

Alluro tossed them both a pistol. "Thundrillium powered lasers." He explained. "Chilla I want you to shoot that disk." He pointed to one of the non green ones.
 

With a shrug she fired, the disk immediately heated and melted.
 

"I knew it wouldn't work." Knave gloated, his voice dripping with contempt.
 

"That was the untreated sample." Alluro said smugly and picked up a green disk. "Ok Knave." He said placing the disk against his chest. "Here's your chance, fire at the disk and kill me Luna need never know."
 

"No!" Chilla shouted but before she could move Knave had pulled the trigger.
 

Time seemed to slow for Alluro as the searing beam raced toward him. "This might not have been such a good idea." He thought, then the beam hit, and was absorbed by the thundrainium.
 

"Damn." Knave swore throwing down the pistol.
 

"I knew it'd work." Alluro said even though he was shaking.
 

Chilla grabbed Knave's arm. "You're lucky that didn't work," she hissed.
 

"You aren't getting sentimental over him, are you?" Knave asked.
 

"Of course not. We've been through this. Luna would be very upset if we lost another man," Chilla said to Knave, and then to Alluro. "Don't even say a word."
 

"Wouldn't dream of it," Alluro said.
 

* * *
 

Sometime later Luna, riding Amok, Tug Mug, and Red Eye were down in the laboratory for a second demonstration. This time Alluro had wisely set up targets along the Skull Scope.
 

The second trial run went as smoothly as the first. When it was over, Luna held up the coated metal. "Interesting. Not even a scratch on the surface," she mused.
 

"Of course. I told you my hyper molecular thundrillium thundrainium photonic particle dispersing compound would work," Alluro said, smugly.
 

"Your what?" Tug Mug asked.
 

"You have performed adequately. I want you, Knave and Chilla to outfit the Ice Runner with your compound and send it on a trial run. Red Eye, are there any Thundercats nearby?" Luna asked.
 

"I am picking up a signal from Lion-O and Snarf. They've just crossed into Dark Side for some botanical research," Red Eye replied.
 

"Good. They will make the perfect test subjects. Go!" Luna shrieked.
 

Adding the coating to the Ice Runner went faster than anticipated when it was poured on the chemical spread and bonded itself to the mettle. Things went so well Alluro had a spare vial left.
 

"Come on Alluro." Chilla said starting the engine.
 

"Let me put this up." He replied starting for his lab.
 

"Now!" Knave snapped drawing his icepick.
 

"Fine." Alluro sighed and climbed aboard.
 

****
 

"Got it Lion-O." Snarf said holding up the small green plant.
 

"And I've got you!" Chilla hissed, the beam of heat missed Snarf by a hairs width but blackened his plant.
 

"Lunataks!" Lion-O shouted. "Ho!" The powerful beam struck the Ice Runner harmlessly but Lion-O was too distracted to notice.
 

"Ever stating the obvious Lion-O." Alluro said stepping from behind the bushes holding up his club. "You know you can't win, give up. You can't resist me. I'm Alluro."
 

"No Lion-O!" Snarf whined running forward and biting Alluro breaking his spell.
 

"Wretched creature!" Alluro cursed flinging him off. Lion-O's blast knocked him up and over the just landed Ice Runner.
 

"Mine!" Knave called, his ice pick spiked the ground just in front of lion-O. Using his cheetah speed, he ran toward the Lord of the Thundercats and knocked him backwards. "Aw get off damn you!" He snarled as Snarf sank his claws into Knave's back knocking him down.
 

Chilla ran forward trying to disentangle Snarf and Knave when she heard Lion-O behind her. "Don't move." He warned, looking over her shoulder she saw his sword pointed. "This time you'll stay on Exile Isle." He said.
 

Alluro saw Chilla's predicament and was torn, he didn't give a damn about Knave but couldn't stand to loose Chilla. "Lion-O." He called, holding up the vial of hyper molecular thundrillium thundrainium photonic particle dispersing compound. "Let them go or I throw this!" He warned.
 

Lion-O's eyes narrowed. "You wouldn't risk Chilla."
 

Alluro assumed an air of indifference. "True she has her uses but I can always off the half-breed."
 

Lion-O backed up slowly. "Ok Alluro, a draw."
 

"Good." He said. "Chilla, Knave get on the Ice Runner."
 

"Half-breed!" Knave snarled as he walked by Alluro. "I'll kill you for that!"
 

"Not now." Chilla said mounting behind Alluro. "Lets go."
 

"Catch Lion-O" Alluro shouted throwing the vial at him to distract him while they blasted off.
 

Lion-O blocked with the sword instinctively. The green fluid coated the sword when the vial broke but what touched him didn't hurt. "Typical Alluro weapon." He sighed and picked up Snarf. "Lets go home."
 

* * *
 

When Lion-O and Snarf got out of the Hovercat, they saw Panthro nearby. "You're late," he said, "and you seem to be splattered in some green goo."
 

"It's from Alluro, snarf, snarf. He thought he could use some new weapon on us, but it was no match for the Sword of Omens!" Snarf boasted.
 

"You encountered the Lunataks? You'd better tell all the Thundercats about it. I'll meet you up in the meeting room," Panthro said.
 

* * *

Meanwhile, in Sky Tomb, Luna nearly giggled with glee when she heard of what had happened. "For once you incompetent morons did something useful," she cackled.
 

"I fail to see how getting beaten by Lion-O constitutes a good job," Knave replied.
 

"Fool. Don't you see? The Sword of Omens is just as susceptible to Alluro's invention as are the rest of your weapons. If a laser can't penetrate it, the Sword of Omens can't. And with the Sword covered, it won't be able to do a thing!" Luna said, gesturing with her riding crop.
 

"I see. And without the Sword of Omens to save him, Lion-O will be ripe for the pickings," Alluro said.
 

"Precisely," Luna said.
 

* * *
 

"Very odd. You say the Lunataks attacked, couldn't beat you and ran off?" Tygra asked.
 

"Yes. But not before Alluro threw some vial at me. I'd better get it looked at, maybe we can find out what it is," Lion-O said.
 

"We'll take it to Pumyra. Maybe she'll be able to tell," Wily Kit said, taking a sample.
 

"Lead the way, Wily Kit," Wily Kat said.
 

"Those twins never grow up, do they?" Cheetara sighed, "Anyway, I guess there isn't much we can do here until we get the results from the tests."
 

* * *
 

Tug Mug wheeled uneasily toward Alluro. "Are you sure this will work?" he asked.
 

"Of course I'm sure," Alluro said. "We've done this to everyone else. Now it's your turn."
 

Tug Mug moved onto a small platform and strapped on the oxygen mask provided. "Ready when you are," he said.
 

Alluro casually threw a switch and a glass tube rose from the ground. Next the green fluid began filling the container. Soon Tug Mug was covered head to toe in the stuff. After about a minute the fluid was drained and Tug Mug stepped out.
 

"Hey! Tug Mug. Die!" Knave shouted, firing a laser rifle at the stunned Lunatak.
 

"He's trying to keel me!" Tug Mug squealed, as the laser bolt bounced off his hand.
 

"I did not. Just making sure it held to you," Knave said, "we are now invincible!"
 

* * *

Back at the lair a stumped Tygra was explaining his results.
 

"Part of its highly concentrated thundrainium." He began.
 

"Tygra." Lion-O interrupted. "It can't be Thundrainium. I feel fine."
 

Tygra nodded. "That's the strange part Lion-O." He began. "It's balanced with a precise amount of Thundrillium."
 

"Wait." This time Panthro spoke. "Why would the Lunataks destroy their own weapon?"
 

Tygra looked thoughtful. "I'm not sure it is a weapon Panthro, after all Lion-O's fine even his armour aside from some staining is ok. Besides the Thundrillium and Thundrainium there's a few more agents. Ones just a suspension, the green fluid the other chemicals float in. The one I don't understand is this strange binding agent. It bonds with organic or inorganic materials but differently. When it touches inorganic it becomes one with it, a complete merging, organic it just coats and will eventually wear away, but as the sword isn't green I don't think we have to worry."
 

* * *
 

The Thunderkittens zipped across the land between Cat's Lair and the Tower of Omens. It was a peaceful day, so they took their leisure. It wasn't until they were almost on him that they noticed Red Eye in their way. He grabbed Wily Kit's wrist and flung her from her board into a nearby tree. "Wily Kit! No!" Wily Kat shouted, hurling a multitude of marbles at the Lunatak. Deftly Red Eye, still holding the wrist of Wily Kit, swung her limp body into the path of the pellets. "No!" Wily Kat shouted even as Red Eye's missile took out his space board. "Two Cats down. More to go!" chuckled Red Eye.
 

* * *
 

Desperately the Sword of Omens tried to warn Lion-O of what had happened to the Thunderkittens, however, the green goo prevented even that power from getting through.
 

* * *
 

A little while later Luna astride Amok was standing proudly before the lair. "Here Kitty Kitty Kitty!" She shrieked at the lair.
 

"Go back to Sky Tomb Luna." Lion-O called via the PA system.
 

"Not likely." She shouted back. "You see I have the Thunderkittens."
 

"You what!?" Lion-O demanded, inside the Lair he jerked the sword to his eyes. "Sword of Omens give me sight beyond sight." The sword flared for a second and then died. "Something's blocking the sword's vision." He told Tygra.
 

"I'm still here Lion-O." Luna called.
 

Deciding to call her bluff Lion-O spoke. "I don't believe you."
 

"Then what's this?" Luna demanded holding up a piece of cloth. Magnified on the view screen kit was clearly Wily Kit's uniform. "We'll be waiting at Sky Tomb Lion-O" She kneed her mount. "Home Amok." She turned back. "By the way hurry Lion-O, we wouldn't want Tug Mug to get bored with your poor Wily Kit would we?"
 

"Bitch!" Lion-O swore, without thinking he slammed his hands on the console, one of his fingers hit the Cat's eye lasers. "What have I done?" He breathed as the massive lasers scorched the ground. "No!" He drew back, when the lasers had cleared Luna and Amok were walking serenely through the charred woods.
 

Lion-O pushed Panthro aside and sprinted toward the hangar. He had to get the Thunderkittens away from Luna. When he got to the Hovercat, he found Jaga waiting for him. "Be not hasty in your decisions Lion-O. You would be better served to learn all you can before rushing into a battle you cannot win," Jaga said.
 

"But Jaga. I can't just leave Wily Kit and Wily Kat in the clutches of the Lunataks!" Lion-O said, "I'm the lord of the Thundercats. It is my duty to protect them," Lion-O argued.
 

"Luna was able to shrug off the Cat's Eye lasers. What can you do against her?" Jaga said, fading away.
 

"I've got the Sword of Omens. That's all I need," Lion-O said.
 

* * *
 

Tug Mug wheeled around the corner, nearly colliding with Knave. "What are you so happy about?" Knave asked.
 

"Guard duty can be quite fun. You're lucky you're next," Tug Mug said, wheeling away.
 

Knave walked up to the cells and peered in. "Oh good god!" he gasped, seeing Wily Kit's prone naked body lying on the floor.
 

Leaving quickly he returned with an old brown tunic from somewhere. "Put this on." He snapped tossing it at her. It wasn't pity for the prisoner, his taste in women was different from Tug Mug's.
 

"Why are you holding use here?" Wily Kat demanded, he was chained up and had been unable to help his sister.
 

"You're Thundercats." Knave said with a shrug and sat down in a chair. "Am sorry about your sister though, I know if you were me you'd want to kill every one of us."
 

Wily Kat nodded curtly. "I'd love to get my hands on Tug Mug, but you'd do."
 

Knave stood up and stretched. "You sure about that kitten?"
 

"I'm sure!"
 

Knave shrugged again. "Ok then." He slipped a laser pistol from the wall rack and tossed it to Kat. "Your chains have enough slack to use it." He opened his vest. "Go ahead."
 

Normally a Thundercat would never try and kill anyone but Wily Kat had just seen his sister raped. Aiming as well as he could, he fired right at Knaves heart.
 

"That tickles!" Knave protested drawing his vest closed. "Still wanna fight kitten?" He asked.
 

"How'd?" Wily Kat stammered.
 

"I'll take that as a no." Knave sighed. "I'm gonna take a nap, don't wake me up." He lay down in range of Wily Kat's laser and smiled to himself as he felt the beams hit. "Stupid kitten." He mumbled and fell sleep.
 

* * *
 

Panthro slammed his fist down on the alert button. "All available Thundercats meet me at the Thundertank. Lion-O needs our help, except you Snarf. We need you to stay here and guard," he said into the microphone.
 

In a matter of moments Tygra, Cheetara, Panthro and a visiting Lynx-O had assembled in the Thundertank. Panthro explained the situation. "It would seem that our journey will take us to Dark Side," Lynx-O said.
 

"That's why we've got the headlights in," Panthro replied. He revved the engine and they were in hot pursuit.
 

* * *
 

"Luna! Lion-O will be through the Forest of Mist any second," Red Eye said from his customary post.
 

"Excellent. And the rest of the Thundercats will be close behind. Tug Mug! You, Knave and Red Eye will take care of Lion-O. Chilla, Alluro and I will deal with the others," Luna said.
 

* * *
 

Lion-O burst through the mists, landed and glared at his sensors. "Where is Sky Tomb?" he asked aloud.
 

"You don't need to know where Sky Tomb is. We'll take you there!" Tug Mug snarled, firing his gravity carbine, and missing.
 

"Tug Mug. You're just the Lunatak I've been looking for. Ho!" Lion-O shouted, looking down at his sword as it failed to fire. "Huh? What's happening?"
 

"Aw, poor Lion-O. Remind me to feel pity for him. On second thought, forget it," Knave said.
 

"Aw poor kitty forgot to change the batteries?" Tug Mug asked, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
 

Knave chuckled. "Be nice Tug Mug his toy won't work." Moving with his cheetah speed he knocked the sword from Lion-O's hand.
 

"I've always wanted a tooth pick." Red Eye said picking it up.
 

"Sword of Omens come to my hand!" Lion-O called leaping over Tug Mug.
 

The sword remained quietly in Red Eye's hands.
 

"Good night Lion-O" Knave said smashing him in the back of the head with the pick handle.
 

* * *
 

Lion-O was chucked at the feet of the Thunderkittens. Tug Mug then manacled him to the wall and looked over at Wily Kit. "My watch duty doesn't start for another half hour. See you then," he chuckled, watching as she flinched away.
 

"Easy there 'tiger' we want the prisoners in one piece," Knave said. "I want you to leave her alone."
 

"You just want her for yourself," Tug Mug snickered.
 

"Bull. I'm just looking out for my best interests. The last thing I need is the two of you breeding, and little Tuggies running around," Knave said, sitting on a stool outside the cell. Tug Mug slowly wheeled away.
 

"Sorry kid. This is for your own good," Knave said, after Tug Mug had left. He walked over to where Wily Kit lay trembling and covered her in ice.
 

"Thank you." Wily Kat said softly, if Knave heard him he didn't respond. "Lion-O!" He whispered urgently. "The Lunataks are laser proof now."
 

"I know Kat." Lion-O said. "I know."
 

"How?"
 

"I shot Luna with the Cat's Eyes by mistake and she walked away." A grim silence filled the prisoners.
 

"Lion-O?" Wily Kit called softly.
 

"Kit." He knelt down beside the frozen kitten. "What is it?"
 

"If you see Knave alone...tell him 'thank you'." She sighed and went to sleep.
 

Lion-O stroked her hair softly. "Some day some how." He swore Tug Mug would pay.
 

Their lunch was served by a bruteman. Tug Mug's shift started while Lion-O was feeding Kit. "Back up Lion-O," Tug Mug ordered then saw Knave's handy work. "Damn it Knave!" He wheeled off in search of the Ice Lunatak.
 

* * *
 

Luna, Chilla and Alluro crouched behind some rocks and watched as the Thundertank emerged from the Forest of Mists. "Surrender Thundercats. We Lunataks are vastly superior to you. There's nothing you can do. No way you can stop us. You might as well just stop the tank, get out, and give up," Alluro said, his ball hanging above the tank.
 

"I don't know what we can do," Panthro said, "the Lunataks are vastly superior to us."
 

"There's nothing we can do," Tygra agreed.
 

"There's no way we can stop them," Lynx-O added.
 

"We should stop the tank, get out and surrender to them," Cheetara ended.
 

As soon as the four Thundercats emerged, they were covered with ice. The three Lunataks walked smugly up to them. "Nice work you two," Luna said, "now carry them back to Sky Tomb!" Then she and Amok turned back for their base.
 

"Can you believe Luna left us here?" Chilla asked.
 

Alluro smiled. "I'm not carrying anyone anywhere. Ok Thundercats listen up. Your walking to Sky Tomb, were driving the Thundertank." He smiled. "Now March!"
 

A walk through Darkside isn't east for anyone but Amok. For one thing the Thundercats couldn't see, more than once one fell only to be trampled on by there hypnotised companions, the different yells gave a clue as to what was crushed.
 

Chilla delighted in making ice slicks in front of the prisoners for them to slip on.
 

"Nothing like a moonlight ride eh Chilla?" Alluro asked trying to put her arm around her.
 

Chilla would have glared at Alluro had she so desired. Instead she breathed a patch of ice around his feet. "You really should be more careful," she snickered, feeling the arm disappear.
 

* * *
 

Tug Mug rammed into Knave's back. "How dare you take away my fun!" he shouted.
 

"Because I'm in such a forgiving mood I'll pretend you didn't just hit me and yell at me," Knave replied, his eyes narrowing.
 

"Eat gravitee carbine bastard!" Tug Mug roared, the weapon powering up.
 

"I would, really, but I hear it's high in cholesterol," Knave replied, covering the weapon in ice, "Shouldn't you be downstairs raping the prisoners?"
 

"But you froze Wily Kit," began Tug Mug.
 

"So? There are still two others," snickered Knave.
 

"Why I oughta..." Tug Mug began.
 

"Get back to your post!" Luna shrieked, seeing him not guarding the prisoners. "And you, Knave, are supposed to be mopping the floors, not yakking like some school girl." Knave bowed and picked up a kill him!" Lion-O said, trying to go to his friend as Chilla zapped him again.
 

"Ask me if I care," Chilla sneered.
 

"Do you care?" Wily Kat asked.
 

"Foolish brat. Of course I don't," Chilla said, zapping him.
 

* * *
 

Elsewhere Luna was happily plotting. "After we've destroyed the Thundercats, we'll move onto the mutants!" She shrieked causing Knave who, due to floor washing duties, was unable to avoid her.
 

Knave merely nodded, her voice had caused his jaws to clench.
 

"And do you know what we do after the mutants?" She asked.
 

"No Luna."
 

She waved her crop excitedly while Amok paced around Knave. "After we're done with the Mutants, we do Mumm-Ra!"
 

"You do Mumm-Ra." Knave whispered. "Decay isn't my fetish."
 

"I heard that!" Luna shrieked so loud his ears almost bled. "Remember Knave." She warned. "We may be immune to energy weapons but I can still have Amok smash you!"
 

"My most humble apologies Luna. I don't know what came over me," Knave said. "After all it's clear that Amok serves those needs," he added mentally.
 

"Good. Hmm. There are only four Thundercats left, and two of them are Snarfs. They should prove no difficulty. Tug Mug! If you can tear yourself away from that Play Lunatak, take us to Cat's Lair!" Luna barked.
 

* * *
 

Tug Mug rolled to his wheels and motored over to the furnace. He spun a few dials at random and flipped a few switches. "There you go Luna, we're on our way to Cat's Lair," Tug Mug replied over the intercom.
 

* * *
 

Snarf stood perched on his tail, looking at the monitors. "Snarf, nothing going on in the Berbil village, though that candy fruit sure looks tempting, snarf, snarf," he said, rubbing his paws together. "Monitor two shows the warrior maidens are okay. Monitor three shows Skytomb coming, monitor . . . What?!? Skytomb!" Snarf furiously ran about the room, turning on the automated security system.
 

* * *
 

"Prepare to disembark!" Luna said, motioning to Alluro.
 

Alluro jumped out of the floating fortress and headed for the main doors. "Stop right there Alluro!" Snarf warned through the PA.
 

"I think not." Alluro returned, in a panic snarf fired the lasers. "Come now Snarf." Alluro chuckled. "That tickled."
 

"Oh snaaarf." Snarf whimpered seeing the Lunatak still walking toward the door. "What do I do now?"
 

Alluro had attached a small charge to the doors and was now walking down the hallway past what was left of the aforementioned doors, he knew Cat's Lair as well as the Thundercats and was at the control room in minuets.
 

"Stop!" Snarf ordered holding one of the lairs small guns.
 

"No." Alluro said raising his club.
 

"Brr, I warned you." Snarf fired again.
 

"Stop." Alluro said club held high.
 

"That won't work on me." Snarf repeated just before Alluro's club came down on his head.
 

"Yes it will." Alluro smirked and hauled Snarf up by the tail. Walking back to Sky Tomb, he called Luna. "Cats Lair is ours."
 

* * *
 

Pumyra sat in front of her microscope. Tygra had delivered a sample of the green goo to the Tower of Omens before they'd gone to Dark Side, and now she was studying it intently. "Rowr! I don't like this Pumyra. They've been gone too long!" Bengali growled.
 

"I know how you feel, Bengali. But we're needed here more than anything else," Pumyra replied.
 

"Fine. I'm going outside for a little then," Bengali said.
 

"Would you rather play chess Bengali? Snarfer, Snarfer, would you?" Snarfer chirped up, bored at the command console.
 

"No Snarfer. You have to keep an eye on the sensors. It's a very important job," Bengali said.
 

"Wait! Bengali! I've done it!" Pumyra shouted triumphantly.
 

"What is it Pumyra?" Bengali asked.
 

"I've found an antidote to the Lunatak's weapon. Watch. This piece of metal is protected, until I squeeze this piece of candy fruit and dab a little mercury on it," Pumyra said, explaining quickly.
 

"You'd better mix some of that fast. Here comes Sky Tomb, Snarfer, Snarfer," the little cat said excitedly.
 

"I'll go hold them off. Snarfer, you man the defences. Don't let anything disturb Pumyra!" Bengali said, running down the flight of stairs.
 

* * *
 

"Stop right there Lunataks!" Bengali ordered running out.
 

Luna turned to Alluro. "They keep saying that." She mused. "Did someone say it some time and it actually worked?"
 

"Probably. But never against the mighty Lunataks," Knave said, as the Lunataks rushed the Feline.
 

* * *
 

"Snarfer. You take these water pistols the Thunderkittens left here and hold them steady while I pour the candy fruit/mercury mixture in," Pumyra said.
 

"Sure thing Pumyra, yup, I can definitely do that," Snarfer replied. Once the pistols were filled, Pumyra looked at him grimly.
 

"Now comes the tricky part. We're going to have to sneak into Sky Tomb, without them noticing," she said.
 

"What if we program our weapons to shoot smoke instead of lasers. Then we'd have a smoke screen. Although, they say smoking is bad, tee hee, little joke," Snarfer said.
 

"That's a brilliant idea, Snarfer," Pumyra said, moving to the lasers.
 

* * *
 

Chilla was just about to ice Bengali when the smoke screen settled in. "Blast. I can't see!" She shouted.
 

"I can." Red Eye said smashing his fist into Bengali.
 

"Poor Bengali." Snarfer moaned as he and Pumyra ran toward Sky Tomb.
 

"I know Snarfer but we can't help him until we get to the others."
 

"I know Snarfer Snarfer. I just don't like it." They skidded to a halt inside Sky Tomb.
 

"We'll have to split up Snarfer. "Pumyra said looking around. "Be careful Snarfer." And she was gone down the hall way.
 

Snarfer shuddered and headed up stairs.
 

Pumyra mean while had gotten thoroughly lost. "I hope the others are ok." She muttered. "At least they have lights." Her aimless wanderings soon brought her to a big door labelled Luna's trophy room. "She does have an ego." Pumyra thought stepping inside.
 

Pumyra gasped as the door creaked open. Inside were the heads of warrior maidens, wollos and other assorted creatures mounted on the walls. Across the floor were several Berbil skin rugs. "Good lord. What has Luna been up to?" she asked aloud. Then she saw it. Located at the back of the room was a glass case with Tygra's bola, Panthro's nunchakus, the pellets from the Thunderkittens, Cheetara's staff, Lynx-O's light shield and, most importantly, the Sword of Omens. Gingerly she opened the case and produced the Sword.
 

* * *
 

Snarfer looked around. "Well," he thought, "one door is as good as another," and opened a door at random. He gaped in shock and abject horror as he caught sight of various items that could only be described as 'sex toys' including leather outfits, whips, chains and other such things. Then he realized something. "Ah! This is Tug Mug's room! Yup, only he could fit into those," Snarfer said, darting out of the room and furiously running through corridors and stairways.
 

As chance would have it, he ran right into Pumyra.
 

"Boy Pumyra am I glad to see you!" He exclaimed. "This place is just plain creepy."
 

* * *
 

"Lion-O." Jaga's voice cut through the lion's depression.
 

"Jaga." He sighed. "You were right. I should have listened."
 

"Don't despair Lion-O. You are among friends and there are more than you realize."
 

"But Jaga, the Lunataks are immune to our weapons and I don't even have the sword."
 

"Trust in your friends Lion-O and when the time is right call the sword, call the sword and it will obey." The ghost faded out.
 

"Here's another play mate Thundercats!" Red Eye laughed as he through Bengali into the cage.
 

* * *
 

Gently Pumyra removed the green goo with some of the candy fruit and mercury she had in her sack. "There. It should be good as new now," Pumyra said.
 

"Let's just get out of here, Snarfer, Snarfer. It's so creepy," Snarfer said.
 

"I couldn't agree more," Pumyra said, and led the young cat down a nearby flight of stairs.
 

* * *
 

"Well, here's to my brilliant plan!" Luna said, as the Lunataks gathered in the Tower of Omens control room with glasses of champagne.
 

"Yes, all the Thundercats are under lock and key. Soon we can dispose of them," Alluro said.
 

"I don't know, guys, I get the feeling there's something we're missing," Knave said, "Oh well. I get dibs on Bengali!"
 

"Cheetara!" Tug Mug shouted.
 

"Lion-O!" Luna called.
 

"Tygra!" added Red Eye
 

"The Snarfs!" Chilla hissed.
 

"Panthro!" Alluro threw in.
 

"Amok get puma." Amok asserted after considerable thought, much to the surprise of everyone.
 

"Pumyra!" The others shouted.
 

"Alluro, Chilla, check upstairs! Knave, Tug Mug check downstairs! Someone find her!" Luna shouted.
 

Cheetara looked up, thankful that there were no guards. Tug Mug had pointed his grimy finger at her and promised her an evening she wouldn't forget. Cheetara shuddered at the memory.
 

"Let's try down here," a feminine voice said. A familiar one. It couldn't be her, could it?
 

"Anything you say, yep, that's for sure, we'll check it out if you say, Snarfer, Snarfer," a second voice piped. It was!
 

"Pumyra! Snarfer! Over here!" she called. The pair ran closer.
 

"We've figured out a way to stop the Lunataks," Pumyra said as she worked on the lock. Snarfer began poking through other cells.
 

"Ha, ha, ha! Hold it right there!" cackled a voice from behind.
 

"Red Eye!" Pumyra gasped, seeing the Lunatak standing before her.
 

"That's right, and soon you'll be joining your friends," Red Eye said, even as he felt water splash all over him. He turned and saw Kith writing the next part.
 

"Stupid furrball." Red Eye spit. "Water can't hurt me."
 

"Maybe not." Pumyra said picking up the laser pistol Wily Kat had dropped and none of the others bothered with. "But this will." She pointed it at Red Eye.
 

"Don't Pumyra." Lion-O sighed. "It won't work."
 

"Better listen." Red Eye warned. "Now get in the cage."
 

"Not today!" She said firing at his foot. "Here Lion-O." She said tossing the sword.
 

* * *
 

The Thundercats, each armed with their original weapon and a water pistol split up to cover more ground in Sky Tomb. The first to encounter the Lunataks were Cheetara and Wily Kit. They found Tug Mug.
 

"Uh, hello ladies. Come to pay me a visit for a change?" Tug Mug asked, looking for wherever he'd dropped the gravity carbine.
 

"We've come to extract a little revenge!" Wily Kit growled tossing a few pellets to the ground. They exploded and knocked the rotund one back. Cheetara was on him in an instant, binding his arms and wheels to convenient chains.
 

"This may hurt a little, but will solve the problem of that sex drive of yours," Cheetara said, producing a sharp knife.
 

Tug Mug's eyes widened . . .
 

* * *
 

"Tug Mug's in great pain!" Wily Kat said, "Good! Hope Wily Kit got a shot in." Tygra placed a hand on the youth's shoulder.
 

"I hope so too, if all you said is true," Tygra agreed.
 

* * *
 

"I know I saw Luna head in this direction." Lion-O murmured stalking down the hallway. The sword was working again and he was confident, so confident he didn't see Chilla come up behind him until he was a block of ice.
 

"I don't know how you got free Lion-O but your mine now." She hissed. "What the!?" She cried as a watery fluid poured over her. "Ah it burns!"
 

Pumyra smiled. "Made especially for you Chilla. Our solvent mixed with antifreeze."
 

"I'll get you Thundercat!" She hissed before collapsing.
 

* * *
 

Panthro and Lynx-O were walking down one of the halls. "Let's try in here," Panthro suggested, pointing at what turned out to be the kitchen.
 

"One door is as good as another," Lynx-O agreed. The door behind them froze and a figure dropped to the floor behind them.
 

"So nice of you to drop in," Knave snickered. "I feel obliged to offer you something to eat," Knave said hurling a pot of soup at them, drenching them.
 

"And we should offer you something to drink," Lynx-O said, squirting Knave.
 

"Now look what you've done. You got my vest wet. Prepare to die," he growled. Even as he leapt forward Panthro's nunchakus sprayed him with knockout gas.
 

* * *
 

Luna had heard the ruckus and knew the Thundercats were loose. "Quick Amok to the trophy room, they won't think to look in there."
 

Moments later they were through the door. "We can wait here." She told her steed.
 

"We'll keep you company, Snarfer Snarfer." Snarfer shouted swinging down to knock her out of the saddle, unfortunately for him Amok was able to swat him. "Oh its Berbil Bert and Berbil Ernie." he said landing on a pile of skins before passing out.
 

Luckily Snarf and Bengali were also there, Snarf disguised as a trophy head. The companion to Lion-O quickly splashed but Amok and Luna with the mercury/candy fruit compound while Bengali stepped out. "Stay right there or I kill her. We neutralized your potion," Bengali said.
 

"You're a Thundercat. You wouldn't dare," Luna sneered. Bengali turned and fired his hammer, grazing Luna's knee. Amok moved forward.
 

"Hold it Amok. I get the feeling he's not bluffing. Damn that Tug Mug for angering them. What are you going to do with us?" Luna asked.
 

"Take one of these sedatives, each. They'll put you out and when you wake up, you'll be in Mandora's care," Bengali said, tossing some sedatives over.
 

* * *
 

Some time later the Thundercats assembled outside the Tower of Omens with their prisoners. Lion-O and Pumyra came first, carrying Chilla. Then Panthro and Lynx-O with Knave. Bengali and the Snarfs with Luna and Amok. Cheetara and Wily Kit with Tug Mug, who was still very sore, and lastly Tygra and Wily Kat with Red Eye.
 

"What happened you two? I thought you'd found Alluro. You said so over our private radios," Lion-O said.
 

"We did. He was standing on a platform and," began Tygra.
 

"And there was this button, see, and it said LE which I thought meant 'Lunatak Entrap,' so I hit it. Only it stood for 'Lunatak Escape,' " Wily Kat explained.
 

Tygra whacked Wily Kat upside the head.
 

"Oh well. Someone call Mandora then. She's going to have a few prisoners. What harm can Alluro do on his own?" Panthro said.
 

THE END